Eurovision Young Dancers 1987

Eurovision Young Dancers 1987
Dates
Final 31 May 1987
Host
Venue Schlosstheater Schwetzingen, Schwetzingen, Germany
Presenter(s) Margot Werner
Director Hugo Käch
Executive producer Harro Eisele
Host broadcaster Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Interval act Arne Fagerholt in Kjersti Alverberg's 'Spirits'
Participants
Number of entries 14
Debuting countries
  •  Austria
  •  Canada
  •  Denmark
  •  Yugoslavia
Withdrawing countries None
Participation map
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Vote
Voting system A professional jury chose the top 3 participants.
Winning dancers  Denmark Rose Gad Poulsen & Nikolaj Hübbe
Eurovision Young Dancers
◄1985 • 1987 • 1989►

The Eurovision Young Dancers 1987 was the second edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at the Schlosstheater Schwetzingen, Germany on 31 May 1987.[1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), dancers from fourteen countries participated in the televised final. Austria, Canada, Denmark and Yugoslavia made their début at the contest.[1]

For the first time ever, the Canadian Broadcaster CBC (EBU Associate Member) joined the show with its participant. The participant countries could send one or two dancers, male or female, that could not be older than 20. Each entry consisted in one or two dances with no rules or limitations regarding the style. The dances could not be longer than 5 minutes (for soloists) or 10 minutes (for couples).[1]

Rose Gad Poulsen and Nikolaj Hübbe of Denmark won the contest, with Switzerland and West Germany placing second and third respectively.[2]

Location

For more details on the host venue, see Schlosstheater Schwetzingen.
Inside the venue

Schlosstheater Schwetzingen (Schwetzingen palace theater), a court theater in Schwetzingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany was the host venue for the 1987 edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers.[1]

The historic building, opened in 1753, is part of Schloss Schwetzingen and since 1952 the principal venue of the Schwetzingen Festival. It is also called Hoftheater (court theater), Hofoper (court opera), and Comoedienhaus (comedy house). The frequently applied name Rokokotheater (Rococo theater) is misleading, because it shows also neoclassical elements, added in 1762.

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'.[3]

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.[3]

Results

Final

Awards were given to the top three countries. The table below highlights these using gold, silver, and bronze. The placing results of the remaining participants is unknown and never made public by the European Broadcasting Union.[2]

Place Country Participant Dance Choreographer
1  Denmark Rose Gad Poulsen & Nikolaj Hübbe Divertissement from “La Sylphide” A. Bournonville
2   Switzerland Frédéric Gafner Variation from the first act of “La Sylphide” A. Bournonville
3  West Germany Stefanie Arndt Variation from “Le Corsaire” M. Petipa
-  Austria Erika Nowak Variation of the girl friends from "Raymonda" M. Petipa & R. Nureyev
-
 Netherlands /  Belgium[4] Marieke Simons & Bart de Block Blue Bird Pas de deux from “Sleeping Beauty” M. Petipa
-  Canada Stephen Legate Variation from “La Bayadère” M. Petipa & N. Makarova
-  Finland Susanna Aaltonen & Tomi Paasonen Pas de deux Odette/Siegfried from the second act of “Swan Lake” L. Ivanov
-  France Marie-Soizic Cabié Aurora's variation from the first act of “Sleeping Beauty” M. Petipa
-  Italy Giulia Menicucci Variation from “Giselle” J. Coralli & J. J. Perrot
-  Norway Halldis Ólafsdóttir "Paper Nut" J. Day
-  Spain María Montserrat León Variation from “Le Corsaire” M. Petipa
-  Sweden Johannes Öhman Franz's variation from the third act of “Coppelia” K. Damianov
-  United Kingdom Paul Liburd "Under Summer" R. Cohan
-  Yugoslavia Vedrana Ostojic Variation from “Le Corsaire” M. Petipa

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Eurovision Young Dancers 1987: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Eurovision Young Dancers 1987: Participants". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Eurovision Young Dancers - Format". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ↑ The Netherlands and Belgium competed together
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