Former annual dance competition organised by Eurovision
Not to be confused with Eurovision Young Dancers.
Eurovision Dance Contest
Genre
Dance contest
Created by
Richard Bunn
Based on
Eurovision Song Contest
Presented by
Graham Norton Claudia Winkleman
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original languages
English French
No. of episodes
2 contests
Production
Production locations
London and Glasgow, United Kingdom
Running time
2 hours (2007) 2 hours, 15 minutes (2008)
Production companies
European Broadcasting Union
Splash Media
Sunset + Vine
Original release
Release
1 September 2007 (2007-09-01) – 6 September 2008 (2008-09-06)
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The Eurovision Dance Contest was an international ballroom dancing competition organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the International DanceSport Federation (IDSF).[1] The IDSF credits the existence of the contest to Richard Bunn of RBI network,[2] Geneva, former EBU controller of sport, who convinced the EBU to create the programme.[3]
^"IDSF Presidium announcement". Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
^"rbi network, Richard Bunn, Genève - easyMonitoring". Archived from the original on 2010-10-12. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
^"IDSF President Address of the occasion of IDSF's 50th Anniversary". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
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