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Eurovision Dance Contest Game 2015 - Samba in Skopje - Sign-Up Thread
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Welcome to the Second Annual Edition of the Eurovision Dance Contest Game - the game based on the real Eurovision Dance Contest, which ran in 2007 and 2008.
Last year, Macedonian Karate Champion Natasa Ilievska and her dance partner Daniel Kimovski took the trophy, while Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace won the People's Choice award.
This years contest takes place in Skopje, the capital of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (F.Y.R. Macedonia for short) and will see SCD/ DWTS celebrity/pro couples from Europe (and beyond!) competing to win this years title.
Contestants will just need to choose two YouTube videos of dances from their chosen couple, from any version of Strictly from around the world, which will be scored by a panel of judges and other voters in a Eurovision Style Scoreboard.
I am looking for judges, contestants and voters to participate in this years contest, check the posts below for details!
The basic rules of the game for contestants are:
Pick a couple who have taken part in any version of Strictly
Choose two dances for them
Choose a country for them to represent
Thanks!
Last year, Macedonian Karate Champion Natasa Ilievska and her dance partner Daniel Kimovski took the trophy, while Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace won the People's Choice award.
This years contest takes place in Skopje, the capital of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (F.Y.R. Macedonia for short) and will see SCD/ DWTS celebrity/pro couples from Europe (and beyond!) competing to win this years title.
Contestants will just need to choose two YouTube videos of dances from their chosen couple, from any version of Strictly from around the world, which will be scored by a panel of judges and other voters in a Eurovision Style Scoreboard.
I am looking for judges, contestants and voters to participate in this years contest, check the posts below for details!
The basic rules of the game for contestants are:
Pick a couple who have taken part in any version of Strictly
Choose two dances for them
Choose a country for them to represent
Thanks!
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In a twist from last years format, I am considering adding a panel of judges, in the same format used during the 2008 contest. Each judge will award a score to all of the couples in each of the two rounds, using the Eurovision 1-8, 10, 12 system, rather than the usual Strictly 1-10, where 12 points is the equivalent of a Strictly 10, and 10 is the equivalent of a Strictly 9. One judge can volunteer to be a head judge, and rank the couples in order in case of a tie! If you are interested in judging, post in this thread before midnight on Friday the 4th September.
I am looking for around 16 couples to take part in this years event, and forum members can sign up to be a "Head of Delegation" for a participating country (List of countries to choose from will be included in a later post.) The United Kingdom entry is already selected, and will be the winning couple from last years Strictly, which was of course:
As head of delegation for your chosen Nation, you will pick a celebrity/ pro couple who competed in SCD/ DWTS in any country in the world, or a similar style programme, and send videos from Youtube for two of their dances, which will compete in the two rounds of the game.
If you are interested in participating, just post in this thread the following:
Name/Nickname
The Couple you have chosen to represent you
The Country you wish to represent
Youtube link for Round 1
Youtube link for Round 2
Rules regarding couples, dance styles and countries will be in an upcoming post.
Videos must be from Youtube only, other websites will not be allowed.
You have until midnight on Friday the 4th September to enter a couple. I will fill any vacant slots with additional couples, so that there are enough for a full competition!
Voting will be open to everyone throughout the two weeks of the competition, including Judges and Contestants, although contestants cannot vote for their own entry.
This year, eligible couples will be celebrity/ pro couples that have competed in Strictly Come Dancing/ Dancing with the Stars or a similar style programme in any country in the world, and do not necessarily have to come from the country they are representing.
Couples must have performed at least two routines together during the series. You may select couples from the real Eurovision Dance Contests, but they must be with different routines. Celebrity/ Pro couples that competed in last years game can be sent again, but must dance different routines to the ones they danced in the first edition of the game.
Videos must be from Youtube only, other websites will not be allowed.
The couples who participated in the first edition, when professional couples were also allowed, were as follows:
1. Belarus - Yulia Raskina and Denis Moryasin (Tango and Rumba)
2. Armenia - Mariam & Armen (Cha Cha? and Argentine Tango?)
3. Portugal - Helder Almeida & Mariana Semião (Samba and Rumba)
4. Ireland - Nicky Byrne & Karen Hauer (Tango and Dance Fusion)
5. Egypt - Denise Van Outen & James Jordan (Charleston and Showdance)
6. Poland - Dorota Gardias & Andrej Mosejcuk (Paso Doble and Tango)
7. Italy - Vincent Simone & Flavia Cacace (Samba and Argentine Tango)
8. F.Y.R. Macedonia - Natasa Ilievska & Daniel Kimovski (Jive and Cha Cha)
9. The Netherlands - Arjan & Janneke (Waltz and Paso Doble)
10. Slovakia - Martina Hingis & Matthew Cutler (Waltz and Rumba)
11. Lithuania - Gavin Henson & Katya Virshilus (Viennese Waltz and Samba)
12. Russia - Sergey Konovaltsev and Olga Konovaltseva (Quickstep? and Jive?)
13. Azerbaijan - Mehman Mehdiyev & Leyla Izzatova (Argentine Tango and Cha Cha)
14. United Kingdom - Abbey Clancy and Aljaz Skorjanec (Quickstep and Showdance)
15. Morocco - Laila Rouass & Anton Du Beke (Foxtrot and Charleston)
16. Finland - Andrew Cuerden & Hanna Haarala (Rumba and Cha Cha)
Countries indicated by # will definitely be represented in the contest, as the seven highest scoring countries from 2014. The entry for United Kingdom has already been decided (see above), but you can choose from any of the other countries listed below, that have not been chosen by another contestant.
The countries are Sovereign States as recognised by the United Nations, which are either Full or Associate Members of the European Broadcasting Union, who organise the real Eurovision competitions. As Australia was allowed to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest earlier this year, I decided to include the Associate Member countries as well this year, so you will notice a few Non-European countries in the list!
The Couple you choose does not have to come from the country you are representing. The countries are:
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Armenia #
Austria
Australia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt #
Estonia
Finland
France
F.Y.R. Macedonia #
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
India
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy #
Japan
Jordan
Latvia
Lebanon
Libya
Lithuania #
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritius
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Morocco
New Zealand
Norway
Oman
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
The Netherlands #
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom (ENTRY SELECTED) #
United States
Vatican City
Round 1
Dances submitted for Round 1 should be from any of the following dance styles, or contain elements of one of those styles. These are the dances that have been performed competitively in the UK version of Strictly, and are as follows:
American Smooth
Argentine Tango
Cha Cha Cha
Charleston
Foxtrot
Jive
Lindyhop
Paso Doble
Quickstep
Rock'n'Roll
Rumba
Salsa
Samba
Swing
Tango
Viennese Waltz
Waltz
Round 2
Round 2 will be a freestyle round, so any style of dance is allowed, including styles that have not yet appeared in the UK version of Strictly!
The basic rules of the game are:
Pick a couple who have taken part in any version of Strictly
Choose two dances for them
Choose a country for them to represent
Many Thanks!
The Couple you have chosen to represent you
Adelina Sotnikova and Gleb Savchenko
The Country you wish to represent Russia
Youtube link for Round 1 Waltz https://youtu.be/aNQb1oFeJTI
Youtube link for Round 2 Argentine Tango https://youtu.be/djqblYWOfLE
Couple: Ricki-Lee Coulter & Jarryd Byrne
Country: Australia
Round 1: Tango - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wyzph9ln97M
Round 2: Paso Doble - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD4VVquZpz4
Couples so far:
1. United Kingdom - Caroline & Pasha
2. Russia - Adelina & Gleb (Nathan)
3. Australia - Ricky-Lee & Jarryd (Ross)
Couple: Zendaya Coleman and Val Chmerkovskiy
Country: United States
Round One: Jive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi6SF4ovGpM
Round Two: Contemporary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQOban8eH98
Couples so far:
1. United Kingdom - Caroline & Pasha
2. Russia - Adelina & Gleb (Nathan)
3. Australia - Ricky-Lee & Jarryd (Ross)
4. United States - Zendaya & Val (Steve)
Kimberly Walsh and Pasha Kovalev
Canada
Dance 1 - Charleston (https://youtu.be/yGXhp-WKigE)
Dance 2 - Cha Cha/Tango fusion (https://youtu.be/AWPZ69spSTw)
Couples so far:
1. United Kingdom - Caroline & Pasha
2. Russia - Adelina & Gleb (Nathan)
3. Australia - Ricky-Lee & Jarryd (Ross)
4. United States - Zendaya & Val (Steve)
5. Canada - Kimberley & Pasha (Riley)
Just over five days left before the contest will start, if anyone is interested in joining, or in being a judge, just post in this thread!
Couple: Scott Maslen & Natalie Lowe
Country: Germany
Round 1: Jive - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JYQv6cj3phM
Round 2: Quickstep - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oVJl1DYWrNY
Couples so far:
1. United Kingdom - Caroline & Pasha
2. Russia - Adelina & Gleb (Nathan)
3. Australia - Ricky-Lee & Jarryd (Ross)
4. United States - Zendaya & Val (Steve)
5. Canada - Kimberley & Pasha (Riley)
6. Germany - Scott & Natalie (Ash)
I haven't had any sign ups for judges yet, if anyone is interested in judging, just post in this thread. If not, then the voters alone will decide the champion!
Thanks, it will be great to see what you choose!
Couple: Meryl Davis & Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Country: Ukraine
Round 1: Tango (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3U5mKlQ86I)
Round 2: Showdance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmexaOaVQcU)
Couples so far:
1. United Kingdom - Caroline & Pasha
2. Russia - Adelina & Gleb (Nathan)
3. Australia - Ricky-Lee & Jarryd (Ross)
4. United States - Zendaya & Val (Steve)
5. Canada - Kimberley & Pasha (Riley)
6. Germany - Scott & Natalie (Ash)
7. Ukraine - Meryl & Maksim (Jamie)
Tomorrow, I will fill any vacant slots with some additional couples, and announce the draw for the running order. Voting will open tomorrow, and will run for two weeks!