The logo of 2007 Contest features the word Eurovision written in the same way as it is on the Eurovision Song Contest logos without the heart and the silhouette of a dancing couple in front of a star that contains the flag of the host country, the United Kingdom.

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The contest was inspired by the television show Strictly Come Dancing, a 2004 revival of Come Dancing in the United Kingdom, which is a massive hit in over 25 countries around the world. The contest is in addition to the Eurovision Song Contest.On 9 May 2007, the International DanceSport Federation (IDSF) officially announced its association with the Eurovision Dance Contest.^[1] IDSF credits the contest to Richard Bunn of rbi network,^[2] Geneva, former EBU controller of sport, who convinced the EBU to create this TV programme.^[3] Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, shown on BBC One based on ballroom dancing. ... Come Dancing BBC TV ballroom dancing competition show that ran on and off from 1949 to 1995, becoming one of televisions longest-running shows. ... The modern logo was introduced for the 2004 Contest (in Istanbul) to create a consistent visual identity. ... is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... International DanceSport Federation (IDSF) (formerly ICAD) was founded in 1957. ... Richard Bunn is managing director of rbi network [1], Geneva, a consulting firm for television, sport and marketing, established in 2006. ... Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German:   //, Italian: Ginevra //, Romansh: Genevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich), and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ...

Format and general information

Logo for first Eurovision Dance Contest in London

The competition consists of pairs of dancers from each participating country, each pair performing two dances. The first dance is a ballroom or Latin dance while the second is a "freestyle" dance in which the cultures of the individual countries can be showcased to the rest of Europe. After all of the performances have taken place, viewers may vote for their favourite couple via telephone or text messaging and after the votes are counted each country awards points through a representative on a video broadcast, as happens on the Eurovision Song Contest – and the winning couple from the winning country is announced. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... A ballroom is a large room inside a building, the designated puprose of which is holding dances (balls). ... The term Latin dances in the context of social and ballroom dances may be used in two meanings. ... Look up Freestyle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Telephone (disambiguation). ... SMS arrival notification on a Siemens phone Text messaging, or texting is the common term for the sending of short (160 characters or fewer) text messages, using the Short Message Service, from mobile phones. ...

The BBC was "host broadcaster" for the first contest and will host it again in 2008.^[4]

Contests

2007

Main article: Eurovision Dance Contest 2007

The pair from Finland won the inaugural competition, broadcast from London. UK commentators were Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli. 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. ... Len Goodman is a professional dance judge who also teaches ballroom and Latin dancing at the school he runs in Dartford, Kent, UK. Born in Bethnal Green in April 1944, he started dancing around the age of 20 after a short time as an engineering apprentice. ... Bruno Tonioli is a dancer and professional choreographer who is best known as a judge on the television series Dancing with the Stars. ...

Countries taking part

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Winners/ Host City

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References

External links

• Official Eurovision Dance Contest website
• EBU Press Release
• International DanceSport Federation official website
• ESCKaz Eurovision Dance Contest pages (English/Russian)