Eurovision Young Dancers 1985
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The Eurovision Young Dancers 1985 was the first edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at Teatro Municipale in Reggio Emilia, Italy, on 16 June 1985.<ref name=Show>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI), dancers from twelve countries participated in the televised final.
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Location
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Teatro Municipale (also since the 1980s called the Teatro Municipale Valli due to being named after the actor Romolo Valli), a theatre in Reggio Emilia, Northern Italy was the host venue for the 1985 edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers.<ref name=Show/>
Following the destruction by fire of the 1741 Teatro Cittadella in April 1851, the new theatre was designed by the architect Cesare Costa and constructed in the neoclassic style between 1852 and 1857.<ref>Lynn, Karyl Charna, Italian Opera Houses & Festivals, Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2005 Template:ISBN p. 235</ref> Its inauguration took place on 21 April 1857 with the performance of the Vittor Pisani by local composer Achille Peri.
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'.<ref name="EYD Format">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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.<ref name="EYD Format"/>
The interval act was a ballet performance from presenters repertoire.<ref name="Radiocorriere TV"/>
Results
Final
Awards were given to the top three participants. 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.<ref name=Results/>
| Template:Abbr | Country | Broadcaster | Dancer(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Esc | YLE | Anneke Lönnroth | Template:N/A |
| 2 | Template:Esc | TVE | Template:Ill | 1 |
| 3 | Template:Esc | BRT | Ariane van de Vyver and Ben Huys | Template:N/A |
| 4 | Template:Esc | NRK | Template:Ill | 2 |
| 5 | Template:Esc | FR3 | Christine Landault and Stephane Elizabe | Template:N/A |
| 6 | Template:Esc | NOS | Jeanette den Blijker and Ruben Brugman | Template:N/A |
| 7 | Template:Esc | BBC | Maria AlmeidaTemplate:Efn and Errol Pickford | Template:N/A |
| 8 | Template:Esc | SVT | Mia Stagh and Template:Ill | 3 |
| 9 | Template:Esc | RAI | Sabrina Vitangeli | Template:N/A |
| 10 | Template:Esc | ZDF | Stefanie Eckhof | Template:N/A |
| 11 | Template:Esc | SRG SSR | Xavier Ferla | Template:N/A |
| Template:Esc | DR | Alexander Kølpin | Template:N/A |
Jury members
The jury members consisted of the following:<ref name="TV8"/><ref>http://cdmyd.mcu.es/cnd/pdf/programa-de-mano-33.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF</ref> Template:Div col
- Template:Flagu – Peter Schaufuss (chairman)
- Template:Flagu – Alicia Markova
- Template:Flagu – Template:Ill
- Template:Flagu/Template:Flagu — Marika Besobrasova
- Template:Flagu – Helba Nogueira
- Template:Flagu – Patrick Dupond
- Template:Flagu – Claire Motte
- Template:Flagu – Kirsten Ralov
- Template:Flagu – Heinz Spoerli
- Template:Flagu – Template:Ill
- Template:Flagu – Víctor Ullate
- Template:Flagu – Nils Christe
Broadcasting
The 1985 Young Dancers competition was broadcast in at least twelve countries. It was also reportedly broadcast in the Soviet Union via Intervision.<ref name="Radiocorriere" /> Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.
| Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Commentator(s) | Template:Refh | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagu | ORF | FS2Template:Efn | Template:N/A | <ref name="ORF">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| Template:Flagu | RTP | RTP1Template:Efn | Template:N/A | <ref name=rtp>Template:Cite news</ref> |