Poland in the Eurovision Dance Contest

Poland took part in the first Eurovision Dance Contest in 2007. Katarzyna Cichopek and Marcin Hakiel who won the series Taniec z gwiazdami (local version of Strictly Come Dancing) represented the country. The dances that were performed at the contest were Cha-Cha-Cha and Showdance. Poland came fourth after receiving 84 points from 12 countries.

Poland took their first Eurovision title in any form in the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008, coming first with 154 points from all countries. The Third Eurovision Dance Contest has been cancelled indefinitely.^[1]

History

The Polish team of Edyta Herbuś and Marcin Mroczek have won the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008, which was held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow, Scotland. The pair performed a version of the Rumba, Cha-Cha and Jazz Dance. The pair were given 20 points by the jury and 134 points from the voting public with a total of 154. They were given the maximum 12 points by Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Russia came second with 121 points and Ukraine with 119 points. Poland is the most successful country in the Eurovision Dance Contest.

Contestants

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Voting history

Poland has given the most points to:

Rank	Country	Points
1	Ukraine	22
2	Ireland	16
3	Azerbaijan	12
4	Finland	11
=	Russia	11
=	Sweden	11
5	Lithuania	9

Poland has received the most points from:

Rank	Country	Points
1	Ireland	22
2	Austria	20
=	Sweden	20
=	Ukraine	20
5	United Kingdom	19
6	Denmark	16
=	Netherlands	16
=	Russia	16
8	Germany	12

Commentators and spokespersons

See also

• Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Poland in the Eurovision Young Dancers
• Poland in the Eurovision Young Musicians
• Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

References