Eurovision Young Dancers 1999

The Eurovision Young Dancers 1999 was the eighth edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at the Opéra de Lyon, in Lyon, France, on 10 July 1999.[1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster France 3, dancers from ten countries participated in the televised final. A total of sixteen countries took part in the competition. Czech Republic made their début while host country France, Netherlands, Switzerland and United Kingdom returned. Estonia and Slovakia decided not to participate.[1]

Eurovision Young Dancers 1999
Dates
Semi-final4 July 1999
Final10 July 1999
Host
VenueOpéra de Lyon, Lyon, France
Presenter(s)Alex Taylor
Directed byGuy Darmet
Executive producer
  • Gilbert Plique
  • Michele Banaletti
Host broadcasterFrance 3
Websiteyoungdancers.tv/event/lyon-1999
Participants
Number of entries16
Debuting countries Czech Republic
Returning countries
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 1999
Vote
Voting systemA professional jury chose the finalists and the top 3 performances
Winning dancers Germany
Stegli Yohan and Katja Wünsche

Both single dancers and couples younger than 20 could enter the competition, male or female. Single dancers had to perform 2 pieces of maximum 10 minutes in total, while couples could choose to perform 1 or 2 dances, but in total no longer than 10 minutes as well. The semi-final that took place in the same venue 6 days before the final (4 July 1999).[1]

The non-qualified countries were Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Katja Wünsche and Stegli Yohan of Germany won the contest, with Sweden and Spain placing second and joint third respectively.[2]

Location
Further information on the host venue: Opéra Nouvel
Opéra de Lyon in 2021

Opéra de Lyon, in Lyon, France, was the host venue for the 1999 edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers.[1]

The Opéra Nouvel (Nouvel Opera House) in Lyon, France, is the home of the Opéra National de Lyon. The original opera house was re-designed by the distinguished French architect, Jean Nouvel between 1985 and 1993 in association with the agency of scenography dUCKS scéno and the acoustician Peutz. Serge Dorny was appointed general director in 2003.

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. The overall winner upon completion of the final dances is chosen by the professional jury members.[3]

The interval act was a performance by the hip-hop dance group "Kä-fig".[1]

Results

Preliminary round

A total of sixteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 1999 contest, of which ten qualified to the televised grand final. The following countries failed to qualify.[1]

CountryParticipantDanceChoreographer
 CyprusDafni Mouyiassi"The Sleeping Beauty"M. Petipa
 United KingdomLara Glew"La Bayadère"M. Petipa
 HungaryAttila Bongar"Le Corsaire"M. Petipa
 Czech RepublicLukas Slavicky and Zuzana Zahradnikova"Don Quixote"M. Petipa
 SloveniaAna Klasnja"Variation of Giselle"J. Coralli and J. Perrot
  SwitzerlandLaetitia Guggi"La Bayadère"M. Petipa

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
01 GreeceMaria Boubouli"Don Quixote"M. Petipa-
02 NetherlandsErnst Meisner"La fille mal gardée"J. Dauberval-
03 SpainClara Blanco"Variation of Giselle"J. Coralli and J. Perrot3
04 FranceEmmanuel Eggermont and Juliette Roudet"Les Chiens"J. Bouvier and R. Obadia-
05 PolandMarta Wojtaszewska and Marcin Krajewski"Stars & Stripes"G. Balanchine-
06 LatviaElza Leimane"Esmeralda"J. Perrot-
07 FinlandAarne Ruutu"La Sylphide" (James variation)A. Bournonville-
08 GermanyKatja Wünsche and Stegli Yohan"Cinderella"J. Neumeier1
09 BelgiumFrederik Deberdt"La Sylphide"A. Bournonville-
10 SwedenNathalie Nordquist"Flower Festival in Genzano"A. Bournonville2

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:[1]

Broadcasting

A total of 20 countries broadcast the 1999 event, including Croatia, Ireland, Norway and Russia.[4] Agnes Letestu, the 1989 Eurovision Young Dancers winner, commented on this year's contest for the host broadcaster France 3. In the United Kingdom, highlights of the contest was broadcast as part of BBC Two series Summer Dance.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Eurovision Young Dancers 1999: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. "Eurovision Young Dancers 1999: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  3. "Eurovision Young Dancers - Format". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. "Eurovision Young Dancers 1999". Issuu. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  5. "Summer Dance". 14 August 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2022 – via BBC Genome.
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