Eurovision Young Dancers 2017

Eurovision Young Dancers 2017
Dates
Final 16 December 2017
Host
Venue Congress Centre, Prague, Czech Republic
Presenter(s) Libor Bouček
Executive supervisor TBA
Host broadcaster Česká televize (ČT)
Participants
Number of entries 8 (to date)
Returning countries  Portugal
Withdrawing countries  Netherlands
 Slovakia
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Voting system Three professional juries choose the top 2 performances, and after the final battle, they choose the winning dancer.

The Eurovision Young Dancers 2017 will be the fifteenth edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers competition. The final was scheduled to be held at the Grand Harbour in Valletta, Malta on 9 June 2017, however the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced on 23 January 2017 that the event would no longer be held in Malta. This would have been the third time that the Maltese national broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), would have organised a Eurovision event, the first two being the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2014 and 2016. The contest will now take place in the Czech Republic for a second time on 16 December 2017 at the Prague Congress Centre. 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. Eight countries have so far confirmed their interests in participating in the event.

Location

Prague Congress Centre, venue for 2017.

On 7 July 2015, the Maltese city of Valletta, was selected as the host city for the 2017 edition of the biennial Eurovision Young Dancers.[1] The reasons behind this decision was to coincide the Young Dancers event alongside the European Capital of Culture, of which the city will be the organisers of a series of cultural events in 2018, all with a strong European dimension.[1] The contest was scheduled to take place on 9 June 2017, with the Mediterranean Conference Centre originally proposed as the venue.[2] However, on 19 November 2016 it was reported that the host broadcaster PBS were planning to host the contest in the open-air.[3] It was announced on Christmas Eve 2016 that the event would take place at the Grand Harbour.[4]

In January 2017, the EBU announced that Maltese broadcaster PBS, who agreed to host the event in July 2015, had due to circumstances beyond their control been forced to cancel their staging of the competition. The EBU also stated they were looking for another host broadcaster but should one not be found in time the competition would not take place this year and was expected to return in 2019.[5] However in May, during a press release about the national selection for the contest, the Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) confirmed that the contest would now take place in the Czech Republic later in the year.[6] On 18 May 2017, Czech broadcaster Česká televize (ČT) confirmed that they would host the contest.[7] It was later reported that the contest would take place on 16 December 2017.[8] Slovenian broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO) confirmed that it would be held in Prague. The EBU confirmed on 22 June that the Forum Hall of Prague Congress Centre would host the competition.[9]

Hosting selection

Whereas the winning country at the Eurovision Song Contest goes on to host the following year's event, this method is not the case when it comes to the decision of selecting the hosts for the Eurovision Young Dancers. The event's Steering Group, conduct a meeting in which they discuss the countries who submitted an application to host the event, and make their final decision thereafter.[10]

Format

The format consisted of dancers who were non-professional and between the ages of 16–21, competing in a performance of dance routines of their choice, which they had prepared in advance of the competition. All of the acts then took part in a choreographed group dance during 'Young Dancers Week'.[11]

Jury panel

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 will involve 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 will be chosen by the professional jury members.[11]

Provisional list of participants

The following countries have expressed their provisional interest in participating in the 2017 event.[1] As of 17 August 2017, the Czech Republic are yet to reschedule their national selection from the 12 February.

Country Participant Dance
 Czech Republic[12]
 Germany[13]
 Malta[1] Denise Buttigieg [14]
 Norway[15]
 Poland[16] Paulina Bidzińska[17]
 Portugal
 Slovenia[18] Patricija Crnkovič[19]
 Sweden

Other countries

For a country to be eligible for potential participation in the Eurovision Young Dancers, it needs to be an active member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).[20] The EBU issued an invitation of participation for the 2015 Contest to all 56 active members.[20] Five countries had confirmed their participation so far.[1]

Active EBU Members

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Granger, Anthony (7 July 2015). "Malta to host Eurovision Young Dancers 2017". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Granger, Anthony (10 November 2015). "EYD’17: Eurovision Young Dancers 2017 Final 9 June". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Granger, Anthony (19 November 2016). "Malta plans to host Eurovision Young Dancers in the open air". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Granger, Anthony (24 December 2016). "Grand Harbour the venue of Eurovision Young Dancers". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Update on Eurovision Young Dancers 2017". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  6. ↑ http://centruminformacji.tvp.pl/30446750/mlody-tancerz-roku-tylko-w-tvp-kultura
  7. ↑ Granger, Anthony (18 May 2017). "Czech Republic: Confirmed as new host country of Eurovision Young Dancers 2017". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  8. ↑ Granger, Anthony (29 May 2017). "Eurovision Young Dancers to be held on December 16?". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "It's official: 15th Eurovision Young Dancers to take place in Prague". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  10. ↑ Fisher, Luke James (7 July 2015). "Malta to host Eurovision Young Dancers 2017". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Eurovision Young Dancers - Format". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  12. ↑ Granger, Anthony (28 November 2016). "Czech Republic: Eurovision Young Dancers 2017 Participation Confirmed". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  13. ↑ Granger, Anthony (18 December 2016). "Germany: Eurovision Young Dancers 2017 Participation Confirmed". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "Denise Buttigieg will be representing Malta in the Eurovision Young Dancers 2017". TVM. 29 July 2017.
  15. ↑ Granger, Anthony (15 December 2016). "Norway: Eurovision Young Dancers 2017 Participation Confirmed". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  16. ↑ Granger, Anthony (5 September 2016). "Poland: Eurovision Young Dancers 2017 Participation Confirmed". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  17. ↑ Granger, Anthony (28 May 2017). "POLAND: PAULINA BIDZIŃSKA TO EUROVISION YOUNG DANCERS 2017". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
  18. ↑ Granger, Anthony (31 October 2016). "Slovenia: Eurovision Young Dancers 2017 Participation Confirmed". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  19. ↑ "Slovenske mlade plesalke se predstavijo". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  20. 1 2 "Membership conditions". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  21. ↑ Granger, Anthony (22 November 2016). "Austria: rules out return to Eurovision Young Dancers". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  22. ↑ Granger, Anthony (4 November 2016). "Finland: will not participate in Eurovision Young Dancers 2017". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  23. ↑ Granger, Anthony (16 December 2016). "Latvia: will not participate in Eurovision Young Dancers 2017". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  24. ↑ Granger, Anthony (2 February 2017). "The Netherlands: Withdraws from Eurovision Young Dancers". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  25. ↑ Granger, Anthony (11 January 2017). "San Marino: Will not debut in Eurovision Young Dancers 2017". Eurovoix. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  26. ↑ "Eurofestivales: Eslovaquia se retira del Festival de Eurovisión Jóvenes Bailarines 2017". Eurofestivales. 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  27. ↑ "noticiasesc". noticiasesc. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  28. ↑ Granger, Anthony (22 December 2016). "Ukraine: Rules out Eurovision Young Dancers 2017 participation". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
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