| Eurovision Young Dancers 1997 | |
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| Dates | |
| Semi-final | 11 June 1997 |
| Final | 17 June 1997 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Teatr Muzyczny Gdynia, Poland |
| Presenter(s) |
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| Executive producer |
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| Director | Dariusz Goczal |
| Host broadcaster | Telewizja Polska (TVP) |
| Website | youngdancers |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 13 |
| Debuting countries | |
| Returning countries |  Estonia |
| Non-returning countries | |
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| 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) decided not to participate. [1] However, France, Switzerland, Norway and, for the first time Ireland, broadcast the event.
Contents
- Location
- Format
- Results
- Preliminary round
- Final
- Jury members
- Broadcasts
- See also
- Notes and references
- Notes
- References
- External links
The participant broadcasters could send one or two dancers, male or female, who performed one or two dances. The semi-final 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]
