Eurovision Young Dancers 1987

The Eurovision Young Dancers 1987 was the second edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at the Schlosstheater Schwetzingen, Germany on 31 May 1987.[1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), dancers from fourteen countries participated in the televised final. Austria, Canada, Denmark and Yugoslavia made their début at the contest, while Belgium and Netherlands competed together with a joint entry.[1]

Eurovision Young Dancers 1987
Dates
Final31 May 1987
Host
VenueSchlosstheater Schwetzingen, Schwetzingen, Germany
Presenter(s)Margot Werner
Directed byHugo Käch
Executive supervisorFrank Naef
Executive producerHarro Eisele
Host broadcasterZweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Websiteyoungdancers.tv/event/schwetzingen-1987
Participants
Number of entries14
Debuting countries
Non-returning countriesNone
Participation map
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Vote
Voting systemA professional jury chose the top 3 participants.
Winning dancers Denmark
Rose Gad Poulsen and Nikolaj Hübbe

For the first time ever, the Canadian broadcaster CBC (EBU Associate Member) joined the show with its participant, making it the only Eurovision event to feature a country from North America, and the only EBU event to feature an associate member as a participant prior to Australia's debut at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015. The participant countries could send one or two dancers, male or female, that could not be older than 20. Each entry consisted in one or two dances with no rules or limitations regarding the style. The dances could not be longer than 5 minutes (for soloists) or 10 minutes (for couples).[1]

Rose Gad Poulsen and Nikolaj Hübbe of Denmark won the contest, with Switzerland and West Germany placing second and third respectively.[2]

Location
Further information on the host venue: Schlosstheater Schwetzingen
Schlosstheater Schwetzingen

Schlosstheater Schwetzingen (Schwetzingen palace theater), a court theater in Schwetzingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany was the host venue for the 1987 edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers.[1]

The historic building, opened in 1753, is part of Schloss Schwetzingen and since 1952 the principal venue of the Schwetzingen Festival. It is also called Hoftheater (court theater), Hofoper (court opera), and Comoedienhaus (comedy house). The frequently applied name Rokokotheater (Rococo theater) is misleading, because it shows also neoclassical elements, added in 1762.

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 was Arne Fagerholt who performed Kjersti Alveberg's production Spirits.[2]

Results

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]

PlaceCountryParticipantDanceChoreographer
1 DenmarkRose Gad Poulsen and Nikolaj HübbeDivertissement from “La Sylphide”A. Bournonville
2  SwitzerlandFrédéric GafnerVariation from the first act of “La Sylphide”A. Bournonville
3 West GermanyStefanie ArndtVariation from “Le Corsaire”M. Petipa
- AustriaErika NowakVariation of the girl friends from "Raymonda"M. Petipa and R. Nureyev
- Netherlands[lower-alpha 1]Marieke Simons and Bart de BlockBlue Bird Pas de deux from “Sleeping Beauty”M. Petipa
- CanadaStephen LegateVariation from “La Bayadère”M. Petipa and N. Makarova
- FinlandSusanna Aaltonen and Tomi PaasonenPas de deux Odette/Siegfried from the second act of “Swan Lake”L. Ivanov
- FranceMarie-Soizic CabiéAurora's variation from the first act of “Sleeping Beauty”M. Petipa
- ItalyGiulia MenicucciVariation from “Giselle”J. Coralli and J. J. Perrot
- NorwayHalldis Ólafsdóttir"Paper Nut"J. Day
- SpainMaría Montserrat LeónVariation from “Le Corsaire”M. Petipa
- SwedenJohannes ÖhmanFranz's variation from the third act of “Coppelia”K. Damianov
- United KingdomPaul Liburd"Under Summer"R. Cohan
- YugoslaviaVedrana OstojicVariation from “Le Corsaire”M. Petipa

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:[1]

Broadcasting

The 1987 Young Dancers competition was broadcast in at least 15 countries.

See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. Belgium and Netherlands competed together with a joint entry. In the competition, the two dancers represented the Dutch colors.

References
  1. "Eurovision Young Dancers 1987: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. "Eurovision Young Dancers 1987: Participants". youngdancers.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.
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