Eurovision Young Dancers 2015 Explained

Eurovision Young Dancers
Year:	2015
Final:	19 June 2015
Director:	Michael Cech
Exsupervisor:	Vladislav Yakovlev
Exproducer:	Vítězslav Sýkora
Host:	Česká televize (ČT)
Venue:	New Theatre, Plzeň, Czech Republic
Windance:	Viktoria Nowak Poland
Vote:	Three professional juries choose the top 2 performances, and after the final battle, they choose the winning dancer.
Entries:	10
Green:	Y
Red:	Y
Red2:	Did not qualify to the final round
Yellow:	Y

The Eurovision Young Dancers 2015 was the fourteenth edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers competition. The final was held in the New Theatre in Plzeň, Czech Republic on 19 June 2015. This was the first time that the Czech national broadcaster, Česká televize (ČT), had organised a Eurovision event. 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. Ten countries participated in the 2015 contest; with and making their début; returning after an eighteen-year break; and,, and deciding not to participate.

Viktoria Nowak of won the contest, with Staša Tušar of placing second (runner-up).

Location

On 24 April 2014, the Czech city of Plzeň, was selected as the host city for the 2015 edition of the biennial Eurovision Young Dancers.^{[1] [2]} The reasons behind this decision was to coincide the Young Dancers event alongside the European Capital of Culture, of which the city were organisers of a series of cultural events with a strong European dimension.^{[2] [3]}

In November 2014, it was announced that the host broadcaster for the Czech Republic, Česká televize (ČT), had selected the New Theatre as the venue for the contest.^{[4] [5]} The building first opened on 1 September 2014, showcasing a performance of Bedřich Smetana's The Bartered Bride,^[6] and has "state of the art" technology for a theatre of its kind.^[5] The 2015 Eurovision Young Dancers took place on 19 June 2015.^[7]

Format

The format consisted of dancers who were non-professional and between the ages of 16–21, competing in a performance of dance routines of their choice, which they had prepared in advance of the competition. All of the acts then took part in a choreographed group dance during 'Young Dancers Week'.^[8]

Presenters

On 10 March 2015, host broadcaster ČT, announced that had been chosen to host the 2015 edition.^[9] Bouček, who is a well-known television presenter, speaks fluent Czech and English, and has experience with hosting live events, with his most recent being the 2014 European Athletics Championships. Česká televize, stated that his repertoire is why they decided to choose him to host the contest.^[9] Cameron McMillan, head choreographer and 2013 jury panel member, presented the backstage segments during the show.

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 had been counted, the two participants which received the highest total of points progress to a final round. The final round consisted of a 90-second 'dual', where each of the finalists performed a 45-second random dance-off routine. The overall winner upon completion of the final dances was chosen by the professional jury members.^[8] The jury members were as follows:^[10]

• –
• –
• – Zenaida Yanowsky (winner of the Eurovision Young Dancers 1993)

Participating countries

The contest was limited to a maximum of fourteen countries, however, only ten countries confirmed their participation.^[11] Of the ten countries participating, and made their début; returned after last competing at the Eurovision Young Dancers 1997.,, and withdrew.^[12]

Draw	Country^[13]	Participant	Dance	Choreographer	Result
01		Staša Tušar	"Gardenfound"	Tanja Pavlič	Advanced
02		Trine Lise Moe	"Flux"	Masja Abrahamsen	Out
03		Valéria Stašková	"La Esmeralda"	Marius Petipa, Karin Alaverdjan	Out
04		Anthea Zammit	"Tiċrita - Tear Apart"	Dorian Mallia	Out
05		Thijs Hogenboom	"Variation of the Male Flame"	Thom Stuart	Out
06		Viktoria Nowak	"Piece in Old Style"	Jacek Przybyłowicz	Advanced
07		Klaudio Begaj	"Scream of Life"	Arjan Sukniqi	Out
08		Agnes Klapp	"L’après midi"	Mia Stagh	Out
09		Thomas Rohe	"Senses"	Thomas Rohe	Out
10		Helena Nováčková	"Soldier On My Own"	Jana Kovačević Spiessová	Out

Final duel

Country	Participant	Dance	Result
	Staša Tušar	"Gardenfound"	Runner up
	Viktoria Nowak	"Piece in Old Style"	Winner

Broadcasting

The following countries, listed in order of broadcasting dates, confirmed that they would broadcast the contest.^[14]

Date of broadcast	Country	Station
19 June 2015		TVSH
		TVSH2
		RTSH HD
		RTSH Muzikë
		RTSH Art
		ČT2
		NRK1
		TVP Kultura
	Rest of the world
		RTVS2
		TVM1 (1-hour delay)
20 June 2015		SVT2
28 June 2015		NPO 2
		RTVSLO2
12 July 2015		WDR Fernsehen

Other countries

For a country to be eligible for potential participation in the Eurovision Young Dancers, it must be member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).^[15] The EBU issued an invitation of participation for the 2015 Contest to all 56 active members.^[15] Ten countries confirmed their participation,^[13] whilst the following countries declined, stating their reasons as shown below.

Members

• – On 30 January 2015, the Armenian broadcaster Public Television of Armenia (ARMTV) announced that they would withdraw from the competition. Armenia last competed at the Eurovision Young Dancers 2013 event.^[16]
• – On 26 February 2015, the Belarusian broadcaster Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC) announced that they would withdraw from the event, after last competing at the 2013 event.^[17]
• – The Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) announced on 3 December 2014 that they had no plans to return in 2015. Belgium last took part in 2005, although they had broadcast the 2013 event.^[18]
• – The Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT), who last participated at the Eurovision Young Dancers 2011, announced on 30 January 2015 that they would not take part in the 2015 event.^[19]
• – The Cypriot broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) announced on 5 December 2014 that a decision on participation had yet to be taken, making a return to the 2015 event possible. The island country, who last participated at the Eurovision Young Dancers 2005, did not make their return in the end.^[20]
• – The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) announced on 10 December 2014 that they were unable to take part in the 2015 event. Finland last took part in 2005.^[21]
• – On 28 November 2014, the Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) announced that they had no plans to return to the event in 2015, after last taking part in 2001.^[22]
• – On 5 March 2015, the Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) announced that they would not take part in the 2015 event. Latvia last participated at the 2005 Young Dancers event.^[23]
• – On 19 February 2015 it was confirmed that the Ukrainian broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU), who last took part at the 2013 Eurovision Young Dancers, hadn't made any decisions on participating in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 and Eurovision Young Dancers 2015 due to their current financial and political situations and their focus on the creation of a public service broadcaster.^[24]
• – On 2 October 2014 the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) announced that they were to launch a new dancing competition in 2015 entitled "BBC Young Dancer", and it was thought that the winner would represent the United Kingdom, marking a potential return to Eurovision Young Dancers, since their last participation in 2005.^{[25] [26]} On 7 October 2014, the BBC replied to a post on the show's Facebook page saying there were "no plans at present" to return in 2015.^[27]

See also

• European Capital of Culture
• Eurovision Song Contest 2015
• Eurovision Young Dancers
• Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015

External links

• • Plzeň 2015 (European Capital of Culture)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Plzeň to host Eurovision Young Dancers 2015. Eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 3 June 2014. 8 March 2014.
2. Web site: Fisher. Luke James. Pilsen to host Eurovision Young Dancers 2015!. youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 10 March 2015. 24 April 2014.
3. Web site: Associated Press. 'Czech capital of beer' Plzen inaugurated European capital of culture for 2015. foxnews.com. Fox News. 10 March 2015. 17 January 2015.
4. Web site: Granger. Anthony. EYD'15: Nové divadlo is this years venue. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 29 November 2014. 29 November 2014.
5. Web site: Venue: New Theatre, Pilsen. youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 10 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150211203615/http://www.youngdancers.tv/page/pilsen-2015/about/venue. 11 February 2015. dead.
6. Web site: Plzeň's New Theatre gets official opening. Ian. Willoughby. Radio Prague. 3 September 2014. 10 March 2015.
7. Web site: Granger. Anthony. EYD'15: Contest set for June 19th. Eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 3 June 2014. 23 April 2014.
8. 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.
9. Web site: Host chosen: Libor Bouček!. youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 10 March 2015. 10 March 2015.
10. Web site: The 2015 Jury. youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 22 June 2015. 18 June 2015.
11. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Exclusive: Interview With Vladislav Yakovlev Part 2. Eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 7 July 2014. 18 January 2014.
12. Web site: Granger. Anthony. EYD'15: 10 countries for Pilsen. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 7 April 2015. 7 April 2015.
13. Web site: Eurovision Young Dancers 2015 - Participants. youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 10 March 2015.
14. Web site: Where to watch Eurovision Young Dancers 2015!. youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 17 June 2015. 17 June 2015.
15. Web site: . Membership conditions. 3 February 2012.
16. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Armenia will not participate in EYD 2015. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 30 January 2015. 30 January 2015.
17. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Belarus withdraws from Eurovision Young Dancers. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 26 February 2015. 26 February 2015.
18. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Belgium VRT have no plans to return to EYD. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 3 December 2014. 3 December 2014.
19. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Croatia no return to Young Dancers. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 30 January 2015. 30 January 2015.
20. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Cyprus possible return to EYD. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 6 December 2014. 5 December 2014.
21. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Finland no return to Young Dancers. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 10 December 2014. 10 December 2014.
22. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Ireland RTÉ have no plans to return to EYD. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 28 November 2014. 28 November 2014.
23. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Latvia no return to Eurovision Young Dancers. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 5 March 2015. 5 March 2015.
24. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Ukraine: Undecided On JESC & EYD. Eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 19 February 2015. 19 February 2015.
25. Web site: Granger. Anthony. EYD'15: United Kingdom to return?. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 3 October 2014. BBC. 2 October 2014.
26. Web site: BBC Young Dancers 2015. bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150110084240/http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/tv/young-dancer/young-dancer-2015-brochure.pdf. 10 January 2015. dead.
27. Web site: Granger. Anthony. United Kingdom: No Plans To Return To EYD. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 14 October 2014. BBC. 14 October 2014.