Eurovision Young Dancers 2001

The Eurovision Young Dancers 2001 was the eighth edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at the Linbury Studio Theatre of the Royal Opera House in London, United Kingdom between 18 and 23 June 2001.[1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), dancers from eleven countries participated in the televised final. A total of eighteen countries took part in the competition. Ireland and Ukraine made their début while Austria, Estonia and Norway returned. Hungary and Spain withdrew from the contest, along with France who broadcast the event.[1]

Eurovision Young Dancers 2001
Dates
Semi-final18 June 2001
Grand final23 June 2001
Host
VenueLinbury Studio Theatre, London, United Kingdom
Presenter(s)Deborah Bull
Directed byRoss MacGibbon
Executive producerBob Lockyer
Host broadcasterBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Interval actSymbiont(s) by Wayne McGregor
Websiteyoungdancers.tv/event/london-2001
Participants
Number of entries18
Debuting countries
Returning countries
Non-returning countries
Participation map
  •      Participating countries     Did not qualify from the semi final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2001
Vote
Voting systemA professional jury chose the finalists and the top 3 performances
Winning dancers Poland David and Marcin Kupinski

The semi-final that took place five days before the final (18 June 2001). Each country could send one or two performers, male and female, not older than 20, who could perform one or two dances. The dancers could choose between classical and contemporary dance.[1]

The non-qualified countries were Austria, Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia and Ukraine. David and Marcin Kupinski of Poland won the contest, with Belgium and Netherlands placing second and third respectively.[2]

Location
Further information on the host venue: Linbury Studio Theatre

The Linbury Studio Theatre of the Royal Opera House in London, United Kingdom was the host venue for the 2001 edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers.[1]

The Linbury is most notable for hosting performances of experimental and independent dance and music, by independent companies and as part of the ROH2, the contemporary producing arm of the Royal Opera House. The Linbury Studio Theatre regularly stages performances by the Royal Ballet School and also hosts the Young British Dancer of the Year competition.

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. The overall winner upon completion of the final dances is chosen by the professional jury members.[3]

Results

Preliminary round

A total of eighteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 2001 contest, of which eleven qualified to the televised grand final. The following countries failed to qualify.[1]

CountryParticipantDanceChoreographer
 CyprusMarina Kyriakidou"Variation of Paquita (Allegro)"M. Petipa
 AustriaRainer Krenstetter"Ballet de Verdi: Un bal masqué"V. Malakov
 IrelandSarah Reynolds"Conversations in Silence"A. Costilla
 GreeceOlga Tsimourta and Tina Nassika"Rythmique"G. Milhov
 NorwayTale Dolven"Asking For?"S. Edvardsen
 SloveniaEva Gasparic"Les Syphides - Prélude"Fokino
 UkraineLeonid Sarafanov"Variation of Paquita (Masculin Role)"M. Petipa

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]

DrawCountryParticipantDanceChoreographerResult
04 PolandDawid Kupinski and Marcin Kupinski"Brothers"E. Wesolowski1
01 BelgiumJeroen Verbruggen"Hyperballad"J. Verbruggen & G. Egilsson2
11 NetherlandsMaartje Hermans and Golan Yosef"Perfect Skin"E. Wubbe3
10 LatviaAnna Novikova"Solo from Act 3 of Le Corsaire"M. Petipa-
08 Czech RepublicMarek Kasparovsky and Jiri Pokorny"Alterego"T. Rychetsky & D. Stransky-
09 EstoniaSergei Upkin"Franz Variation from Coppelia"A. Saint-Leon-
03 FinlandJohanna Nuutinen"Angels Fly Low"M. Rouhiainen-
02 GermanyThiago Bordin"Tchaikovsky Variation - Pas de Deux"G. Balanchine-
06 SwedenJohan Thelander and Elizaveta Penkóva"At This Point"J. Thelander & E. Penkova-
07  SwitzerlandSarah Kora Dayanova"Tango Te Amo"L. Smeak-
05 United KingdomJamie Bond"Seigfried Solo from Act 3 Swan Lake"M. Petipa-

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:[1]

  •  United Kingdom – Matthew Bourne (Head of Jury)
  •  United States – Amanda Miller
  •  United Kingdom – Maina Gielgud
  •   Switzerland/ Netherlands — Samuel Wuersten
  •  Italy – Monique Veaute

Broadcasting

A total of 19 countries broadcast the 2001 event.[4] France was the only country to broadcast the event without competing.

See also

References
  1. "Eurovision Young Dancers 2001: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. "Eurovision Young Dancers 2001: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  3. "Eurovision Young Dancers - Format". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. "Eyd 2001 official booklet". Issuu. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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