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Eurovision Young Dancers 1993
International youth dance competition From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1] 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.[1]
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.[1]
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.[2]
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Location
The Dance House in Stockholm, Sweden, was the host venue for the 1993 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. The overall winner upon completion of the final dances is chosen by the professional jury members.[3]
As in 1991, the interval featured a documentary about the dancers that did not make it to the final.[1]
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Results
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Preliminary round
Broadcasters from fifteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 1993 contest, of which eight qualified to the televised grand final. The following participants failed to qualify.[1]
Final
Awards were given to the top three participants. 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]
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Jury members
The jury members consisted of the following:[1]
Sweden – Nils-Åke Häggbom (Head of Jury)- Sweden – Birgit Cullberg
Denmark – Frank Andersen
Romania/
France – Gigi Căciuleanu
Italy – Paolo Bortoluzzi
Germany – Peter Van Dyk
Spain – María de Ávila
Switzerland – Heinz Spoerli
Belgium – Micha van Hoecke- France – Pierre Lacotte
- Sweden – Elsa-Marianne von Rosen
- Italy – Elisabetta Terabust
Finland – Jorma Uotinen
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Broadcasts
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The 1993 Young Dancers competition was broadcast in at least 15 countries. Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.
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