Eurovision Young Dancers 1993
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The Eurovision Young Dancers 1993 was the fifth edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at the Dance House in Stockholm, Sweden, on 15 June 1993.<ref name=Show>Template:Cite web</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. Template:Esccnty, Template:Esccnty, Template:Esccnty and Template:Esccnty made their début with Template:Esccnty returning, while Template:Esccnty, Template:Esccnty, Template:Esccnty, Template:Esccnty deciding not to participate, and Template:Esccnty 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, 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>Template:Cite web</ref>
Location
The 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">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"/>
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/>
| Country | Broadcaster | Dancer(s) | Dance | Choreographer |
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| Template:Esc | RTBF | Rafaella Raschella | The Sleeping Beauty | M. Petipa |
| Template:Esc | CyBC | Lia Haraki | Sunrise - Sunset from Out of Silence | N. Loizidu |
| Template:Esc | DR | Julie Strandberg and Mads Blangstrup | The Flower Festival in Genzano | A. Bournonville |
| Template:Esc | ETV | Template:Ill and Template:Ill | The Flower Festival in Genzano | A. Bournonville |
| Template:Esc | ERT | Theodora Bourbou | Esmeralda | M. Petipa |
| Template:Esc | NRK | Kristine Oren | The Snark | S. Edvardsen |
| Template:Esc | 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/>
| Template:Abbr | Country | Broadcaster | Dancer(s) | Dance | Choreographer | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Esc | TVE | Zenaida Yanowsky | Esmeralda | M. Petipa | 1 | |
| Template:Esc | SRG SSR | Template:Ill | The Corsair | M. Petipa | 2 | |
| Template:Esc | ORF | Template:Ill | Vayamos al diablo, 5 Tangos | H. van Manen | 3 | |
| Template:Esc | Template:Lang | Template:Ill | Paquita, 2nd variation” from “Pas de trois | M. Petipa | 3 | |
| Template:Esc | YLE | Template:Ill | Vague Woman from Symphony no. 1 | H. Heikkinen | Template:N/A | |
| Template:Esc | ZDF | Jens Weber and Franziska Koch | Tchaikovsky – Pas de Deux | G. Balanchine | Template:N/A | |
| Template:Esc | TVP | Template:Ill and Jacek Bres | Esmeralda | A. Vaganova | Template:N/A | |
| Template:Esc | SVT | Ludde Hagberg | Coppelia | A. Saint-Léon | 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 – Birgit Cullberg
- Template:Flagu – Frank Andersen
- Template:Flagu/Template:Flagu – Template:Ill
- Template:Flagu – Template:Ill
- Template:Flagu – Peter Van Dyk
- Template:Flagu – María de Ávila
- Template:Flagu – Heinz Spoerli
- Template:Flagu – Template:Ill
- Template:Flagu – Pierre Lacotte
- Template:Flagu – Elsa-Marianne von Rosen
- Template:Flagu – Elisabetta Terabust
- Template:Flagu – Jorma Uotinen
Broadcasts
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.
| Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Commentator(s) | Template:Refh |
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| Template:Flagu | ČT | ČT2Template:Efn | Template:N/A | <ref name="ČT">Template:Cite magazine</ref> |
| Template:Flagu | RAI | Rai UnoTemplate:Efn | Template:N/A | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |