{{Infobox Eurovision
|name = Third Eurovision Dance Contest
|logo =
|final = Postponed to unknown date
|presenters =
|host =
İctimai Television
|venue =
Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex,
Baku,
Azerbaijan 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. An additional extravaganza open-air concert was planned to be held, bringing together ex-participants of the Eurovision, Junior Eurovision and Eurovision Dance Contests on one stage.
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.
On the date of cancellation, two countries have finished selection of the participating couples for the contest:
* - host country
was set to be represented by professional couple Sergey Konovaltsev and 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.
- 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.
- Natasza Urbańska and Jan Kliment
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.
In January 2010, EBU Eurovision coordinator, Svante Stockselius, announced that contest has been postponed again, and is now unlikely to happen at all, at least within the next couple of years. He explained this decision with the fact that the boom of the TV dance shows has calmed down recently.
References
External links
Eurovision Dance Contest
ESCKaz.com
Category:Eurovision Dance Contest by year
Category:2010 in Azerbaijan