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 Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries15
Debuting countries
Returning countries Austria
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 1993
Vote
Voting systemA professional jury chose the finalists and the top 3 performances
Winning dancers Spain
Zenaida Yanowsky
1991 ← Eurovision Young Dancers → 1995

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

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Dance House, Stockholm

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

Format

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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

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Preliminary round

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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]

Country Participant Dance Choreographer
  Belgium Rafaella Raschella "The Sleeping Beauty" M. Petipa
  Cyprus Lia Haraki "Sunrise - Sunset from Out of Silence" N. Loizidu
  Denmark Julie Strandberg and Mads Blangstrup "The Flower Festival in Genzano" A. Bournonville
  Estonia Stanislav Jermakov and Luana Georg "The Flower Festival in Genzano" A. Bournonville
  Greece Theodora Bourbou "Esmeralda" M. Petipa
  Norway Kristine Oren "The Snark" S. Edvardsen
  Slovenia Ursa Vidmar "Don Quixote" M. Fokin

Final

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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]

Place Country Participant Dance Choreographer
1   Spain Zenaida Yanowsky "Esmeralda" M. Petipa
2    Switzerland Kusha Angst "The Corsair" M. Petipa
3   Austria Gregor Hatala "Vayamos al diablo, 5 Tangos" H. van Manen
  France Raphaëlle Delaunay-Belleville “Paquita, 2nd variation” from “Pas de trois” M. Petipa
-   Finland Riina Laurila “Vague Woman” from “Symphony no. 1” H. Heikkinen
-   Germany Jens Weber and Franziska Koch "Tchaikovsky – Pas de Deux" G. Balanchine
-   Poland Anna Sasiadek and Jacek Bres "Esmeralda" A. Vaganova
-   Sweden Ludde Hagberg "Coppelia" A. Saint-Léon

Jury members

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The jury members consisted of the following:[2]

Broadcasting

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

Broadcasters in participating countries
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) Ref(s)
  Austria ORF
  Belgium RTBF RTBF1[a] [5]
  Cyprus CyBC RIK 2 [6]
  Denmark DR DR TV Erik Aschengreen and Niels Oxenvad [7]
  Estonia ETV[b] [8]
  Finland YLE TV1 [9]
  France France Télévision France 3[c] Alain Duault [fr] [10]
  Germany ZDF[d] [11]
  Greece ERT ET1 [12]
  Norway NRK NRK Fjernsynet[e] [13]
  Poland TVP TVP2 [14]
  Slovenia RTVSLO
  Spain TVE
  Sweden SVT Kanal 1, TV2 [15]
   Switzerland SRG SSR
SRG Sportkette [de] [11][10]
SSR Chaîne sportive Jean-Pierre Pastori [fr]
TSI Canale sportivo

See also

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Notes and references

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Delayed broadcast on 20 June at 16:05 CET (15:05 UTC)[5]
  2. ^ Delayed broadcast on 25 June at 21:45 EET (19:45 UTC)[8]
  3. ^ Delayed broadcast at 23:10 CET (22:10 UTC)[10]
  4. ^ Delayed broadcast at 23:00 CET (22:00 UTC)[11]
  5. ^ Delayed broadcast on 20 June at 16:30 CET (15:30 UTC)[13]

References

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  1. ^ Yugoslavia did not exist as such since 1992
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Eurovision Young Dancers 1993: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Eurovision Young Dancers 1993: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Eurovision Young Dancers - Format". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  5. ^ a b "TV buitenland zondag" [TV abroad Sunday]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Rotterdam, Netherlands. 19 June 1993. p. 5. Retrieved 22 April 2024 – via Delpher.
  6. ^ "ΡΙΚ 2" [RIK 2]. I Simerini (in Greek). Nicosia, Cyprus. 15 June 1993. p. 6. Retrieved 22 April 2024 – via Press and Information Office [el].
  7. ^ "Alle tiders programoversigter – Tirsdag den 15. juni 1993" [All-time programme overviews – Tuesday 15th June 1993]. DR. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Televisiooni nädalakava 21. juuni – 27. juuni" [Television weekly schedule 21 June – 27 June]. Päevaleht (in Estonian). 21 May 1993. pp. 14–15. Retrieved 22 April 2024 – via DIGAR Eesti artiklid.
  9. ^ "Televisiooni nädalakava 14. juuni – 20. juuni" [Television weekly schedule 14 June – 20 June]. Päevaleht (in Estonian). 14 June 1993. pp. 14–15. Retrieved 22 April 2024 – via DIGAR Eesti artiklid.
  10. ^ a b c "Programmes TV – mardi 15 juin" [TV programmes – Tuesday 15 June]. TV8 (in French). Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland: Ringier. 10 June 1993. pp. 28–31. Retrieved 26 October 2022 – via Scriptorium Digital Library.
  11. ^ a b c "Fernsehen" [Television]. Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 15 June 1993. p. 30. Retrieved 22 April 2024 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  12. ^ "ET1" [ET1]. I Simerini (in Greek). Nicosia, Cyprus. 15 June 1993. p. 6. Retrieved 22 April 2024 – via Press and Information Office [el].
  13. ^ a b "Radio og TV – søndag 20. mai" [Radio and TV – Tuesday 20 May]. Moss Avis (in Norwegian). 19 June 1993. p. 37. Retrieved 22 April 2024 – via National Library of Norway.
  14. ^ "Program telewizyjny" [Television programme]. Gazeta Jarocińska (in Polish). 11 June 1993. p. 23. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Radio og TV – tirsdag 15. mai" [Radio and TV – Tuesday 15 May]. Moss Avis (in Norwegian). 15 June 1993. p. 37. Retrieved 22 April 2024 – via National Library of Norway.
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