| United Kingdom | |
| Member Station: | BBC |
| National Selection Event: | Internal Selection |
| Esc Apps: | 7 (5 finals) |
| Esc First: | 1985 |
| Esc Last: | 2005 |
| Esc Best: | 1st: 1989 |
| Esc Worst: | Failed to qualify: 1999, 2003 |
| Ebu Page: | http://www.youngdancers.tv/country/united-kingdom |
The United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Young Dancers 7 times since its debut in 1985, most recently taking part in 2005. The UK has hosted the contest once, in 2001 and jointly won the contest in 1989.[1]
| Year | Entrant | Final | Semi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Maria Almeida and Errol Pickford | - | rowspan="2" |
| 1987 | Paul Liburd | - | |
| 1989 | Tetsuya Kumakawa | 1 | - |
| 19911997 | colspan="3" | ||
| 1999 | Lara Glew | - | |
| 2001 | Jamie Bond | - | - |
| 2003 | Kate Lyons | - | |
| 2005 | Alex Jones | - | - |
| 20112017 | |||
| Year(s) | Commentator(s)[2] | Channel | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Humphrey Burton and Annette Page | BBC Two | ||
| 1987 | Humphrey Burton and Monica Mason | |||
| 1989 | Judith Mackrell and Richard Alston | |||
| 1991–1997 | ||||
| 1999 | Deborah Bull | BBC Two | ||
| 2001 | Deborah Bull and Wayne McGregor | BBC Two (highlights) BBC Knowledge | ||
| 2003 | Deborah Bull | BBC Four | ||
| 2005 | ||||
| 2011–2017 |