Eurovision Dance Contest 2007

Infobox Eurovision
name = Eurovision Dance Contest 2007


final = 1 September 2007
presenters = Graham Norton
Claudia Winkleman [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/04_april/13/dance.shtml BBC - Press Office - Taking the floor: Eurovision Dance Contest ] ]
host = flagicon|UK BBC
venue = BBC Television Centre,
London, United Kingdom
windance = flag|Finland
Katja Koukkula & Jussi Väänänen
vote = Each country awards 1-8, 10, and 12 points to their 10 favourite acts.
entries = 16
debut = See article
return =
withdraw =
null = flag|Switzerland
interval = Enrique Iglesias
opening =
con = Eurovision Dance Contest
pre =    
nex = 2008►

The Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 was the inaugural Eurovision Dance Contest a dance entertainment co-production between the EBU and the BBC. The first ever pan-European dance competition was held on 1 September, 2007 in London, United Kingdom with the participation of 16 countries. Viewers cast their votes by telephone and SMS text message voting on each couple's two dances – the first being ballroom or Latin with the second being freestyle, with a "national" flavour.

The winner was Finland who received a total of 132 points.

Production

The contest was hosted by the BBC, [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/07_july/04/dance.shtml BBC - Press Office - The last dance for Camilla and Brendan ] ] and was a co-production by Splash Media – run by the developers of its successful "Strictly Come Dancing" format – and sports production house Sunset + Vine – with help from the International DanceSport Federation and in association with the European Broadcasting Union.

Comedian Graham Norton and Claudia Winkleman presented the 2007 contest from the BBC Television Centre in London.

The contest was broadcast in English and French languages, although France did not take part. [http://www.ebu.ch/en/eurovisiontv/entertainment/edc.php EBU.CH :: Eurovision Dance Contest ] ] Each broadcaster also had the option of providing its own commentators at the event. UK commentators were Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli.

Participants

Map

References

External links

* [http://www.eurovisiondance.tv Official Eurovision Dance Contest website]
* [http://www.ebu.ch/en/eurovisiontv/entertainment/edc.php EBU Press Release]
* [http://www.idsf.net/ International DanceSport Federation official website]
* [http://www.splashmedia.com/| Splash Media's website]
* [http://www.sunsetvine.co.uk/| Sunset+Vine's website]
* [http://esckaz.com/edc/ ESCKaz pages on Dance Contest (English/Russian)]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=E32gXIpzlwY YouTube video on Jussi Väänänen's and Katja Koukkula's winning dance]