Eurovision Young Dancers 2017

The Eurovision Young Dancers 2017 was the fifteenth 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.

Eurovision Young Dancers 2017
Dates
Grand final16 December 2017
Host
VenueCongress Centre, Prague, Czech Republic
Presenter(s)Libor Bouček
Angeé Klára Svobodová
Directed byMichael Cech
Executive supervisorJon Ola Sand
Executive producerVítězslav Sýkora
Host broadcasterČeská televize (ČT)
Websiteyoungdancers.tv
Participants
Number of entries8
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countries Portugal
Non-returning countries Albania
 Netherlands
 Slovakia
Participation map
  •      Participating countries     Did not qualify to the final round     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2017
Vote
Voting systemThree professional juries choose the top 2 performances, and after the final battle, they choose the winning dancer.
Winning dancers Paulina Bidzińska
Poland

Eight countries participated in the event, with Portugal returning after last competing at the Eurovision Young Dancers 2011; and Albania, Netherlands, and Slovakia withdrawing. Paulina Bidzińska of Poland won the contest, with Patricija Crnkovič of Slovenia placing second (runner-up).

Location
Further information on the host city: Prague
Locations of the bidding countries. Countries which withdrew from hosting are marked in red. The chosen host country is marked in blue.
Prague Congress Centre, venue for 2017.

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 2014 and 2016.

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.[11] The jury members were as follows:[12]

Participating countries
The eight finalists on stage
2017 winner, Paulina Bidzińska

On 14 August 2017, it was revealed that eight countries would be taking part in the contest, with Portugal returning after last competing at the Eurovision Young Dancers 2011; and Albania, Netherlands, and Slovakia withdrawing. This is the lowest number of participating countries in the history of the contest.[13]

Draw Country[14] Participant[14] Dance[14] Choreographer Result
01  Norway Anna Louise Amundsen "These Days" Tine Erica Aspaas Out
02  Germany Danila Kapustin "Desde Otello" Goyo Montero Out
03  Malta Denise Buttigieg "Q.W." Joeline Tabone Out
04  Portugal Raquel Fidalgo "Esquiva" Marius Petipa Out
05  Poland Paulina Bidzińska "La Certa" Jacek Przybyłowicz Advanced
06  Slovenia Patricija Crnkovič "Disintegration" Patricija Crnkovič Advanced
07  Sweden Christoffer Collins "Solo-X" Sigge Modigh Out
08  Czech Republic Michal Vach "Monologue" Michal Vach and Lenka Halašová Out

Final duel
Country[14] Participant[14] Dance[14] Result
 Slovenia Patricija Crnkovič "Disintegration" Runner up
 Poland 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 broadcast[15] Country[15] Station[15]
16 December 2017  Albania RTSH 1 HD
 Czech Republic ČT art
 Malta TVM1 (1-hour delay)
 Poland TVP Kultura
 Portugal RTP2 (2-hour delay)
Rest of the world YouTube
 Slovenia RTVSLO2 (5-minute delay)
 Sweden SVT2 and SVT Play
17 December 2017  Norway NRK2
7 January 2018  Germany WDR 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

References
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