[Loukas]

yeah it's true eurovision opens a new leave the first ever

Eurovision Dance Contest 07

it will be in london this year with presenters Graham NORTON and Claudia WINKLEMAN.

The running order has been determined in two steps. In the first round, the participating countries were drawn into groups, under supervision of an auditor. In the second round, the producers of the Eurovision Dance Contest determined the final running order within the drawn groups to assure variety in the live show.

The 16 participants

01. Switzerland
02. Russia
03. The Netherlands
04. United Kingdom
05. Austria
06. Germany
07. Greece
08. Lithuania
09. Spain
10. Ireland
11. Poland
12. Denmark
13. Portugal
14. Ukraine
15. Sweden
16. Finland

For more visit The Offical Website


well what do you think of this,will this turn as big as eurovision song contest

tell us what you think

DoubleTrouble

[Loukas]

pic now added

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Camilla and Brendon reunited (They're from Strictly and representing the UK)

[Loukas]

Switzerland

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Sven NINNEMANN & Denise BIELLMANN

Russia

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Vladislav BORODINOV & Maria SITTEL

The Netherlands

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Redmond VALK & Alexandra MATTEMAN

UK

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Brendan COLE & Camilla DALLERUP


Austria

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Andy & Kelly KAINZ


Germany

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Oliver SEEFELDT & Wolke HEGENBARTH

Greece

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Spyros PAVLIDIS & Rania KOLIOU

Lithuania
TO BE DESIDED


Spain

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Abraham MARTINEZ & Amagoya BENLLOCH

Ireland

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Mick DONEGAN & Nicola BYRNE

Poland

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Marcin HAKIEL & Katarzyna CICHOPEK

Denmark
TO BE DESIDED


Portugal

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Ricardo SILVA & Sonia ARAUJO

Ukraine

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Ilyia SYDORENKO & Julia OKROPIRIDZE

Sweden

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Martin LIDBERG & Cecilia EHRLING

Finland
TO BE DESIDED

[Loukas]

thats the first time i done all them pics it took me 20 MINS

[Loukas]

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DoubleTrouble

[Loukas]

so people what do you think ???

[CassetteFinger]

Looks crap really i dont like the singing one so i wont like the dancing one dont like watching people dance.

[Loukas]

hahahaha fair enouf

more info later people

[Loukas]

first half rehersels


SWITZERLAND

The first country to rehearse today was Switzerland who will be represented by the couple Sven Ninnemann and Denise Biellmann. Denise is a very popular figure-skater who even went on to win the world championships and is still remembered for her graceful Biellmann spins which were named after her. The couple will start their first dance, the highly-dramatic Paso Doble based on the Malaguena music in a corner of the stage and Sven makes uses of the whole stage at the beginning of their dance. The couple’s free dance will be a Freestyle swing including a chair on stage with Sven sitting on it while Denise slowly is moving forward. The sensual dance to Michael Buble’s Feeling good includes some spectacular lifts which remind a bit of Denise Biellmann’s past as a successful figure skater. The Swiss’ free dance ends in a very dramatic way as Sven drops to the floor.

RUSSIA

Second on today was Russia’s hope Vladislav Borodinov & Maria Sittel. Maria, a well-known newsspeaker on Russian television, impressed everyone with her elegant dance steps and Vladislav is a perfect partner for her. The tall and stylish couple had many surprising elements in their first dance, a rumba based on the Balcony Scene from the soundtrack of the movie Romeo & Juliet. The music fit their dance steps in every little detail and the ending generated a big applause from the audience. The Russian pair revealed their clothes for this first dance too, Maria will be dressed fully in white while Vladislav will be contrasting her in his black clothes. For their second dance, RTR’s representatives went for a more uptempo approach with choosing the Freestyle Paso Doble to the music of Andrey Petrov’s Tzygansky Tanetz. For this dance, Maria will wear a black and orange, flower-tinted dress and will be barefoot while Vladislav will wear black boots which strengthen the Gypsy-feeling of their presentation. They also use a cape very effectively in their choreography which has been designed by Victor Nikovskij.

THE UNITED KINGDOM

The home country’s team for the 2007 Eurovision Dance Contest, Brendan Cole and Camilla Dallerup (photo) had a hard task following the Russians, but they had no problem solving this with a tender, elegant and faultless rehearsal of their two dances. For their first dance, a rumba to Barbra Streisand’s The Way We Were, they effortlessly mastered all their difficult steps while obviously being at ease with their surroundings. The couple were using the 10 x 10 metres stage to its whole extend and one can see that they have been in the top dance scene for years. Brendan and Camilla also hugely impressed with their second dance, a Freestyle James Bond-themed medley which will be familiar with lots of the TV viewers in the 24 countries broadcasting the event. The successful couple incorporated lots of dynamic, surprising lifts into their performances and confirmed that they are an outstanding team.

THE NETHERLANDS

Redmond Valk and Alexandra Matteman will defend the colours of the Netherlands and they did an excellent job so far. Starting off in a corner of the stage, they also chose a known song and singer for their first dance: Tom Jones’ Sexbomb! Their Cha Cha Cha looked very rhythmic and sexy and the young pair looked very confident on the glamorous London stage. Unlike all the other pairs before them, they are starting their second dance in a lift position which later turns out to be a sensual rumba which they delivered passionately and which also ends with Redmond lifting Alexandra. The young couple had won the Dutch national selection in early August and they have chosen Amy Winehouse’s Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow as the theme for their excellent free dance despite having less than 4 weeks to prepare it in time for Saturday

AUSTRIA

The Alp republic of Austria have decided to enter their best known dance couple – and a couple in real life - to the prestigious 2007 Eurovision Dance Contest: Andy and Kelly Kainz. Seen by many as the favourite to win the event, they didn’t let anyone down during their first showing in the BBC Television Centre today. Both their first and their second dances immensely impressed everyone. The professional pairing rehearsed their Jive Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy faultlessly and had a lot of the viewing audience tapping their feet to it. For this dance, hey will wear 1940s-army-flavoured clothes in beige and light-blue. Their free dance, a Paso Doble to the Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack, was even more thrilling with lots of difficult steps and spins. Just like the Russian couple, they are using a cape for their Paso Doble which will have an Austrian gimmick, so look out for it very closely on Saturday night! •

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2ed half rehearse

GERMANY

Germany’s couple for the 2007 Eurovision Dance Contest Oliver Seefeldt and Wolke Hegenbarth clearly enjoyed themselves when they rehearsed for the first time today. The popular German actress played very well with the camera and her experienced partner helped to create a lively atmosphere during the rehearsal of the two dances. The German pair chose the uptempo Samba to the music of the popular Lady Marmelade as their first dance and they are the only couple to have solely chosen that dance style for the 2007 Eurovision Dance Contest! Their second dance will be an eye-catching Freestyle mix of Samba, Cha Cha Cha and Exhibition Dancing with some acrobatic highlights not to be missed!

GREECE

Spyros Pavlidis and Rania Koliou who will be Greece’s hope to win the 2007 Eurovision Dance Contest seemed to be at ease with the stage, the BBC crew and their performances on this London afternoon. The two dancers brilliantly performed their first dance, a Jive to the music of a song from the Blues Brothers soundtrack Everybody needs somebody to love. The 11 BBC cameras which will be used during the show gave an outstanding impression of the Greek couple. Their second dance will be a nationally-tinted one: a Freestyle Syrtaki based on the theme of Zorbas the Greek. With this, they are one of not many competitors who have deliberately chosen a national dance in order to impress the European televoting audience on Saturday night and they will have a special gesture to underline their national identity at the end of their free dance!

LITHUANIA

Lithuania was one of the last countries to choose their dancing team for the 2007 Eurovision Dance Contest at the end of August, Gintaras Svistunavičius and Gabriele Valiukaitė. Nevertheless, the Lithuanian team came up with a strong showing in today’s rehearsal, both with their first dance, a Paso Doble based on Carmen as well as with their second dance, a Traditional Lithuanian Folk Dance which consists of a Lithuanian Polka mixed with the song Cuban Pete from The Mask soundtrack. Especially their free dance of 1 minute and 40 seconds includes some very interesting changes in rhythm which might just set them apart from their contestants!

SPAIN

Spain – which will be represented by Abraham Martinez and Amagoya Benlloch who have been dancing partners for a year now – stayed true to their Spanish roots with their rendition of a Cha Cha Cha to the music of Zucchero’s Baila Morena and their Freestyle Paso Doble comprising the tune of El Gato Montes. The two young dancers overcame the difficulty of their dancing steps with ease and looked comfortable and in form to represent their home country on September 1st in the BBC Television Centre. Wearing typical Spanish colours, it can’t be ruled out that they will do extremely well in the Europe-wide televote on Saturday!

IRELAND

Mick Donegan and Nicola Byrne are another couple who have set their hopes high for the upcoming dance event. Representing their native Ireland and its TV channel RTE, the popular duo hope to get lots of support from European dance fans on Saturday and after their first rehearsal today, there is nothing which could prevent them from doing so. They performed two distinctive dances today, the first being a lively jive based on the theme of Why do fools fall in love by Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers. Their second dance couldn’t deny its Irish roots as it was a Traditional Irish Dance Fandango which will remind many TV viewers of successful shows like Riverdance. •

[Loukas]

TONIGHTS THE NIGHT PEOPLE

ahhhhhhhhh

[Sam!]

lol you love your eurovision dunt u DT!

[Loukas]

HELL YEAH

i might be on here with live coverage

just for you lot

[Lauren]

Does the woman in the Lithuania pic only have half of a leg?

[Loukas]

LOOOOL no hahaha

oh and the woman is from greece hahaha

GO GREECE

[Loukas]

Anyone Going To Watch???

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Is it on now or something.

[Noopie]

I'm glad there isn't that many countries competing (in comparison to the song contest) because there's less chance of those annoying regional voting.

[Jack]

The UK's entry now is amazing. Dancing to the main Bond theme and the Diamonds are Forever. It was good.

[BigSister]

lol i didnt know brendan and camilla were dancing together and i put it on and im like ahhhhhh its them hehe. I hope they win they were great ^_^

[Dan_]

We finished 15th, damn!

[BigSister]

i know stupid voters*glares*. Its the same voting for your friends same as the song contest

[:)tom:)]

yer the uk was great and secont to last well at least we wernt the ones with 0
dunno why i watch it every year coz we always loose grrrrrrr

[Noopie]

Originally posted by Noopie
I'm glad there isn't that many countries competing (in comparison to the song contest) because there's less chance of those annoying regional voting.

*sigh* so much for that idea..


Allthough to be honest, Finland were pretty good. It could've been worse.