Eurovision Young Dancers 1993
The Eurovision Young Dancers 1993 was the fifth edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at the Dance House in Stockholm, Sweden on 15 June 1993.[2] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), dancers from eight countries participated in the televised final. A total of fifteen countries took part in the competition. Estonia, Greece, Poland and Slovenia made their début with Austria returning and Bulgaria, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Yugoslavia deciding not to participate.[2]
Eurovision Young Dancers 1993 | |
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Dates | |
Semi-final | 13 June 1993 |
Final | 15 June 1993 |
Host | |
Venue | Dance House, Stockholm, Sweden |
Presenter(s) | |
Executive supervisor | Christian Clausen |
Host broadcaster | Sveriges Television (SVT) |
Website | youngdancers |
Participants | |
Number of entries | 15 |
Debuting countries | |
Returning countries | Austria |
Non-returning countries | |
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Vote | |
Voting system | A professional jury chose the finalists and the top 3 performances |
Winning dancers | Spain Zenaida Yanowsky |
As in 1989 and 1991, a semi-final was held to choose the finalists. The semi-final took place 2 days before the final (13 June 1993). The jury chose the finalists and top 3 performances. The prizes were presented by Princess Christina, the youngest sister of Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden.[2]
The non-qualified countries were Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, Italy, Norway, Portugal and Slovenia. Zenaida Yanowsky of Spain won the contest, with Switzerland and Austria and France placing second and joint third respectively.[3]
Location
editThe Dance House in Stockholm, Sweden, was the host venue for the 1993 edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers.[2]
Format
editThe format consists of dancers who are non-professional and between the ages of 16–21, competing in a performance of dance routines of their choice, which they have prepared in advance of the competition. All of the acts then take part in a choreographed group dance during 'Young Dancers Week'.[4]
Jury members of a professional aspect and representing the elements of ballet, contemporary, and modern dancing styles, score each of the competing individual and group dance routines. The overall winner upon completion of the final dances is chosen by the professional jury members.[4]
As in 1991, the interval featured a documentary about the dancers that did not make it to the final.[2]
Results
editPreliminary round
editA total of fifteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 1993 contest, of which eight qualified to the televised grand final. The following countries failed to qualify.[2]
Country | Participant | Dance | Choreographer |
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Belgium | Rafaella Raschella | "The Sleeping Beauty" | M. Petipa |
Cyprus | Lia Haraki | "Sunrise - Sunset from Out of Silence" | N. Loizidu |
Denmark | Julie Strandberg and Mads Blangstrup | "The Flower Festival in Genzano" | A. Bournonville |
Estonia | Stanislav Jermakov and Luana Georg | "The Flower Festival in Genzano" | A. Bournonville |
Greece | Theodora Bourbou | "Esmeralda" | M. Petipa |
Norway | Kristine Oren | "The Snark" | S. Edvardsen |
Slovenia | Ursa Vidmar | "Don Quixote" | M. Fokin |
Final
editAwards were given to the top three countries. The table below highlights these using gold, silver, and bronze. The placing results of the remaining participants is unknown and never made public by the European Broadcasting Union.[3]
Place | Country | Participant | Dance | Choreographer |
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1 | Spain | Zenaida Yanowsky | "Esmeralda" | M. Petipa |
2 | Switzerland | Kusha Angst | "The Corsair" | M. Petipa |
3 | Austria | Gregor Hatala | "Vayamos al diablo, 5 Tangos" | H. van Manen |
France | Raphaëlle Delaunay-Belleville | “Paquita, 2nd variation” from “Pas de trois” | M. Petipa | |
- | Finland | Riina Laurila | “Vague Woman” from “Symphony no. 1” | H. Heikkinen |
- | Germany | Jens Weber and Franziska Koch | "Tchaikovsky – Pas de Deux" | G. Balanchine |
- | Poland | Anna Sasiadek and Jacek Bres | "Esmeralda" | A. Vaganova |
- | Sweden | Ludde Hagberg | "Coppelia" | A. Saint-Léon |
Jury members
editThe jury members consisted of the following:[2]
- Sweden – Nils-Åke Häggbom (Head of Jury)
- Sweden – Birgit Cullberg
- Denmark – Frank Andersen
- Romania/ France – Gigi Gheorghe Caciuleanu
- Italy – Paolo Bortoluzzi
- Germany – Peter Van Dyk
- Spain – María de Ávila
- Switzerland – Heinz Spoerli
- Belgium – Micha Van Hoecke
- France – Pierre Lacotte
- Sweden – Elsa-Marianne von Rosen
- Italy – Elisabetta Terabust
- Finland – Jorma Uotinen
Broadcasting
editThe 1993 Young Dancers competition was broadcast in at least 15 countries.
Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref(s) |
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Austria | ORF | |||
Belgium | RTBF | RTBF1[a] | [5] | |
Cyprus | CyBC | RIK 2 | [6] | |
Denmark | DR | DR TV | Erik Aschengreen and Niels Oxenvad | [7] |
Estonia | ETV[b] | [8] | ||
Finland | YLE | TV1 | [9] | |
France | France Télévision | France 3[c] | Alain Duault | [10] |
Germany | ZDF[d] | [11] | ||
Greece | ERT | ET1 | [12] | |
Norway | NRK | NRK Fjernsynet[e] | [13] | |
Poland | TVP | TVP2 | [14] | |
Slovenia | RTVSLO | |||
Spain | TVE | |||
Sweden | SVT | Kanal 1, TV2 | [15] | |
Switzerland | SRG SSR | |||
SRG Sportkette | [11][10] | |||
SSR Chaîne sportive | Jean-Pierre Pastori | |||
TSI Canale sportivo |
See also
editNotes and references
editFootnotes
editReferences
edit- ^ Yugoslavia did not exist as such since 1992
- ^ a b c d e f g "Eurovision Young Dancers 1993: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Eurovision Young Dancers 1993: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Eurovision Young Dancers - Format". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ a b "TV buitenland zondag" [TV abroad Sunday]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Rotterdam, Netherlands. 19 June 1993. p. 5. Retrieved 22 April 2024 – via Delpher.
- ^ "ΡΙΚ 2" [RIK 2]. I Simerini (in Greek). Nicosia, Cyprus. 15 June 1993. p. 6. Retrieved 22 April 2024 – via Press and Information Office .
- ^ "Alle tiders programoversigter – Tirsdag den 15. juni 1993" [All-time programme overviews – Tuesday 15th June 1993]. DR. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Televisiooni nädalakava 21. juuni – 27. juuni" [Television weekly schedule 21 June – 27 June]. Päevaleht (in Estonian). 21 May 1993. pp. 14–15. Retrieved 22 April 2024 – via DIGAR Eesti artiklid.
- ^ "Televisiooni nädalakava 14. juuni – 20. juuni" [Television weekly schedule 14 June – 20 June]. Päevaleht (in Estonian). 14 June 1993. pp. 14–15. Retrieved 22 April 2024 – via DIGAR Eesti artiklid.
- ^ a b c "Programmes TV – mardi 15 juin" [TV programmes – Tuesday 15 June]. TV8 (in French). Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland: Ringier. 10 June 1993. pp. 28–31. Retrieved 26 October 2022 – via Scriptorium Digital Library.
- ^ a b c "Fernsehen" [Television]. Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 15 June 1993. p. 30. Retrieved 22 April 2024 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ^ "ET1" [ET1]. I Simerini (in Greek). Nicosia, Cyprus. 15 June 1993. p. 6. Retrieved 22 April 2024 – via Press and Information Office .
- ^ a b "Radio og TV – søndag 20. mai" [Radio and TV – Tuesday 20 May]. Moss Avis (in Norwegian). 19 June 1993. p. 37. Retrieved 22 April 2024 – via National Library of Norway.
- ^ "Program telewizyjny" [Television programme]. Gazeta Jarocińska (in Polish). 11 June 1993. p. 23. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Radio og TV – tirsdag 15. mai" [Radio and TV – Tuesday 15 May]. Moss Avis (in Norwegian). 15 June 1993. p. 37. Retrieved 22 April 2024 – via National Library of Norway.