Eurovision Young Dancers 1997

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Eurovision Young Dancers 1997
Eurovision Young Dancers 1997 logo.png
Dates
Semi-final11 June 1997
Final17 June 1997
Host
Venue Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia, Poland
Presenter(s)
Directed byDariusz Goczal
Executive producer
  • Barbara Trzeciak-Pietkiewicz
  • Malgorzata Jedynak-Pietkiewicz
Host broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP)
Website youngdancers.tv/event/gdynia-1997 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Participants
Number of entries13
Debuting countries
Returning countriesFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Non-returning countries
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         Participating countries     Did not qualify from the semi-final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 1997
Vote
Voting systemA professional jury chose the finalists and the top 3 performances
Winning dancersFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Antonio Carmena San José
1995  Eurovision Young Dancers  1999

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

The participant countries 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]

Location

Teatr Muzyczny in Gdynia, before its major renovation (2008) Musical Theatre lookout from west.jpg
Teatr Muzyczny in Gdynia, before its major renovation (2008)

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]

Folk dance group "Bazuny" performed as the interval act. [1]

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. The following countries failed to qualify. [1]

CountryParticipantDanceChoreographer
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus Carolina Constantinou"La Bayadère"M. Petipa
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Mari Savitski"Don Quixote: Quitry Variations"M. Petipa
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Valentina Scaglia"Le Conservatoire"H.S. Paulli and A. Bournonville
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Ana KlasnjaPas de deuxG. Balanchine
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Gabor Kapin"La Sylphide"A. Bournonville
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Nefeli MarkakiPas de deuxG. Balanchine

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]

DrawCountryParticipantDanceChoreographerResult
01Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Alain Honorez"The Sleeping Beauty"M. Petipa2
02Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Viktorija Jansone"Sleeping Beauty: Aurora's variation"M. Petipa-
03Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Tim Matiakis"Paquita"M. Petipa3
04Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Salla Suominen"Romeo and Juliet: Juliet's variation"E. Sylvestersen-
05Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Roman Lazik"La Sylphide"A. Bournonville-
06Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Magdalena Dzięgielewska and Bartosz Anczykowski"Paquita - Grand pas de deux"F. Capouste-
07Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Antonio Carmena San José"Angelitos Locos"J.C. Santamaría1

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following: [1]

Broadcasting

The 1997 Young Dancers competition was broadcast in 17 countries. [4] France, Ireland, Norway, and Switzerland broadcast it in addition to the competing countries.

Broadcasters in participating countries
CountryBroadcaster(s)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium RTBF
BRTN
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg Cyprus CyBC
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia ETV
Flag of Finland.svg Finland Yle
Flag of Germany.svg Germany ZDF
Flag of Greece.svg Greece ERT
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary MTV
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia LTV
Flag of Poland.svg Poland TVP
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia STV
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia RTVSLO
Flag of Spain.svg Spain TVE
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden SVT1
Broadcasters in non-participating countries
CountryBroadcaster(s)
Flag of France.svg France France 3
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland RTÉ
Flag of Norway.svg Norway NRK
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland SRG SSR

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