Eurovision Dance Contest 2008!

[PriceTags]

Tonight is the night of the second Eurovision Dance Contest, held in the SECC, in Glasgow.

Graham Norton and Claudia Winkleman will host, after going down brilliantly with the audience and viewing public in last year's contest, held in BBC Television Centre.

Tonight, 14 countries will perform a 2 minute routine each. Here is a list of the countries in their running order for tonight:

1. Sweden,
Dancers: Danny Saucedo & Jenny Carlsson
Dance: Cha-Cha
Music: Hung Up by Madonna

2. Austria
Dancers: Dorian Steidl & Nicole Kuntner
Dance: Slowfox & Jive
Music: The Pink Panther Theme, Harry Lime Theme, Der Kommissar, U Can't Touch This (performed by the Dance for Europe Orchestra)

3. Denmark
Dancers: Patrick Speilberg & Katja Svensson
Dance: Fusion of Samba, Tango, Paso Doble and contemporary Jazz Dance
Music: The Twin Peaks theme, Igen & Igen, (performed by the Daniel Caine Orchestra)

4. Azerbaijan
Dancers: Eldar Dzhafarov & Anna Sazhina
Dance: Fusion of Paso Doble, national Azeri Folk Dance, Rumba and Tango
Music: The Phantom of the Opera (mixed with national instrument - Tar)

5. Ireland
Dancers: Gavin O'Fearraigh & Dearbhla Lennon
Dance: Paso Doble and Rumba with a Hard Shoe Irish Danc
Music: The Mama Song by Kila

6. Finland
Dancers: Mikko Ahti & Maria Lund
Dance: Tango
Music: Satumaa by Tango for Four

7. Netherlands
Dancers: Thomas Berge & Roemjana de Haan
Dance: Rumba & Showdance
Music: Angels by Robbie Williams

8. Lithuania
Dancers: Saulius Skambinas & Karina Krysko
Dance: Freestyle of Rumba, Cha-Cha and acrobatic elements
Music: Modernized version of the traditional Lithuanian folk song Teka Teka Skaisti Saule

9. United Kingdom
Dancers: Vincent Simone & Louisa Lytton
Dance: Fusion of Paso Doble, Tango and Jive
Music: Paint it Black by Lee Mead

10. Russia
Dancers: Alexander Litvinenko & Tatiana Navka
Dance: Fusion of Cha Cha, Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble and Russian National Dance
Music: Koni Priveredliviye by Garik Sukachev

11. Greece
Dancers: Jason Roditis & Tonia Kosovich
Dance: Fusion of Latin Dances
Music: Misirlou by Mario and Pump It by Black Eyed Peas

12. Portugal
Dancers: João Tiago & Raquel Tavares
Dance: Fusion of Rumba and Tango
Music: Tirei a Sorte by Fernando Martins & Alexandra Valentim

13. Poland
Dancers: Marcin Mroczek & Edyta Herbus
Dance: Fusion of Rumba and Cha-Cha with Modern Jazz Dance flavour
Music: Whatever Happens and Black or White by Michael Jackson

14. Ukraine
Dancers: Serhij Kostetskiy & Liliya Podkopaeva
Dance: Jive with elements of Rock'n'Roll and Ukrainian National Dance
Music: In The Mood

All 14 countries will vote in traditional Eurovision style, 1-8, 10 and 12 points. Also voting will be 4 professional dancers from the International DanceSport Foundation: Gladys Tay, from Singapore; Barbara Nagode Ambroz, from Slovenia; Michelle Ribas, from France; and Sven Traut, from Germany. These judges were selected because they are from non-participating countries, and will be impartial.

After each performance, the judges will each give 1-8, 10 or 12 points to the dances. After all the performances, the scores will be converted into 1-7, 8, 10 and 12 points, then multiplied by 4, means they get a 25% share of the vote, and before the televoting begins, 10 countries will already have 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 40 or 48 points, and these could be crucial.

For further information on the contest, check out http://www.eurovisiondance.tv.

Thanks,
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[Judge Judy]

Might watch it because last year graham was just taking the mick out of the people who say who gets the points across europe and it was funny

[red.neon]

Never heard of it before, which channel/time?

And who is this... ABERJIZJINGY or w.e :S

That country has just crawled from under a rock or summit

[Zehro]

Never heard of it before, which channel/time?

And who is this... ABERJIZJINGY or w.e :S

That country has just crawled from under a rock or summit

That's racist.
It hasn't just crawled from under a rock, it's because you don't have a clue where countries are apart from England.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan

[--ss--]

Yay for Louisa Lytton

[JackBuddy]

That's racist.
It hasn't just crawled from under a rock, it's because you don't have a clue where countries are apart from England.

please tell me you were joking...

[PriceTags]

The main highlight from last year: "Lavia, we're not loving it!".

We always put on a good Eurovision, and my god, do we get good presenters.

Also, it's on at 8pm on BBC 1 tonight.

[red.neon]

That's racist.
It hasn't just crawled from under a rock, it's because you don't have a clue where countries are apart from England.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan

Lol dont you dare call me racist!

I've only heard of that country for like a few months... I'd put my life on it that it hasnt always been there or 'Called' that :s

And i can tell you that i dont just know countries other than england *Removed*

Edited by Kaotix12 (Forum Super Moderator): Please do not be rude towards other members.

[RyanDOT]

Gonna watch it....

[red.neon]

Can someone tell me please why that Kaotix12 constantly gives me warnings... i've had like 10 of him :s

He warned me for calling someone a gimp... when they called me a racist :s

Talk about double standards!