Some a month before the event will take place in Glasgow (Scotland), the draw to determine the running order of the contestants at the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 has been held.

First places to be drawn were the first and the last ones. Sweden will open the contest, while Spain will be the last country to dance on September 6th. The rest of the countries were drawn into groups, and the places were allocated by producers and heads of Delegations.

The running order is as follows:

1. Sweden
2. Austria
3. Denmark
4. Azerbaijan
5. Ireland
6. Finland
7. The Netherlands
8. Lithuania
9. United Kingdom
10. Russia
11. Greece
12. Portugal
13. Poland
14. Ukraine
15. Spain

The winner of this year's competition will be decided by televote and a special expert jury.