Eurovision Young Dancers 2013 Explained

Eurovision Young Dancers
Year:2013
Size:250px
Final:14 June 2013
Director:Tomasz Motyl
Exsupervisor:Vladislav Yakovlev
Exproducer:Robert Kamyk
Host:Telewizja Polska (TVP)
Venue:Baltic Opera House, Gdańsk, Poland[1]
Windance:
Sedrig Verwoert
Vote:Three professional juries choose the top 2 performances, and after the final battle, they choose the winner dancer.
Entries:10
Green:Y
Red:Y
Red2:Did not qualify to the final round
Yellow:Y

The Eurovision Young Dancers 2013 was the thirteenth edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at the Baltic Opera House in Gdańsk, Poland on 14 June 2013.[2] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP), dancers from ten countries participated in the televised final. made their début while, and returned.,, and decided not to participate.[2]

The event is aimed at young dancers aged between 16 and 21, competing in modern dances, be it solo or in couples, as long as they were not professionally engaged.[2]

Sedrig Verwoert of the Netherlands won the contest, with Felix Berning of Germany placing second (runner-up).[3]

Location

The chosen venue by the host broadcaster TVP was the Baltic Opera House in Gdańsk. The stage was designed by Michał Białousz.[4]

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'.[5]

Presenters

Polish presenter was the main host of the 2013 contest. For the first time, there were also two additional co-presenters who presented the backstage segments during the show. These were dancers Michael Nunn and William Trevitt of BalletBoyz.

Jury panel

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. Once all the jury votes have been counted, the two participants which received the highest total of points progress to a final round. The final round consists of a 90-second 'dual', were each of the finalists perform a 45-second random dance-off routine. The overall winner upon completion of the final dances is chosen by the professional jury members.[5] The jury members consisted of the following:[2]

Participants

The performance order was agreed by the Ballet Boyz, and approved by the chair of the EBU Steering Group on 10 June 2013.[6]

Results

DrawCountryParticipantDanceChoreographerResult
01Vahagn Margaryan"Blind Alley"[7] Arsen MehrabyanOut
02Yana Shtangey"Esmeralda variation"[8] Marius PetipaOut
03Sedrig Verwoert"The 5th Element"[9] Marco GerrisAdvanced
04Stephanie Liekola Isla"Entrapped"[10] Mauro RojasOut
05Nikita Vasylenko"The Legend of Spartacus"[11] Tetyana DenysovaOut
06Adéla Abdul Khalegová"Love Under Pressure"[12] Adéla Abdul KhalegováOut
07Kristóf Szabó[13] "My Life and Love Might Still Go on in Your Heart"[14] Katarzyna KubalskaOut
08Julie Schartum Dokken"Moment"[15] Julie Schartum DokkenOut
09Patricija Crnkovič[16] "Passion"[17] Dimitrij PopovskiOut
10Felix Berning[18] "Home"[19] Felix Landerer & Felix BerningAdvanced

Final Duel

CountryParticipantDanceResult
Felix Berning"Home"Runner up
Sedrig Verwoert"The 5th Element"Winner

Broadcasting

The contest was broadcast by the following broadcasters:[20]

Date of broadcastCountryStation
14 June 2013ARMTV
BTRC
ČT2 (45-minute delay)
NRK1 (5-minute delay)
TVP Kultura
Rest of the world
NTU
15 June 2013TVP 2
SVT2
18 June 2013VRT OP12
23 June 2013NED 2
30 June 2013RTVSLO2
7 July 2013WDR Fernsehen

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GDANSK TO HOST EUROVISION YOUNG DANCERS. EBU. 2012-10-01. 2012-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025045832/http://www3.ebu.ch/cms/en/sites/ebu/contents/frontpage-news/news-2012/gdansk-to-host-eurovision-young.html. 2012-10-25. dead.
  2. Web site: Eurovision Young Dancers 2013: About the show. European Broadcasting Union. 5 October 2014.
  3. Web site: Eurovision Young Dancers 2013: Participants. youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 5 October 2014.
  4. Web site: Presenting de 2013 Stage. EBU. 2013-06-09.
  5. Web site: Eurovision Young Dancers - Format. youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 8 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150211202304/http://www.youngdancers.tv/page/pilsen-2015/about/format. 11 February 2015. dead.
  6. Web site: Running order decided. youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 10 June 2013. 5 February 2018.
  7. Web site: Country profile: Armenia. EBU. 2013-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201195622/http://www.youngdancers.tv/page/history/year/participant-profile/?song=30013. 2014-02-01. dead.
  8. Web site: Country profile: Belarus. EBU. 2013-06-09.
  9. Web site: Country profile: The Netherlands. EBU. 2013-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201193946/http://www.youngdancers.tv/page/history/year/participant-profile/?song=30043. 2014-02-01. dead.
  10. Web site: Country profile: Sweden. EBU. 2013-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20141009040830/http://www.youngdancers.tv/page/history/year/participant-profile/?song=30073. 2014-10-09. dead.
  11. Web site: Country profile: Ukraine. EBU. 2013-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20141009040846/http://www.youngdancers.tv/page/history/year/participant-profile/?song=30083. 2014-10-09. dead.
  12. Web site: Country profile: Czech Republic. EBU. 2013-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201193943/http://www.youngdancers.tv/page/history/year/participant-profile/?song=30033. 2014-02-01. dead.
  13. Web site: EYD: Polskie preselekcje na początku kwietnia. 2013-01-25. eurowizja.org.
  14. Web site: Country profile: Poland. EBU. 2013-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20141009023719/http://www.youngdancers.tv/page/history/year/participant-profile/?song=28173. 2014-10-09. dead.
  15. Web site: Country profile: Norway. EBU. 2013-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20141009023715/http://www.youngdancers.tv/page/history/year/participant-profile/?song=30053. 2014-10-09. dead.
  16. Web site: Słowenia wybrała reprezentanta do Gdańska. 2013-02-20. eurowizja.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20130922013044/http://www.eurowizja.org/v10_news.php?id=7814. 2013-09-22. dead.
  17. Web site: Country profile: Slovenia. EBU. 2013-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201195618/http://www.youngdancers.tv/page/history/year/participant-profile/?song=30063. 2014-02-01. dead.
  18. Web site: It's Felix for Germany!. 2013-03-16. youngdancers.tv.
  19. Web site: Country profile: Germany. EBU. 2013-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20141009042416/http://www.youngdancers.tv/page/history/year/participant-profile/?song=28973. 2014-10-09. dead.
  20. Web site: Where to watch Young Dancers 2013?. youngdancers.tv . 13 June 2013 . 31 August 2016.