Eurovision Dance Contest 2007
The Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 was the inaugural edition of the Eurovision Dance Contest, a dance competition co-production between the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster BBC. The first ever pan-European dance competition was held on 1 September 2007 in London, United Kingdom with the participation of 16 countries.
| Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 | |
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| Dates | |
| Final | 1 September 2007 |
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| Venue | BBC Television Centre, London, United Kingdom |
| Presenter(s) | Graham Norton Claudia Winkleman |
| Directed by | Nikki Parsons |
| Executive supervisor | Tal Barnea |
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| Host broadcaster | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
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Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awards 1–8, 10, and 12 points to their 10 favourite acts. |
| Winning dancers | Finland Katja Koukkula and Jussi Väänänen |
Viewers cast their votes by telephone and SMS text message voting on each couple's two dances – the first being ballroom or Latin with the second being freestyle, with a "national" flavour. Professional dance couples were allowed to enter the competition. Comedian Graham Norton and Claudia Winkleman presented the 2007 contest from the BBC Television Centre in London. Enrique Iglesias performed a medley of "Tired of Being Sorry" and "Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)" during the interval.
The first ever winners of the contest were Katja Koukkula and Jussi Väänänen of Finland who received a total of 132 points. 2nd place went to Ukraine, 3rd to Ireland, 4th to Poland and 5th place to Austria following a tie with Portugal, who also received 74 points.