Eurovision Dance Contest 2008
| Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 | |
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| Dates | |
| Final | 6 September 2008 |
| Host | |
| Venue | SECC,Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Presenter(s) | |
| Director | Nikki Parsons |
| Executive supervisor | Tal Barnea |
| Executive producer | Alan Tyler |
| Host broadcaster | BBC Scotland (BBC) |
| Interval act | Lesley Garrett and "Carousel" cast, performing medley of "June Is Busting Out All Over" and "You'll Never Walk Alone" |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 14 |
| Debuting countries |
 Azerbaijan
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| Returning countries | None |
| Withdrawing countries | |
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awards 1–8, 10, and 12 points to their 10 favourite acts, plus additional panel of experts awards maximum of 48 points to their favourites. |
| Nul points | None |
| Winning dancers |
 PolandEdyta Herbuś & Marcin Mroczek |
The Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 was the second Eurovision Dance Contest and was held in Glasgow, United Kingdom, hosted by the BBC on 6 September.
The winner of contest was Poland who achieved a score of 154 points. 2nd place went to Russia, 3rd place to Ukraine, 4th place to Lithuania and 5th place to Azerbaijan who were participating for the first time.
In a change to the rules, professional couples were no longer eligible to enter the contest. At least one dancer from each couple had to be a local celebrity, not professionally trained to dance. A further change was that each couple only performed once. In 2007 each couple performed a ballroom or Latin routine followed by a freestyle dance incorporating national flavour; in the 2008 contest, couples only performed the latter. In 2008 a panel of experts was introduced with an approximate weight of 23% of the total outcome and the rest 77% determined through televoting. The highest possible points from the jury were 48 while the televoting cast a maximum of 156 points.
The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) is Scotland's largest exhibition centre, located in the district of Finnieston on the north bank of the River Clyde, Glasgow. The venue's holding company SEC Limited, is 91% owned by Glasgow City Council and 9% owned by private investors. It is probably best known for hosting concerts, particularly in Hall 4 and Hall 3.
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