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Revision as of 17:13, 19 June 2009
| Eurovision Dance Contest 2010 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Final | Postponed until 2010[1] |
| Host | |
| Venue | Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex, Baku, Azerbaijan[2] |
| Host broadcaster |  İctimai Television[2] |
| Participants | |
| Debuting countries |  Belarus,  Romania |
The Eurovision Dance Contest 2010 was initially planned to be the third Eurovision Dance Contest organized in Baku, Azerbaijan at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex on 26 September 2009.[3] İctimai Television was planning to achieve increase of number participating countries as well as inviting a world-famous star to host the contest, listing Jennifer Lopez, Kylie Minogue and Shakira as candidates[4]. An additional extravaganza open-air concert was planned to be held, bringing together ex-participants of the Eurovision Song Contest, the Junior Eurovision Song Contest and the Eurovision Dance Contest on one stage.[3][5]
However, on 28 May 2009, European Broadcasting Union has announced that the contest has been postponed till Autumn 2010 as "the number of broadcasters that signed up for participation did not reach the desired level". According to a preliminary calculations, at least five countries that were taking part in Eurovision Dance Contest 2008, namely Austria, Finland, Lithuania, Netherlands and Sweden have announced withdrawal from the contest, with only Belarus confirmed it's participation as newcomer country. [3]
On the date of cancellation, two countries have finished selection of the participating couples for the contest:
Russia was set to be represented by professional couple Sergey Konovaltsev & Olga Konovaltseva, named as participants of the show as early as in May 2008 and confirmed in 2009 edition of Russian version of Dancing With The Stars. [3]
Belarus - winners of 3 month long preselection show Star Dances were Yulia Raskina and Denis Moryasin. Producer of the show confirmed that they will take part in Eurovision Dance Contest 2010 if it is organized. [3]
According to contest coordinator on behalf of EBU Tal Barnea "concrete plans for a 2010 autumn event are now being developed, with considerable changes to introduce a new programme proposal". These plans are expected to be unveiled in the autumn of 2009. EBU also praised "the commendable work on the next Eurovision Dance Contest already completed by our partners Ictimai Television and the Azerbaijani officials" stating that 2010 edition of the contest is planned to take place in Baku, Azerbaijan as well.
References
- ^ "3rd Eurovision Dance Contest postponed to 2010". EBU. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ^ a b "Dance Contest 2009 to Baku, Azerbaijan".
- ^ a b c d e "European Broadcasting Union has finally officially confirmed the date of EDC 2009". ESCKaz. 2009-04-02. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "We are negotiating with Jennifer Lopez, Kylie Minogue and Shakira to host the Eurovision Dance 2009 in Azerbaijan".
- ^ "Baku: More details announced at press conference".
External links
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