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{{Short description|International youth dance competition}}
{{Infobox Song Contest
|name                = Eurovision Young Dancers
|year                = 1993
|logo                = Eurovision Young Dancers 1993 logo.png
|semi                = 13 June 1993
|final               = 15 June 1993
|presenters          = {{unbulleted list|[[Anneli Alhanko]]|[[John Chrispinsson]]}}
|director            = Gunilla Wallin
|exproducer          = Måns Reutersward
|exsupervisor        = Christian Clausen<br>Gisele de Marzio
|organiser           = [[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU)
|host                = [[Sveriges Television]] (SVT)
|venue               = [[:sv:Dansens hus, Stockholm|Dance House]]<br>Stockholm, Sweden
|windance            = {{Esc|Spain|Dancers}}<br>[[Zenaida Yanowsky]]
|vote                = A professional jury chose the finalists and the top 3 performances
|entries             = 15
|finalists           = 8
|debut               = {{unbulleted list|{{Esc|Estonia|Dancers}}|{{Esc|Greece|Dancers}}|{{Esc|Poland|Dancers}}|{{Esc|Slovenia|Dancers}}}}
|return              = {{Esc|Austria|Dancers}}
|nonreturn           = {{unbulleted list|{{Esc|Bulgaria|Dancers}}|{{Esc|Italy|Dancers}}|{{Esc|Netherlands|Dancers}}|{{Esc|Portugal|Dancers}}|{{Esc|Yugoslavia|Dancers}}{{efn|Yugoslavia did not exist as such since 1992}}}}
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The '''Eurovision Young Dancers 1993''' was the fifth edition of the [[Eurovision Young Dancers]], held at the [[:sv:Dansens hus|Dance House]] in [[Stockholm]], Sweden, on 15 June 1993.<ref name=Show>{{cite web|title=Eurovision Young Dancers 1993: About the show|url=http://www.youngdancers.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=1823#About|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=5 October 2014}}</ref> Organised by the [[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) and host broadcaster [[Sveriges Television]] (SVT), dancers from eight countries participated in the televised final. A total of fifteen countries took part in the competition. {{Esccnty|Estonia|Dancers}}, {{Esccnty|Greece|Dancers}}, {{Esccnty|Poland|Dancers}} and {{Esccnty|Slovenia|Dancers}} made their début with {{Esccnty|Austria|Dancers}} returning, while {{Esccnty|Bulgaria|Dancers}}, {{Esccnty|Italy|Dancers}}, {{Esccnty|Netherlands|Dancers}}, {{Esccnty|Portugal|Dancers}} deciding not to participate, and {{Esccnty|Yugoslavia|Dancers}} being banned from entering the contest.<ref name=Show/>

As in 1989 and 1991, a semi-final was held to choose the finalists. The semi-final took place 2 days before the final (13 June 1993). The jury chose the finalists and top 3 performances. The prizes were presented by [[Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson|Princess Christina]], the youngest sister of [[Carl XVI Gustaf]], [[King of Sweden]].<ref name=Show/>

The non-qualified countries were Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, Italy, Norway, Portugal and Slovenia. [[Zenaida Yanowsky]] of Spain won the contest, with Switzerland and Austria and France placing second and joint third respectively.<ref name=Results>{{cite web|title=Eurovision Young Dancers 1993: Participants|url=http://www.youngdancers.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=1823#Participants|website=youngmusicians.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=5 October 2014}}</ref>

==Location==
{{further|topic=the host venue|:sv:Dansens hus}}
[[File:Folkets hus, Stockholm 2018.jpg|left|thumb|Dance House, Stockholm]]
The [[:sv:Dansens hus, Stockholm|Dance House]] in [[Stockholm]], Sweden, was the host venue for the 1993 edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers.<ref name=Show/><ref>https://legacycatalog.nypl.org/record=b12486377</ref>

==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">{{cite web|title=Eurovision Young Dancers - Format|url=http://www.youngdancers.tv/page/pilsen-2015/about/format|website=youngdancers.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=8 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211202304/http://www.youngdancers.tv/page/pilsen-2015/about/format|archive-date=11 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Jury|Jury members]] of a professional aspect and representing the elements of [[ballet]], [[Contemporary dance|contemporary]], and [[Modern dance|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"/>

As in 1991, the interval featured a documentary about the dancers that did not make it to the final.<ref name=Show/>

== Results ==
===Preliminary round===
Broadcasters from fifteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 1993 contest, of which eight qualified to the televised grand final. The following participants failed to qualify.<ref name=Show/>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Country !! Broadcaster !! Dancer(s) !! Dance !! Choreographer
|-
| {{Esc|Belgium|Dancers}} || [[RTBF]] || Rafaella Raschella || ''The Sleeping Beauty'' || M. Petipa
|-
| {{Esc|Cyprus|1960|Dancers}} || [[Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation|CyBC]] || Lia Haraki || ''Sunrise - Sunset from Out of Silence'' || N. Loizidu
|-
| {{Esc|Denmark|Dancers}} || [[DR (broadcaster)|DR]] || Julie Strandberg and [[Mads Blangstrup]] || ''The Flower Festival in Genzano'' || A. Bournonville
|-
| {{Esc|Estonia|Dancers}} || [[Eesti Televisioon|ETV]] || {{ill|Stanislav Yermakov|qid=Q124695999}} and {{ill|Luana Georg|et}} || ''The Flower Festival in Genzano'' || A. Bournonville
|-
| {{Esc|Greece|Dancers}} || [[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation|ERT]] || Theodora Bourbou || ''Esmeralda'' || M. Petipa
|-
| {{Esc|Norway|Dancers}} || [[NRK]] || Kristine Oren || ''The Snark'' || S. Edvardsen
|-
| {{Esc|Slovenia|Dancers}} || [[Radiotelevizija Slovenija|RTVSLO]] || Ursa Vidmar || ''Don Quixote'' || M. Fokin
|}

===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/>

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | {{abbr|R/O|Running order}}
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Broadcaster
! scope="col" | Dancer(s)
! scope="col" | Dance 
! scope="col" | Choreographer
! scope="col" | Result
|-
|-style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| {{Esc|Spain|Dancers}}
| [[Televisión Española|TVE]]
| [[Zenaida Yanowsky]]
| ''Esmeralda''
| M. Petipa
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| {{Esc|Switzerland|Dancers}}
| [[Swiss Broadcasting Corporation|SRG SSR]]
| {{ill|Kusha Alexi|qid=Q89033035}}
| ''The Corsair''
| M. Petipa
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 2
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| {{Esc|Austria|Dancers}}
| [[ORF (broadcaster)|ORF]]
| {{ill|Gregor Hatala|de}}
| ''Vayamos al diablo, 5 Tangos''
| H. van Manen
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 3
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| {{Esc|France|Dancers}}
| {{lang|fr|[[France Télévisions|France Télévision]]|i=no}}
| {{ill|Raphaëlle Delaunay|fr|lt=Raphaëlle Delaunay-Belleville}}
| ''Paquita, 2nd variation” from “Pas de trois''
| M. Petipa
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 3
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| {{Esc|Finland|Dancers}}
| [[Yle|YLE]]
| {{ill|Riina Laurila|fi}}
| ''Vague Woman'' from ''Symphony no. 1''
| H. Heikkinen
| {{N/A|}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| {{Esc|Germany|Dancers}}
| [[ZDF]]
| Jens Weber and Franziska Koch
| ''Tchaikovsky – Pas de Deux''
| G. Balanchine
| {{N/A|}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| {{Esc|Poland|Dancers}}
| [[Telewizja Polska|TVP]]
| {{ill|Anna Sąsiadek|qid=Q87720029}} and Jacek Bres
| ''Esmeralda''
| A. Vaganova
| {{N/A|}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| {{Esc|Sweden|Dancers}}
| [[Sveriges Television|SVT]]
| Ludde Hagberg
| ''Coppelia''
| A. Saint-Léon
| {{N/A|}}
|}

== Jury members ==
The jury members consisted of the following:<ref name=Show/>
{{Div col|colwidth=20em}}
* {{flagu|Sweden}} – {{ill|Nils-Åke Häggbom|sv}} (Head of Jury)
* {{flagu|Sweden}} – [[Birgit Cullberg]]
* {{flagu|Denmark}} – [[Frank Andersen]]
* {{flagu|Romania}}/{{flagu|France}} – {{ill|Gigi Căciuleanu|ro}}
* {{flagu|Italy}} – {{ill|Paolo Bortoluzzi|it}}
* {{flagu|Germany}} – Peter Van Dyk
* {{flagu|Spain}} – [[María de Ávila]]
* {{flagu|Switzerland}} – [[Heinz Spoerli]]
* {{flagu|Belgium}} – {{ill|Micha van Hoecke|it}}
* {{flagu|France}} – [[Pierre Lacotte]]
* {{flagu|Sweden}} – [[Elsa-Marianne von Rosen]]
* {{flagu|Italy}} – [[Elisabetta Terabust]]
* {{flagu|Finland}} – [[Jorma Uotinen]]
{{div col end}}

== Broadcasts<span class="anchor" id="Broadcasting"></span> ==
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The 1993 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.

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
|+ Broadcasters in participating countries
|-
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Broadcaster
! scope="col" | Channel(s)
! scope="col" | Commentator(s)
! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|References}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Austria}}
| [[ORF (broadcaster)|ORF]]
| {{N/A|}}
| {{N/A|}}
| style="text-align:center" |
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Belgium}}
| [[RTBF]]
| [[La Une|RTBF1]]{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 20 June at 16:05 [[Central European Time|CET]] (15:05 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])<ref name="AD" />}}
| {{N/A|}}
| style="text-align:center" |<ref name="AD">{{cite news |date=19 June 1993 |title=TV buitenland zondag |trans-title=TV abroad Sunday |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBPERS01:003281017:mpeg21:p00012 |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=[[Algemeen Dagblad]] |location=[[Rotterdam]], Netherlands |page=5 |language=nl |via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Cyprus|1960}}
| [[Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation|CyBC]]
| [[RIK 2]]
| {{N/A|}}
| style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite news |title=ΡΙΚ 2 |trans-title=RIK 2 |url=https://www.pressarchive.cy/s/en/item/911766 |access-date=22 April 2024 |work={{lang|el-latn|[[Simerini|I Simerini]]|i=unset}} |date=15 June 1993 |location=[[Nicosia]], Cyprus |page=6 |language=el |via={{ill|Press and Information Office|el|Γραφείο Τύπου και Πληροφοριών}}}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Denmark}}
| [[DR (broadcaster)|DR]]
| [[DR1|DR TV]]
| [[Erik Aschengreen]] and Niels Oxenvad
| style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Alle tiders programoversigter – Tirsdag den 15. juni 1993 |trans-title=All-time programme overviews – Tuesday 15th June 1993 |url=https://www.dr.dk/alletidersprogramoversigter/?date=1993-06-15 |publisher=[[DR (broadcaster)|DR]] |access-date=9 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Estonia}}
| colspan="2" | [[Eesti Televisioon|ETV]]{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 25 June at 21:45 [[Eastern European Time|EET]] (19:45 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])<ref name="Eesti"/>}}
| {{N/A|}}
| style="text-align:center" |<ref name="Eesti">{{cite news |title=Televisiooni nädalakava 21. juuni – 27. juuni |trans-title=Television weekly schedule 21 June – 27 June |url=https://dea.digar.ee/?a=d&d=paevaleht19930621 |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=[[Päevaleht]] |date=21 May 1993 |pages=14–15 |language=et |via=DIGAR Eesti artiklid}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Finland}}
| [[Yle|YLE]]
| [[Yle TV1|TV1]]
| {{N/A|}}
| style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite news |title=Televisiooni nädalakava 14. juuni – 20. juuni |trans-title=Television weekly schedule 14 June – 20 June |url=https://dea.digar.ee/?a=d&d=paevaleht19930614 |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=[[Päevaleht]] |date=14 June 1993 |pages=14–15 |language=et |via=DIGAR Eesti artiklid}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|France}}
| {{lang|fr|[[France Télévisions|France Télévision]]|i=no}}
| [[France 3]]{{efn|Delayed broadcast at 23:10 [[Central European Time|CET]] (22:10 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])<ref name="TV8" />}}
| {{ill|Alain Duault|fr}}
| style="text-align:center" |<ref name="TV8"/>
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Germany}}
|colspan="2"|[[ZDF]]{{efn|Delayed broadcast at 23:00 [[Central European Time|CET]] (22:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])<ref name="Schweiz" />}}
| {{N/A|}}
| style="text-align:center" |<ref name="Schweiz"/>
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Greece}}
| [[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation|ERT]]
| [[ERT1|ET1]]
| {{N/A|}}
| style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite news |title=ET1 |trans-title=ET1 |url=https://www.pressarchive.cy/s/en/item/911766 |access-date=22 April 2024 |work={{lang|el-latn|[[Simerini|I Simerini]]|i=unset}} |date=15 June 1993 |location=[[Nicosia]], Cyprus |page=6 |language=el |via={{ill|Press and Information Office|el|Γραφείο Τύπου και Πληροφοριών}}}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Norway}}
| [[NRK]]
| {{lang|no|[[NRK1|NRK Fjernsynet]]|i=unset}}{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 20 June at 16:30 [[Central European Time|CET]] (15:30 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])<ref name="NRK" />}}
| {{N/A|}}
| style="text-align:center" |<ref name="NRK">{{cite news |title=Radio og TV – søndag 20. mai |trans-title=Radio and TV – Tuesday 20 May |url=https://www.nb.no/items/9af1ca9572a398065c0f65a53871daab?page=37 |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=[[Moss Avis]] |date=19 June 1993 |page=37 |language=no |via=[[National Library of Norway]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Poland}}
| [[Telewizja Polska|TVP]]
| [[TVP2]]
| {{N/A|}}
| style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite news |title=Program telewizyjny |trans-title=Television programme |url=https://wbc.poznan.pl/Content/326390/download/ |access-date=15 December 2022 |work=Gazeta Jarocińska |date=11 June 1993 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423041642/https://wbc.poznan.pl/Content/326390/download/ |archive-date=23 April 2024 |page=23 |language=pl |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Slovenia}}
| [[Radiotelevizija Slovenija|RTVSLO]]
| {{N/A|}}
| {{N/A|}}
| style="text-align:center" |
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Spain}}
| [[Televisión Española|TVE]]
| {{N/A|}}
| {{N/A|}}
| style="text-align:center" |
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Sweden}}
| [[Sveriges Television|SVT]]
| [[SVT1|Kanal 1]], [[SVT2|TV2]]
| {{N/A|}}
| style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite news |title=Radio og TV – tirsdag 15. mai |trans-title=Radio and TV – Tuesday 15 May |url=https://www.nb.no/items/f696cffb8758d9f0aee52298e9acf88f?page=39 |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=[[Moss Avis]] |date=15 June 1993 |page=37 |language=no |via=[[National Library of Norway]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="4" | {{Flagu|Switzerland}}
| rowspan="4"| [[Swiss Broadcasting Corporation|SRG SSR]]
|-
| {{lang|de|{{ill|SRG Sportkette|de}}|i=unset}}
| {{N/A|}}
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="3"| <ref name="Schweiz">{{cite news |title=Fernsehen |trans-title=Television |url=https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19930615-01.2.36.1 |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=[[Neue Zürcher Zeitung]] |page=30 |date=15 June 1993 |language=de |via=[[e-newspaperarchives.ch]]}}</ref><ref name="TV8">{{cite news |title=Programmes TV – mardi 15 juin |trans-title=TV programmes – Tuesday 15 June |url=https://scriptorium.ch/zoom/323625/view?page=31&p=separate&hlid=217264431&tool=search&view=0,0,2400,2116 |access-date=26 October 2022 |work=TV8 |publisher=[[Ringier]] |date=10 June 1993 |location=[[Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne]], Switzerland |pages=28–31 |language=fr |via=[[Scriptorium (website)|Scriptorium]]}}</ref>
|-
| {{lang|fr|[[Radio Télévision Suisse|SSR Chaîne sportive]]|i=unset}}
| {{ill|Jean-Pierre Pastori|fr}}
|-
| {{lang|it|[[Radiotelevisione svizzera|TSI Canale sportivo]]|i=unset}}
| {{N/A|}}
|-
|}

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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sticky-header"
|-
|+ Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
|-
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Broadcaster
! scope="col" | Channel(s)
! scope="col" | Commentator(s)
! scope="col" | {{Refh}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Czech Republic}}
| [[Czech Television|ČT]]
| [[ČT2]]{{efn|Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 28 May 1994 at 20:10 ([[Central European Summer Time|CEST]])<ref name="ČT" />}}
| {{N/A|}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref name="ČT">{{cite magazine |title=sobota 28. května |trans-title=Saturday 28 May|url=https://kramerius.rozhlas.cz/view/uuid:77abf0bc-0228-4c32-87fc-bfcc5f0835b3?page=uuid:52148feb-189f-452d-9376-42afff93b36b |access-date=24 January 2025 |magazine={{ill|Týdeník Rozhlas|cs}} |location=[[Prague]], Czech Republic |date=16 June 1994 |volume=4 |issue=22 |page=14 |language=cs |via={{ill|Kramerius (digital library)|cs|Kramerius (digitální knihovna)|lt=Kramerius}}}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Italy}}
| [[RAI]]
| [[Rai Uno]]{{efn|Delayed broadcast in a shortened format{{cn|date=October 2025}}}}
| {{N/A|''No commentary''}}
| style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Stockholm ballet competition 1993 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STBQ7PWkbhM |website=YouTube | date=29 June 2025 |publisher=NETRON  |access-date=9 October 2025}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[Eurovision Song Contest 1993]]

==Notes and references==
===Footnotes===
{{notelist}}

===References===
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://youngdancers.tv/event/stockholm-1993}}

{{Eurovision Young Dancers}}

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[[Category:1993 in Sweden]]
[[Category:June 1993 in Europe]]
[[Category:Organised events in Stockholm]]