Eurovision Young Dancers 1999
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The Eurovision Young Dancers 1999 was the eighth edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at the Opéra de Lyon, in Lyon, France, on 10 July 1999.<ref name=Show>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster France 3, dancers from ten countries participated in the televised final. A total of sixteen countries took part in the competition. Template:Esccnty made their début while host country Template:Esccnty, Template:Esccnty, Template:Esccnty and Template:Esccnty returned. Template:Esccnty and Template:Esccnty decided not to participate.<ref name=Show/>
Both single dancers and couples younger than 20 could enter the competition, male or female. Single dancers had to perform 2 pieces of maximum 10 minutes in total, while couples could choose to perform 1 or 2 dances, but in total no longer than 10 minutes as well. The semi-final that took place in the same venue 6 days before the final (4 July 1999).<ref name=Show/>
The non-qualified countries were Template:Esccnty, Template:Esccnty, Template:Esccnty, Template:Esccnty, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Katja Wünsche and Stegli Yohan of Germany won the contest, with Sweden and Spain placing second and joint third respectively.<ref name=Results>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Location
Opéra de Lyon, in Lyon, France, was the host venue for the 1999 edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers.<ref name=Show/>
The Opéra Nouvel (Nouvel Opera House) in Lyon, France, is the home of the Opéra National de Lyon. The original opera house was re-designed by the distinguished French architect, Jean Nouvel between 1985 and 1993 in association with the agency of scenography dUCKS scéno and the acoustician Peutz. Serge Dorny was appointed general director in 2003.
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 performance by the hip-hop dance group "Kä-fig".<ref name=Show/>
Results
Preliminary round
Broadcasters from sixteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 1999 contest, of which ten qualified to the televised grand final. The following participants failed to qualify.<ref name=Show/>
| Country | Broadcaster | Participant | Dance | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Esc | CyBC | Dafni Mouyiassi | The Sleeping Beauty | M. Petipa |
| Template:Esc | BBC | Lara Glew | La Bayadère | M. Petipa |
| Template:Esc | MTV | Attila Bongar | Le Corsaire | M. Petipa |
| Template:Esc | ČT | Template:Ill and Zuzana Zahradnikova | Don Quixote | M. Petipa |
| Template:Esc | RTVSLO | Template:Ill | Variation of Giselle | J. Coralli and J. Perrot |
| Template:Esc | SRG SSR | Laetitia Guggi | La Bayadère | M. Petipa |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Esc | ERT | Maria Boubouli | Don Quixote | M. Petipa | Template:N/A |
| 2 | Template:Esc | NPS | Ernst Meisner | La fille mal gardée | J. Dauberval | Template:N/A |
| 3 | Template:Esc | TVE | Clara Blanco | Variation of Giselle | J. Coralli and J. Perrot | 3 |
| 4 | Template:Esc | France Télévision | Emmanuel Eggermont and Juliette Roudet | Les Chiens | J. Bouvier and R. Obadia | Template:N/A |
| 5 | Template:Esc | TVP | Marta Wojtaszewska and Marcin Krajewski | Stars & Stripes | G. Balanchine | Template:N/A |
| 6 | Template:Esc | LTV | Elza Leimane | Esmeralda | J. Perrot | Template:N/A |
| 7 | Template:Esc | Yle | Aarne Ruutu | La Sylphide (James variation) | A. Bournonville | Template:N/A |
| 8 | Template:Esc | ZDF | Template:Ill and Stegli Yohan | Cinderella | J. Neumeier | 1 |
| 9 | Template:Esc | RTBF | Frederik Deberdt | La Sylphide | A. Bournonville | Template:N/A |
| 10 | Template:Esc | SVT | Nathalie Nordquist | Flower Festival in Genzano | A. Bournonville | 2 |
Jury members
The jury members consisted of the following:<ref name=Show/> Template:Div col
- Template:Flagu – Boris Eifman (Head of Jury)
- Template:Flagu – Template:Ill
- Template:Flagu – Meryl Tankard
- Template:Flagu/Template:Flagu – Jean-Christophe Maillot
- Template:Flagu – Tero Saarinen
- Template:Flagu – Vicente Sáez
- Template:Flagu – Victoria Maragopoulou
Broadcasting
A total of 20 countries broadcast the 1999 event, including Template:Esccnty, Template:Esccnty, Template:Esccnty and Template:Esccnty.
| Country | Broadcaster(s) |
|---|---|
| Template:Flagu | HRT |
| Template:Flagu | RTÉ |
| Template:Flagu | NRK |
| Template:Flagu | RTR |