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Jury vs. Popular Vote 10/09/2008

Avatar For the first time ever, a jury panel made up of four Adjudicators licensed by the International DanceSport Federation judged the performances by the 14 entries in the Eurovision Dance Contest. Adjudicators Gladys Tay (SIN), Barbara Nagode Ambroz (SLO), Michelle Ribas (FRA) and Sven Trout (GER) held the combined voting powers of four countries. 

The scoreboard which reflects only the jury vote:
Rank Country Total
1 DEN 48
2 GRE 40
3 LTU 32
4 AZE 28
5 RUS 24
6 POL 20
7 UKR 16
8 FIN 12
9 GBR 8
10 SWE 4
11 IRE 0
11 POR 0
11 AUT 0
11 NED 0


With the televotes included, the final scoreboard changed:
Rank Country Total
1 POL 154
2 RUS 121
3 UKR 119
4 LTU 110
5 AZE 106
6 DEN 102
7 GRE 72
8 POR 61
9 GBR 47
10 FIN 44
11 IRE 40
12 SWE 38
13 AUT 29
14 NED 1