Eurovision Young Dancers 2017 Explained

Eurovision Young Dancers
Year:2017
Final:16 December 2017
Presenters:
Director:Michael Cech
Exsupervisor:Jon Ola Sand
Exproducer:Vítězslav Sýkora
Host:Česká televize (ČT)
Venue:Congress Centre, Prague, Czech Republic
Windance: Paulina Bidzińska
Poland
Vote:Three professional juries choose the top 2 performances, and after the final battle, they choose the winning dancer.
Entries:8
Debut:None
Nonreturn:

Green:Y
Red:Y
Red2:Did not qualify to the final round
Yellow:Y

The Eurovision Young Dancers 2017 was the fifteenth and final edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers competition. The final took place at the Prague Congress Centre in the Czech capital, Prague on 16 December 2017. This was the second consecutive time that the Czech national broadcaster, Česká televize (ČT), organised the contest. 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.

Eight countries participated in the event, with returning after last competing at the Eurovision Young Dancers 2011; and,, and not returning this year. Paulina Bidzińska of won the contest, with Patricija Crnkovič of placing second (runner-up).

Location

On 7 July 2015, the Maltese city of Valletta was selected as the host city for the 2017 edition of the biennial Eurovision Young Dancers.[1] The reasons behind this decision was to coincide the Young Dancers event alongside the European Capital of Culture, of which the city will be the organisers of a series of cultural events in 2018, all with a strong European dimension.[1] The contest was scheduled to take place on 9 June 2017, with the Mediterranean Conference Centre originally proposed as the venue.[2] However, on 19 November 2016 it was reported that the host broadcaster PBS were planning to host the contest in the open-air.[3] It was announced on 24 December 2016 that the event would take place at the Grand Harbour.[4]

In January 2017, the EBU announced that Maltese broadcaster PBS, who agreed to host the event in July 2015, had due to circumstances beyond their control been forced to cancel their staging of the competition. The EBU also stated they were looking for another host broadcaster but should one not be found in time the competition would not take place this year and was expected to return in 2019.[5] This would have been the third time that the Maltese national broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), would have organised a Eurovision event, the first two being the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in and .

However, in May, during a press release about the national selection for the contest, the Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) confirmed that the contest would now take place in the Czech Republic later in the year.[6] On 18 May 2017, Czech broadcaster Česká televize (ČT) confirmed that they would host the contest.[7] It was later reported that the contest would take place on 16 December 2017.[8] Slovenian broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO) confirmed that it would be held in Prague. The EBU confirmed on 22 June that the Forum Hall of the Prague Congress Centre would host the competition.[9]

Hosting selection

Whereas the winning country at the Eurovision Song Contest goes on to host the following year's event, this method is not the case when it comes to the decision of selecting the hosts for the Eurovision Young Dancers. The event's Steering Group, conduct a meeting in which they discuss the countries who submitted an application to host the event, and make their final decision thereafter.[10]

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'.[11]

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 will involve 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 will be chosen by the professional jury members. The jury members were as follows:[12]

Participating countries

On 14 August 2017, it was revealed that eight countries would be taking part in the contest, with returning after last competing at the Eurovision Young Dancers 2011; and,, and not returning. This is the lowest number of participating countries in the history of the contest.[13]

DrawCountry[14] ParticipantDanceChoreographerResult
01Anna Louise Amundsen"These Days"Tine Erica AspaasOut
02Danila Kapustin"Desde Otello"Goyo MonteroOut
03Denise Buttigieg"Q.W."Joeline TaboneOut
04Raquel Fidalgo"Esquiva"Marius PetipaOut
05Paulina Bidzińska"La Certa"Jacek PrzybyłowiczAdvanced
06Patricija Crnkovič"Disintegration"Patricija CrnkovičAdvanced
07Christoffer Collins"Solo-X"Sigge ModighOut
08Michal Vach"Monologue" Michal Vach and Lenka HalašováOut

Final duel

CountryParticipantDanceResult
Patricija Crnkovič"Disintegration"Runner up
Paulina Bidzińska"La Certa"Winner

Broadcasting

The following countries, listed in order of broadcasting dates, have confirmed that they broadcast the contest.[15]

Date of broadcastCountryStation
16 December 2017RTSH 1 HD
ČT art
TVM1 (1-hour delay)
TVP Kultura
RTP2 (2-hour delay)
Rest of the worldYouTube
RTVSLO2 (5-minute delay)
SVT2 and SVT Play
17 December 2017NRK2
7 January 2018WDR Fernsehen

Other countries

For a country to be eligible for potential participation in the Eurovision Young Dancers, it needs to be an active member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).[16]

Active EBU Members

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Malta to host Eurovision Young Dancers 2017. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 7 July 2015. 7 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Granger. Anthony. EYD'17: Eurovision Young Dancers 2017 Final 9 June. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 10 November 2015. 10 November 2015.
  3. Web site: Malta plans to host Eurovision Young Dancers in the open air. Granger. Anthony. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 28 November 2016. 19 November 2016.
  4. Web site: Grand Harbour the venue of Eurovision Young Dancers. Granger. Anthony. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 26 December 2016. 24 December 2016.
  5. Web site: Update on Eurovision Young Dancers 2017 - Eurovision Young Dancers. youngdancers.tv. 22 June 2017. 2018-07-18.
  6. Web site: Młody Tancerz Roku tylko w TVP Kultura - Telewizja Polska S.A. - TVP.pl.
  7. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Czech Republic: Confirmed as new host country of Eurovision Young Dancers 2017. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 18 May 2017. 18 May 2017.
  8. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Eurovision Young Dancers to be held on December 16?. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 29 May 2017. 29 May 2017.
  9. Web site: It's official: 15th Eurovision Young Dancers to take place in Prague. eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 22 June 2017. 22 June 2017.
  10. Web site: Fisher. Luke James. Malta to host Eurovision Young Dancers 2017. youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 7 July 2015. 7 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160315142723/http://www.youngdancers.tv/page/news?id=malta_to_host_eurovision_young_dancers_2017. 15 March 2016. dead.
  11. Web site: How it works - Eurovision Young Dancers. youngdancers.tv. 22 June 2017. 2018-07-18.
  12. Web site: Prague 2017 - Eurovision Young Dancers. youngdancers.tv. 22 June 2017. 2018-07-18.
  13. Web site: Eurovision Young Dancers 2017 Will Be The Smallest Contest to Date. 13 August 2017. 14 August 2017. Anthony. Granger. eurovoix.com.
  14. Web site: Prague 2017 - Eurovision Young Dancers. youngdancers.tv. 22 June 2017. 2018-07-18.
  15. Web site: Eurovision Young Dancers 2017: Where to Watch. eurovoix.com. 15 December 2017. Eurovoix. 16 December 2017.
  16. Web site: . Membership conditions. 3 February 2012.
  17. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Eurovision Young Dancers 2017 will be the smallest contest to date . eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 13 August 2017. 13 August 2017.
  18. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Austria: rules out return to Eurovision Young Dancers. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 22 November 2016. 22 November 2016.
  19. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Finland: will not participate in Eurovision Young Dancers 2017. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 4 November 2016. 4 November 2016.
  20. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Latvia: will not participate in Eurovision Young Dancers 2017. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 16 December 2016. 16 December 2016.
  21. Web site: Granger. Anthony. The Netherlands: Withdraws from Eurovision Young Dancers. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 2 February 2017. 2 February 2017.
  22. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Ukraine: Rules out Eurovision Young Dancers 2017 participation. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 22 December 2016. 22 December 2016.