Eurovision Young Dancers 1997

Eurovision Young Dancers 1997
Dates
Semi-final 11 June 1997
Final 17 June 1997
Host
Venue Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia, Poland
Presenter(s)
Directed by Dariusz Goczal
Executive producer Malgorzata Jedynak-Pietkiewicz
Host broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP)
Participants
Number of entries 13
Debuting countries
Returning countries  Estonia
Withdrawing countries
Participation map
  • Spain Germany Poland Armenia Kosovo Belarus Slovenia Norway Netherlands Czech Republic Sweden Ukraine Portugal France Italy Belgium United Kingdom Denmark Switzerland Austria Slovakia Croatia Romania Greece Bulgaria Hungary Cyprus Russia Finland Latvia Estonia Canadaframeless}}
    About this image
         Participating countries     Did not qualify from the semi final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 1997
Vote
Voting system A professional jury chose the finalists and the top 3 performances
Winning dancers  Spain
Antonio Carmena San José

The Eurovision Young Dancers 1997 was the seventh edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at the Teatr Muzyczny in Gdynia, Poland on 17 June 1997.[1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP), dancers from seven countries participated in the televised final. A total of thirteen countries took part in the competition. Latvia and Slovakia made their début while five countries (Austria, France, Norway, Russia and Switzerland) withdrew from the contest.[1] However, both Switzerland and Norway broadcast it and, for the very first time, Ireland.

The participant countries could send one or two dancers, male or female, who performed one or two dances. The semifinal took place six days before the final (11 June 1997).[1]

The non-qualified countries were, Cyprus, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary and Slovenia. Spain, with Antonio Carmena San José, won the contest for a 5th time (4th in a row) with Belgium and Sweden placing second and third respectively.[2]

Location

Teatr Muzyczny

Teatr Muzyczny, a theatre in Gdynia, Poland, was the host venue for the 1997 edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers.[1]

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'.[3]

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.[3]

Results

Preliminary round

A total of thirteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 1997 contest, of which seven qualified to the televised grand final.[1]

Country Name Result
 Belgium Alain Honorez Failed to qualify
 Cyprus Carolina Constantinou Failed to qualify
 Estonia Mari Savitski Failed to qualify
 Finland Salla Suominen Qualified
 Spain Antonio Carmena San José Qualified
 Latvia Viktorija Jansone Qualified
 Germany Valentina Scaglia Failed to qualify
 Slovakia Roman Lazik Qualified
 Slovenia Ana Klasnja Failed to qualify
 Sweden Tim Matiakis Qualified
 Hungary Gabor Kapin Failed to qualify
 Greece Nefeli Markaki Failed to qualify
 Poland Magdalena Dzięgielewska & Bartosz Anczykowski[4] Qualified

Final

Awards 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.[2]

Draw Country Participant Dance Choreographer Result
07  Spain Antonio Carmena San José "Angelitos Locos" J.C. Santamaría 1
01  Belgium Alain Honorez "The Sleeping Beauty" M. Petipa 2
03  Sweden Tim Matiakis "Paquita" M. Petipa 3
04  Finland Salla Suominen "Romeo and Juliet: Juliet's variation" E. Sylvestersen -
02  Latvia Viktorija Jansone "Sleeping Beauty: Aurora's variation" M. Petipa -
06  Poland Magdalena Dzięgielewska & Bartosz Anczykowski "Paquita - Grand pas de deux" F. Capouste -
05  Slovakia Roman Lazik "La Sylphide" A. Bournonville -

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:[1]

  •  Russia – Maya Plisetskaya (Head of Jury)
  •  Romania/ France – Gigi Caciuleanu
  •  Italy – Paola Cantalupo
  •  Poland – Katarzyna Gdaniec
  •  Germany – Uwe Scholz
  •  Sweden – Gösta Svalberg
  •   Switzerland – Heinz Spoerli

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Eurovision Young Dancers 1997: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Eurovision Young Dancers 1997: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Eurovision Young Dancers - Format". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Bartosz Anczykowski". Teatr Wielki. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.