What is the policy on professional dancers vs. non-professional?
Each broadcaster may appoint one professional dancer and one non-professional dancer as it deems suitable, as long as the selection adheres to the competition rules. The rules state that the professional dancer must be a dancer who is accredited by the International DanceSport Federation (IDSF) for the Eurovision Dance Contest. Under the rules of the Eurovision Dance Contest, a professional dancer is the member of the couple whose full time activity is devoted to dancing and activities directly associated with dancing (teaching, choreography, exhibitions, competition, etc). Once the IDSF has accredited the professional dancer, the non-professional is automatically accredited to compete in the Eurovision Dance Contest. The non-professional dancers in the Eurovision Dance Contest couples are often celebrities in their own country, being, for example, actors or singers, with some dancing background. Selecting celebrities as the non-professionals is encouraged (to increase interest in the
