Eurovision Young Dancers 2013

Eurovision Young Dancers 2013
Dates
Final 14 June 2013
Host
Venue Baltic Opera House, Gdańsk, Poland[1]
Presenter(s) Tomasz Kammel
Executive supervisor Vladislav Yakovlev
Executive producer Robert Kamyk
Host broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP)
Participants
Number of entries 10
Debuting countries
  •  Belarus
Returning countries
  •  Armenia
  •  Czech Republic
  •  Ukraine
Withdrawing countries
  •  Croatia
  •  Greece
  •  Kosovo
  •  Portugal
Vote
Voting system Three professional juries choose the top 2 performances, and after the final battle, they choose the winner dancer.
Winning dancers  Netherlands
Sedrig Verwoert
Eurovision Young Dancers
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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. Belarus made their début while Armenia, Czech Republic and Ukraine returned. Four countries withdrew from the contest.[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

For more details on the host venue, see Baltic State Opera.
Baltic Opera House

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]

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]

Participants

Results

Draw Country Participant Dance Choreographer Result
01  Armenia Vahagn Margaryan "Blind Alley"[6] Arsen Mehrabyan Out
02  Belarus Yana Shtangey "Esmeralda variation"[7] Marius Petipa Out
03  Netherlands Sedrig Verwoert "The 5th Element"[8] Marco Gerris Advanced
04  Sweden Stephanie Liekola Isla "Entrapped"[9] Mauro Rojas Out
05  Ukraine Nikita Vasylenko "The Legend of Spartacus"[10] Tetyana Denysova Out
06  Czech Republic Adéla Abdul Khalegová "Love Under Pressure"[11] Adéla Abdul Khalegová Out
07  Poland Kristóf Szabó[12] "My Life and Love Might Still Go on in Your Heart""[13] Katarzyna Kubalska Out
08  Norway Julie Schartum Dokken "Moment"[14] Julie Schartum Dokken Out
09  Slovenia Patricija Crnkovič[15] "Passion"[16] Dimitrij Popovski Out
10  Germany Felix Berning[17] "Home"[18] Felix Landerer & Felix Berning Advanced

Final Duel

Country Participant Dance Result
 Germany Felix Berning "Home" Runner up
 Netherlands Sedrig Verwoert "The 5th Element" Winner

Broadcasting

The contest was broadcast by the following broadcasters:[19]

Date of broadcast[19] Country[19] Station[19]
14 June 2013  Armenia ARMTV
 Belarus BTRC
 Czech Republic ČT2 (45-minute delay)
 Norway NRK1 (5-minute delay)
 Poland TVP Kultura
Rest of the world www.youngdancers.tv
 Ukraine NTU
15 June 2013  Poland TVP 2
 Sweden SVT2
18 June 2013  Belgium VRT OP12
23 June 2013  Netherlands NED 2
30 June 2013  Slovenia RTVSLO2
7 July 2013  Germany WDR Fernsehen

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:[2]

See also

References

  1. "GDANSK TO HOST EUROVISION YOUNG DANCERS". EBU. 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Eurovision Young Dancers 2013: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  3. "Eurovision Young Dancers 2013: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  4. "Presenting de 2013 Stage". EBU. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  5. 1 2 "Eurovision Young Dancers - Format". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  6. "Country profile: Armenia". EBU. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  7. "Country profile: Belarus". EBU. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  8. "Country profile: The Netherlands". EBU. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  9. "Country profile: Sweden". EBU. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  10. "Country profile: Ukraine". EBU. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  11. "Country profile: Czech Republic". EBU. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  12. "EYD: Polskie preselekcje na początku kwietnia". eurowizja.org. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  13. "Country profile: Poland". EBU. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  14. "Country profile: Norway". EBU. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  15. "Słowenia wybrała reprezentanta do Gdańska". eurowizja.org. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  16. "Country profile: Slovenia". EBU. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  17. "It's Felix for Germany!". youngdancers.tv. 2013-03-16.
  18. "Country profile: Germany". EBU. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  19. 1 2 3 4 "Where to watch Young Dancers 2013?". youngdancers.tv. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
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