Eurovision Young Dancers was a biennial dance competition for European dancers that are aged between 16 and 21. The contest was created by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in 1985 and ran through 2017. Performers between the ages of 16 and 21, from member countries of the EBU,[1] competed as solo or couples to dance routines of their choice. Professional jury members each representing the elements of ballet, contemporary, and modern dancing, score each of the performances. The two participants which receive the most overall points advanced to a televised 'dance-off' final, where the winner is decided by the jury.[2]
In late December 2018, the 2019 contest was cancelled due to the absence of a broadcaster willing to host the competition. As of that time, Malta and Poland were the only eligible countries to have confirmed their intention to participate in the contest.[3] In October 2020, the EBU ruled out bringing the contest back until further notice.[4]
Entrants
editThe following tables list the entries which have been performed at the contest between 1985 and 2017. Entries are listed by order of their first performance in the contest; entry numbers provide a cumulative total of all songs performed at the contest throughout its history,
Table key
- 1 Winner – Winning entries in each edition of the contest
- 2 Second place – Entries which came second in each edition of the contest
- 3 Third place – Entries which came third in each edition of the contest
| # | R/O | Country | # | Entrant(s) | Dance | Choreographer | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Finland
|
1 | Anneke Lönnroth | Unknown | Unknown | — |
| 2 | 2 |  Spain
|
1 | Arantxa Argüelles | Unknown | Unknown | 1 |
| 3 | 3 |  Belgium
|
1 | Ariane van de Vyver and Ben Huys | Unknown | Unknown | — |
| 4 | 4 |  Norway
|
1 | Arne Fagerholt | Unknown | Unknown | 2 |
| 5 | 5 |  France
|
1 | Christine Landault and Stephane Elizabe | Unknown | Unknown | — |
| 6 | 6 |  Netherlands
|
1 | Jeanette den Blijker and Ruben Brugman | Unknown | Unknown | — |
| 7 | 7 |  United Kingdom
|
1 | Maria Almeida and Errol Pickford | Unknown | Unknown | — |
| 8 | 8 |  Sweden
|
1 | Mia Stagh and Göran Svalberg | Unknown | Unknown | 3 |
| 9 | 9 |  Italy
|
1 | Sabrina Vitangeli | Unknown | Unknown | — |
| 10 | 10 |  Germany
|
1 | Stefanie Eckhof | Unknown | Unknown | — |
| 11 | 11 |  Switzerland
|
1 | Xavier Ferla | Unknown | Unknown | — |
| # | R/O | Country | # | Entrant(s) | Dance | Choreographer | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 |  Austria
|
1 | Erika Nowak | Variation of the girl friends from "Raymonda" | M. Petipa and R. Nureyev | — |
| 13 | 2 | Switzerland
|
2 | Frédéric Gafner | Variation from the first act of "La Sylphide" | A. Bournonville | 2 |
| 14 | 3 | Italy
|
2 | Giulia Menicucci | Variation from "Giselle" | J. Coralli and J. J. Perrot | — |
| 15 | 4 | Norway
|
2 | Halldis Ólafsdóttir | "Paper Nut" | J. Day | — |
| 16 | 5 | Sweden
|
2 | Johannes Öhman | Franz's variation from the third act of "Coppelia" | K. Damianov | — |
| 17 | 6 | France
|
2 | Marie-Soizic Cabié | Aurora's variation from the first act of "Sleeping Beauty" | M. Petipa | — |
| 18 | 7 | Netherlands[a]
|
2 | Marieke Simons and Bart de Block | Blue Bird Pas de deux from "Sleeping Beauty" | M. Petipa | — |
| 19 | 8 | Spain
|
2 | María Montserrat León | Variation from "Le Corsaire" | M. Petipa | — |
| 20 | 9 | United Kingdom
|
2 | Paul Liburd | "Under Summer" | R. Cohan | — |
| 21 | 10 |  Denmark
|
1 | Rose Gad Poulsen and Nikolaj Hübbe | Divertissement from "La Sylphide" | A. Bournonville | 1 |
| 22 | 11 | West Germany
|
2 | Stefanie Arndt | Variation from "Le Corsaire" | M. Petipa | 3 |
| 23 | 12 |  Canada
|
1 | Stephen Legate | Variation from "La Bayadère" | M. Petipa and N. Makarova | — |
| 24 | 13 | Finland
|
2 | Susanna Aaltonen and Tomi Paasonen | Pas de deux Odette/Siegfried from the second act of "Swan Lake" | L. Ivanov | — |
| 25 | 14 |  Yugoslavia
|
1 | Vedrana Ostojic | Variation from "Le Corsaire”" | M. Petipa | — |
| Country | Participant |
|---|---|
| Italy |
Danilo Mazzota |
 Cyprus |
Hélène O'Keefe |
| Canada |
Cherice Barton |
| Yugoslavia |
Dino Baksa |
 Portugal |
Ana Lacerda |
| Norway |
Hilde Olsen |
| Austria |
Jürgen Wagner |
| Prize | Country | Participant(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Contemporary Dance Prize | France |
Agnès Letestu |
| Classical Ballet Prize | United Kingdom |
Tetsuya Kumakawa |
| Jury's special prize (Classical) | Switzerland |
Christina McDermott |
| Jury's special prize (Contemporary) | Spain |
María Giménez and Igor Yebra |
| - | Belgium |
Géraldine Boussart |
| - | Denmark |
Rachel Hester and Martin Vedel |
| - | Finland |
Petri Toivanen |
| - | Netherlands |
Gaby Baars and Léon Pronk |
| - | Sweden |
Marie Lindqvist |
| - | Germany |
Patrick Becker |
| Country | Participant | Dance | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
Alen Bottaini | Grand pas classique | V. Gsovsky |
| Belgium |
Vanessa Eertmans | Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings in D minor | D. Sonnenbluck |
| Finland |
Titta-Tuulia Karhunen and Pasi Sinisalo | "Le Corsaire" | M. Petipa |
| Portugal |
Sonia Lima | "Don Quixote" | M. Petipa |
| Norway |
Ingrid Trøite Lorentzen | "Don Quixote" | M. Petipa |
| Cyprus |
Hélène O'Keefe | "Glorianna, Hymne à la femme" | N. Mújaszí |
| Yugoslavia |
Ana Pavlovic | "Coppelia" | K. Damjanov |
| Place | Country | Participant | Dance | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
Amaya Iglesias | Variations from "La Grisi" | L. de Ávila |
| 2 | France |
Emmanuel Thibault | "La Sylphide" | F. Taglioni |
| 3 | Denmark |
Johan Kobborg | "La Sylphide" | A. Bournonville |
| – |  Bulgaria |
Diliana Nikiforova | "The Sleeping Beauty" | M. Petipa |
| – | Germany |
Celia Volk | "Le Corsaire" | M. Petipa |
| – | Netherlands |
Boris de Leeuw | "Prelude to a Kiss" | P. de Ruiter |
| – | Sweden |
Kim Saveus | "Le Corsaire" | M. Petipa |
| – | Switzerland |
Sarah Locher | "The Sleeping Beauty" | M. Petipa |
| Country | Participant | Dance | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Place | Country | Participant | Dance | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Country | Participant | Dance | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland |
Janna Eklund | "La Esmeralda: Variation de Diane" | A. Vaganova |
| Germany |
Irina Schlaht | "La Esmeralda" | M. Petipa |
| Slovenia |
Damjan Mohorko | "La Fille mal gardée: Variation de Colas" | M. Petipa and L. Ivanov |
| Norway |
Maria Mikalsen | "Les mots sont allés" | I. Bjørnsgaard |
| Cyprus |
Carolina Constadinou | "La Esmeralda" | M. Petipa |
 Hungary |
Sara Weisz | "Death" | T. Juronics |
| Draw | Country | Participant | Dance | Choreographer | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Greece |
Franghiskos Toumbakaris | “Ondine: variation acte II” | J. Neumeier | - |
| 02 | Poland |
Filip Barankiewicz | “Paquita” | M. Petipa | - |
| 03 | Switzerland |
Anne-Catherine Haller | “Raymonda” | M. Petipa | - |
| 04 | Austria |
Oliver Preiss | “Taras Bulba: Gopak” | R. Zakharov | - |
| 05 |  Russia |
Maria Alexandrova | “Coppélia: variation de Swanilda” | M. Petipa | - |
| 06 | Belgium |
Jeroen Hofmans | “Giselle: variation du paysan” | M. Petipa, J. Coralli and J. Perrot | 3 |
| 07 | France |
Karl Paquette | “La Bayadère” | R. Noureev | - |
| 08 | Sweden |
Nadja Sellrup | “Grand pas classique” | V. Gsovsky | 2 |
| 09 | Spain |
Jesús Pastor Sahuquillo and Ruth Miró Salvador | “Arrayan Daraxa” | V. Ullate | 1 |
| Country | Participant | Dance | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus |
Carolina Constantinou | "La Bayadère" | M. Petipa |
| Estonia |
Mari Savitski | "Don Quixote: Quitry Variations" | M. Petipa |
| Germany |
Valentina Scaglia | "Le Conservatoire" | H.S. Paulli and A. Bournonville |
| Slovenia |
Ana Klasnja | Pas de deux | G. Balanchine |
| Hungary |
Gabor Kapin | "La Sylphide" | A. Bournonville |
| Greece |
Nefeli Markaki | Pas de deux | G. Balanchine |
| Draw | Country | Participant | Dance | Choreographer | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Belgium |
Alain Honorez | "The Sleeping Beauty" | M. Petipa | 2 |
| 02 |  Latvia |
Viktorija Jansone | "Sleeping Beauty: Aurora's variation" | M. Petipa | - |
| 03 | Sweden |
Tim Matiakis | "Paquita" | M. Petipa | 3 |
| 04 | Finland |
Salla Suominen | "Romeo and Juliet: Juliet's variation" | E. Sylvestersen | - |
| 05 |  Slovakia |
Roman Lazik | "La Sylphide" | A. Bournonville | - |
| 06 | Poland |
Magdalena Dzięgielewska and Bartosz Anczykowski | "Paquita - Grand pas de deux" | F. Capouste | - |
| 07 | Spain |
Antonio Carmena San José | "Angelitos Locos" | J.C. Santamaría | 1 |
| # | R/O | Country | # | Entrant(s) | Dance | Choreographer | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden
|
1 | Louise Lind | "Oya" | Mauro Rojas | — | |
| 2 |  Croatia
|
Grigor Bazdar | "Under the Skin" | Valentina Ivankovic Pelikan | — | ||
| 3 | Germany
|
Joy Kammin | "Change Your Levels" | Joy Kammin & Erika Winkler | — | ||
| 4 | Norway
|
Daniel Sarr | "Full Force" | Daniel Sarr & Maria Karlsen | 1 | ||
| 5 |  Kosovo
|
Tringa Hysa | "Rebirth" | Rudina Berdynaj | — | ||
| 6 | Netherlands
|
Floor Eimers | "Dutch Breeze" | Floor Eimers | — | ||
| 7 | Poland
|
Adam Myslinski | "Mania - C" | Katarzyna Kmiec | — | ||
| 8 | Slovenia
|
Petra Zupančić | "On the Edge" | Mitja Popovski | 2 | ||
| 9 | Portugal
|
Ricardo Macedo | "Todos Os Ais São Meus" | Catarina Moreira | — | ||
| 10 | Greece
|
Spiridoula Magouritsa | "Ultima Carta" | Katerina Sarri | — |
| # | R/O | Country | # | Entrant(s) | Dance | Choreographer | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Armenia
|
Vahagn Margaryan | "Blind Alley" | Arsen Mehrabyan | — | ||
| 2 |  Belarus
|
Yana Shtangey | "Esmeralda variation" | Marius Petipa | — | ||
| 3 | Netherlands
|
Sedrig Verwoert | "The 5th Element" | Marco Gerris | 1 | ||
| 4 | Sweden
|
Stephanie Liekola Isla | "Entrapped" | Mauro Rojas | — | ||
| 5 |  Ukraine
|
Nikita Vasylenko | "The Legend of Spartacus" | Tetyana Denysova | — | ||
| 6 |  Czech Republic
|
Adéla Abdul Khalegová | "Love Under Pressure" | Adéla Abdul Khalegová | — | ||
| 7 | Poland
|
Kristóf Szabó | "My Life and Love Might Still Go on in Your Heart" | Katarzyna Kubalska | — | ||
| 8 | Norway
|
Julie Schartum Dokken | "Moment" | Julie Schartum Dokken | — | ||
| 9 | Slovenia
|
Patricija Crnkovič | "Passion" | Dimitrij Popovski | — | ||
| 10 | Germany
|
Felix Berning | "Home" | Felix Landerer & Felix Berning | 2 |
| # | R/O | Country | # | Entrant(s) | Dance | Choreographer | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovenia
|
Staša Tušar | "Gardenfound" | Tanja Pavlič | 2 | ||
| 2 | Norway
|
Trine Lise Moe | "Flux" | Masja Abrahamsen | — | ||
| 3 | Slovakia
|
Valéria Stašková | "La Esmeralda" | Marius Petipa, Karin Alaverdjan | — | ||
| 4 |  Malta
|
Anthea Zammit | "Tiċrita - Tear Apart" | Dorian Mallia | — | ||
| 5 | Netherlands
|
Thijs Hogenboom | "Variation of the Male Flame" | Thom Stuart | — | ||
| 6 | Poland
|
Viktoria Nowak | "Piece in Old Style" | Jacek Przybyłowicz | 1 | ||
| 7 |  Albania
|
Klaudio Begaj | "Scream of Life" | Arjan Sukniqi | — | ||
| 8 | Sweden
|
Agnes Klapp | "L’après midi" | Mia Stagh | — | ||
| 9 | Germany
|
Thomas Rohe | "Senses" | Thomas Rohe | — | ||
| 10 | Czech Republic
|
Helena Nováčková | "Soldier On My Own" | Jana Kovačević Spiessová | — |
| # | R/O | Country | # | Entrant(s) | Dance | Choreographer | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway
|
Anna Louise Amundsen | "These Days" | Tine Erica Aspaas | — | ||
| 2 | Germany
|
Danila Kapustin | "Desde Otello" | Goyo Montero | — | ||
| 3 | Malta
|
Denise Buttigieg | "Q.W." | Joeline Tabone | — | ||
| 4 | Portugal
|
Raquel Fidalgo | "Esquiva" | Marius Petipa | — | ||
| 5 | Poland
|
Paulina Bidzińska | "La Certa" | Jacek Przybyłowicz | 1 | ||
| 6 | Slovenia
|
Patricija Crnkovič | "Disintegration" | Patricija Crnkovič | 2 | ||
| 7 | Sweden
|
Christoffer Collins | "Solo-X" | Sigge Modigh | — | ||
| 8 | Czech Republic
|
Michal Vach | "Monologue" | Michal Vach and Lenka Halašová | — |
References
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- ^ "Eurovision Young Dancers - Format". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (20 December 2018). "Eurovision Young Dancers 2019 Cancelled Due to Lack of Host Broadcaster". Eurovoix. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ Grace, Emily (13 October 2020). "Eurovision Young Dancers Will Not Return Next Year". Eurovoix. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "1st Eurovision Young Dancers 1985". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "2nd Eurovision Young Dancers 1987". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
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