Former Strictly Come Dancing finalists, Louisa Lytton and Vincent Simone will represent the UK in the 2008 Eurovision Dance Contest.

The youngest ever Strictly Come Dancing contestant, and currently starring in The Bill, Louisa competed in series four alongside other famous faces including Mark Ramprakash, Matt Dawson and Emma Bunton.

This time Louisa and Vincent are striving to reach the top spot as they bring together elements of Latin and Ballroom for a one-chance, freestyle performance to incorporate the nation’s dancing flavour.

Fronting the sequin-showered spectacular are Graham Norton and Claudia Winkleman, who return to present the second instalment of the electric European dance tournament. Read more & comment »

Take your partners by the hand for the second Eurovision Dance Contest presented by Graham Norton and Claudia Winkleman on BBC One on Saturday 6 September, coming from the fabulous European city of Glasgow.

BBC Scotland will be the host broadcaster for the event in the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC).

Viewers from all over Europe will be the judges for the spectacular competition, featuring dancing couples from 15 countries across Europe, including Austria, Azerbaijan, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine and, of course, the UK. Read more & comment »