Eurovision Young Dancers 1993

The Eurovision Young Dancers 1993 was the fifth edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at the Dance House in Stockholm, Sweden on 15 June 1993.[2] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), dancers from eight countries participated in the televised final. A total of fifteen countries took part in the competition. Estonia, Greece, Poland and Slovenia made their début with Austria returning and Bulgaria, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Yugoslavia deciding not to participate.[2]

Eurovision Young Dancers 1993
Dates
Semi-final13 June 1993
Final15 June 1993
Host
VenueDance House, Stockholm, Sweden
Presenter(s)
Executive supervisorChristian Clausen
Host broadcasterSveriges Television (SVT)
Websiteyoungdancers.tv/event/stockholm-1993
Participants
Number of entries15
Debuting countries
Returning countries Austria
Non-returning countries
Participation map
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         Participating countries     Did not qualify from the semi-final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 1993
Vote
Voting systemA professional jury chose the finalists and the top 3 performances
Winning dancers Spain
Zenaida Yanowsky

As in 1989 and 1991, a semi-final was held to choose the finalists. The semi-final took place 2 days before the final (13 June 1993). The jury chose the finalists and top 3 performances. The prizes were presented by Princess Christina, the youngest sister of Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden.[2]

The non-qualified countries were Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, Italy, Norway, Portugal and Slovenia. Zenaida Yanowsky of Spain won the contest, with Switzerland and Austria and France placing second and joint third respectively.[3]

Location
Further information on the host venue: sv:Dansens hus
Dance House, Stockholm

The Dance House in Stockholm, Sweden, was the host venue for the 1993 edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers.[2]

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'.[4]

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. The overall winner upon completion of the final dances is chosen by the professional jury members.[4]

As in 1991, the interval featured a documentary about the dancers that did not make it to the final.[2]

Results

Preliminary round

A total of fifteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 1993 contest, of which eight qualified to the televised grand final. The following countries failed to qualify.[2]

CountryParticipantDanceChoreographer
 BelgiumRafaella Raschella"The Sleeping Beauty"M. Petipa
 CyprusLia Haraki"Sunrise - Sunset from Out of Silence"N. Loizidu
 DenmarkJulie Strandberg and Mads Blangstrup"The Flower Festival in Genzano"A. Bournonville
 EstoniaStanislav Jermakov and Luana Georg"The Flower Festival in Genzano"A. Bournonville
 GreeceTheodora Bourbou"Esmeralda"M. Petipa
 NorwayKristine Oren"The Snark"S. Edvardsen
 SloveniaUrsa Vidmar"Don Quixote"M. Fokin

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.[3]

PlaceCountryParticipantDanceChoreographer
1 SpainZenaida Yanowsky"Esmeralda"M. Petipa
2  SwitzerlandKusha Angst"The Corsair"M. Petipa
3  AustriaGregor Hatala"Vayamos al diablo, 5 Tangos"H. van Manen
 FranceRaphaëlle Delaunay-Belleville“Paquita, 2nd variation” from “Pas de trois”M. Petipa
- FinlandRiina Laurila“Vague Woman” from “Symphony no. 1”H. Heikkinen
- GermanyJens Weber and Franziska Koch"Tchaikovsky – Pas de Deux"G. Balanchine
- PolandAnna Sasiadek and Jacek Bres"Esmeralda"A. Vaganova
- SwedenLudde Hagberg"Coppelia"A. Saint-Léon

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:[2]

Broadcasting

The 1993 Young Dancers competition was broadcast in at least 15 countries.

See also

References
  1. Yugoslavia did not exist as such since 1992
  2. "Eurovision Young Dancers 1993: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  3. "Eurovision Young Dancers 1993: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  4. "Eurovision Young Dancers - Format". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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