Eurovision Young Dancers 2013

Eurovision Young Dancers 2013
Dates
Final date 14 June 2013
Host
Venue Baltic Opera House, Gdańsk, Poland[1]
Presenter(s) Tomasz Kammel
Executive supervisor Vladislav Yakovlev
Executive producer Robert Kamyk
Host broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP)[2]
Participants
Number of entries 10
Debuting countries
Returning countries
Withdrawing countries
Participation map
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Vote
Voting system Three professional juries choose the top 2 performances, and after the final battle, they choose the winner dancer.
Winning dancers Netherlands Sedrig Verwoert
Netherlands
Eurovision Young Dancers
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The 13th Eurovision Young Dancers final was held in the Baltic Opera House in Gdańsk, Poland in June 14, 2013.[1]

The event is aimed at young dancers aged between 16 and 21, competing in modern dances, be it solo or in couples, as long as they were not professionally engaged.[3]

Broadcasters, for this year's EYD are: TVP (Poland), AMRTV (Armenia), BTRC (Belarus), ČT (Czech Republic), WDR (Germany), NTR (Netherlands), NRK (Norway), RTVSLO (Slovenia), SVT (Sweden) and NTU (Ukraine). For Belarus, this was their first time in the competition. The total number of participants is 10, the same one as in 2011.

Location

The chosen venue by the host broadcaster TVP was the Baltic Opera House in Gdańsk. The stage was designed by Michał Białousz.[4]

Format

The 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'.[5]

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. Once all the jury votes have been counted, the two participants which received the highest total of points progress to a final round. The final round consists of a 90-second 'dual', were each of the finalists perform a 45-second random dance-off routine. The overall winner upon completion of the final dances is chosen by the professional jury members.[5]

Jury Panel

Participants

Draw Country Participant Dance Result
01  Armenia Vahagn Margaryan "Blind Alley"[6] Out
02  Belarus Yana Shtangey "Esmeralda variation"[7] Out
03  Netherlands Sedrig Verwoert "The 5th Element"[8] Advanced
04  Sweden Stephanie Liekola Isla "Entrapped"[9] Out
05  Ukraine Nikita Vasylenko "The Legend of Spartacus"[10] Out
06  Czech Republic Adéla Abdul Khalegová "Love Under Pressure"[11] Out
07  Poland Kristóf Szabó[12] "My Life and Love Might Still Go on in Your Heart""[13] Out
08  Norway Julie Schartum Dokken "Moment"[14] Out
09  Slovenia Patricija Crnkovič[15] "Passion"[16] Out
10  Germany Felix Berning[17] "Home"[18] Advanced

Final Duel

Country Participant Dance Result
 Germany Felix Berning "Home" Runner up
 Netherlands Sedrig Verwoert "The 5th Element" Winner

References

  1. 1 2 "GDANSK TO HOST EUROVISION YOUNG DANCERS". EBU. 1-10-2012. Retrieved 4-10-2012. Check date values in: |access-date=, |date= (help)
  2. ↑ Eurovision Young Dancers Competition
  3. ↑ "Eurovision Young Dancers 2013 Rules". youngdancers.tv. Retrieved 4-10-2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  4. ↑ "Presenting de 2013 Stage". EBU. Retrieved 9-6-2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  5. 1 2 "Eurovision Young Dancers - Format". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Country profile: Armenia". EBU. Retrieved 9-6-2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  7. ↑ "Country profile: Belarus". EBU. Retrieved 9-6-20133. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  8. ↑ "Country profile: The Netherlands". EBU. Retrieved 9-6-2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  9. ↑ "Country profile: Sweden". EBU. Retrieved 9-6-2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  10. ↑ "Country profile: Ukraine". EBU. Retrieved 9-6-2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  11. ↑ "Country profile: Czech Republic". EBU. Retrieved 9-6-2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  12. ↑ "EYD: Polskie preselekcje na początku kwietnia". eurowizja.org. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  13. ↑ "Country profile: Poland". EBU. Retrieved 9-6-2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  14. ↑ "Country profile: Norway". EBU. Retrieved 9-6-2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  15. ↑ "Słowenia wybrała reprezentanta do Gdańska". eurowizja.org. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  16. ↑ "Country profile: Slovenia". EBU. Retrieved 9-6-2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  17. ↑ "It's Felix for Germany!". youngdancers.tv. 2013-03-16.
  18. ↑ "Country profile: Germany". EBU. Retrieved 9-6-2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
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