hello and welcome to the
Eurovision Dance Contest 2008
The Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 will be the second Eurovision Dance Contest and will be held in Glasgow, United Kingdom, hosted by the BBC on 6 September.
new countries
Azerbaijan.
withdrawals
Switzerland
Germany
due to low ratings and poor results in 2007
you can watch the contest live on web-tv
EurovisionDance.tv
Eurovision.tv
Participating countries
Sweden
Danny Saucedo & Jeanette Carlsson - Cha-Cha
Austria
Dorian Steidl and Nicole Kuntner - Slowfox/Jive
Denmark
Patrick Spiegelberg and Katja Svensson - Samba/Tango/Paso Doble/Jazz Dance
Azerbaijan
Eldar Dzhafarov and Anna Sajina - Paso Doble/Rumba/Tango/Azeri Folk Dance
Ireland
Gavin Ó Fearraigh and Dearbhla Lennon - Paso Doble/Rumba
Finland
Maria Lund and Mikko Ahti - Tango
Netherlands
Thomas Berge & Roemjana De Haan - Rumba/Show Dance
Lithuania
Karina Krysko and Saulius Skambinas - Rumba/Cha-Cha
United Kingdom
Louisa Lytton & Vincent Simone - Paso Doble/Jive/Tango
Russia
Tatiana Navka & Alexander Litvinenko - Cha-Cha/Samba/Rumba/Paso Doble/Russian Folk Dance
Greece
Jason Roditis and Tonja Kosovich - Latin dances
Raquel Tavares and João Tiago - Rumba/Tango
Poland
Edyta Herbuś and Marcin Mroczek - Rumba/Cha-Cha
Ukraine
Lilia Podkopayeva & Kyrylo Khytrov - Jive/Ukrainian Folk Dance
results break
Interval act
Lesley Garrett and "Carousel" cast, performing medley of "June Is Busting Out All Over" & "You'll Never Walk Alone"
Withdrawing countries
Spain
Rosa López & Nieto
Other broadcasting countries
The following countries will broadcast the 2008 event without sending representatives:
Albania
Armenia
Austria (ORF 2)
Azerbaijan (Itimaci)
Belarus (BTRC First)
Cyprus (CyBC)
Denmark (DR 1)
Finland (YLE 2)
FYR Macedonia (MKRTV)
Greece (NET)
Iceland (RÚV)
Ireland (RTÉ One)
Lithuania (LRT LTV 1)
The Netherlands (Nederland 1)
Poland (TVP 2)
Portugal (RTP 1, RTP International, RTP Africa)
Russia (Channel One)
Spain (TVE 2)
Sweden (TV4)
Ukraine (NTU Channel One)
United Kingdom (BBC One)
The 2008 Eurovision Dance Contest will be broadcast on Sunday in Bosnia & Herzegovina (BHT 1 at 16:00) and Israel (IBA Channel One).
