Eurovision Young Dancers 1987
Template:Short description Template:Infobox Song Contest The Eurovision Young Dancers 1987 was the second edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at the Schlosstheater in Schwetzingen, Germany, on 31 May 1987.<ref name=Show>Template:Cite web</ref> Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), dancers from fourteen countries participated in the televised final. Template:Esccnty, Template:Esccnty and Template:Esccnty made their debut at the contest, while Template:Esccnty and Template:Esccnty competed together with a joint entry.<ref name=Show/>
For the first time ever, the Canadian broadcaster CBC (an EBU associate member), joined the show with its participant, making it the only Eurovision event to feature a country from North America, and the only EBU event to feature an associate member as a participant prior to Australia's debut at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015. 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).<ref name=Show/>
Rose Gad Poulsen and Nikolaj Hübbe of Denmark won the contest, with Switzerland and West Germany placing second and third respectively.<ref name=Results>Template:Cite web</ref>
Location
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.<ref name=Show/>
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'.<ref name="EYD Format">Template:Cite 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 Template:Ill who performed Kjersti Alveberg's production Spirits.<ref name=Results/>
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) | Dance | Choreographer | Result |
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| Template:Esc | DR | Rose Gad Poulsen and Nikolaj Hübbe | Divertissement from La Sylphide | A. Bournonville | 1 | |
| Template:Esc | SRG SSR | Frédéric Gafner | Variation from the first act of La Sylphide | A. Bournonville | 2 | |
| Template:Esc | ZDF | Stefanie Arndt | Variation from Le Corsaire | M. Petipa | 3 | |
| Template:Esc | ORF | Erika Nowak | Variation of the girl friends from Raymonda | M. Petipa and R. Nureyev | Template:N/A | |
| Template:EscTemplate:Efn | Template:Hlist | Marieke Simons and Bart de Block | Blue Bird Pas de deux from Sleeping Beauty | M. Petipa | Template:N/A | |
| Template:Esc | CBC | Stephen Legate | Variation from La Bayadère | M. Petipa and N. Makarova | Template:N/A | |
| Template:Esc | YLE | Susanna Aaltonen and Tomi Paasonen | Pas de deux Odette/Siegfried from the second act of Swan Lake | L. Ivanov | Template:N/A | |
| Template:Esc | FR3 | Marie-Soizic Cabié | Aurora's variation from the first act of Sleeping Beauty | M. Petipa | Template:N/A | |
| Template:Esc | RAI | Giulia Menicucci | Variation from Giselle | J. Coralli and J. J. Perrot | Template:N/A | |
| Template:Esc | NRK | Halldis Ólafsdóttir | Paper Nut | J. Day | Template:N/A | |
| Template:Esc | TVE | María Montserrat León | Variation from Le Corsaire | M. Petipa | Template:N/A | |
| Template:Esc | SVT | Template:Ill | Franz's variation from the third act of Coppelia | K. Damianov | Template:N/A | |
| Template:Esc | BBC | Paul Liburd | Under Summer | R. Cohan | Template:N/A | |
| Template:Esc | JRT | Vedrana Ostojic | Variation from Le Corsaire | M. Petipa | Template:N/A |
Jury members
The jury members consisted of the following:<ref name=Show/> Template:Div col
- Template:Flagu – Template:Ill (Head of jury)
- Template:Flagu – Frank Andersen
- Template:Flagu – Template:Ill
- Template:Flagu – Celia Franca
- Template:Flagu – Mary Hinkson
- Template:Flagu – Mette Hønningen
- Template:Flagu – Galina Samsova
- Template:Flagu – Heinz Spoerli
- Template:Flagu – José de Udaeta
Broadcasts
The 1987 Young Dancers competition was broadcast in at least 15 countries. Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.