| Spain | |
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| Member station | TVE |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 8 (8 finals) |
| First appearance | 1985 |
| Last appearance | 1999 |
| Highest placement | 1st: 1985, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 |
| External links | |
| Spain's page at Eurovision.tv | |
Spain has participated in the Eurovision Young Dancers eight times since its debut in 1985, most recently taking part in 1999. Spain is the most successful country in the contest, with a total of five wins.
1 | Winner |
3 | Third place |
| Year | Entrant | Dance | Choreographer | Final | Semi | ||
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| 1985 | Arantxa Argüelles | 1 | No semi-finals | ||||
| 1987 | María Montserrat León | Variation from "Le Corsaire" | M. Petipa | Unknown | |||
| 1989 | María Giménez and Igor Yebra | Unknown | Unknown | ||||
| 1991 | Amaya Iglesias | Variations from "La Grisi" | L. de Ávila | 1 | Unknown | ||
| 1993 | Zenaida Yanowsky | "Esmeralda" | M. Petipa | 1 | Unknown | ||
| 1995 | Jesús Pastor Sahuquillo and Ruth Miró Salvador | "Arrayan Daraxa" | V. Ullate | 1 | Unknown | ||
| 1997 | Antonio Carmena San José | "Angelitos Locos" | J.C. Santamaría | 1 | Unknown | ||
| 1999 | Clara Blanco | "Variation of Giselle" | J. Coralli and J. Perrot | 3 | Unknown | ||
| 2001 – 2017 | Did not participate | ||||||
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