Eurovision Young Dancers 1995

The Eurovision Young Dancers 1995 was the sixth edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at the Palais de Beaulieu in Lausanne, Switzerland on 6 June 1995.[1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), dancers from nine countries participated in the televised final. A total of fifteen countries took part in the competition. Hungary and Russia made their début while Denmark and Estonia withdrew.[1] However, the Danish broadcaster DR broadcast the event as did Bulgaria and Romania.[1]

Eurovision Young Dancers 1995
Dates
Semi-final3 June 1995
Final6 June 1995
Host
VenuePalais de Beaulieu, Lausanne, Switzerland
Presenter(s)
  • Géraldine Chaplin
  • Jean-Pierre Pastori
Host broadcasterSwiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR)
Interval act"Moments in a garden of Spain": Flamenco show by Nina Corti and her musicians
Websiteyoungdancers.tv/event/lausanne-1995
Participants
Number of entries15
Debuting countries
Returning countriesNone
Non-returning countries
Participation map
  • SpainGermanyPolandArmeniaKosovoBelarusSloveniaNorwayNetherlandsCzech RepublicSwedenUkrainePortugalFranceItalyBelgiumUnited KingdomDenmarkSwitzerlandAustriaSlovakiaCroatiaRomaniaGreeceBulgariaHungaryCyprusRussiaFinlandLatviaEstoniaCanada
         Participating countries     Did not qualify from the semi final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 1995
Vote
Voting systemA professional jury chose the finalists and the top 3 performances
Winning dancers Spain
Jesús Pastor Sauquillo and Ruth Miró Salvador

The semi-final took place days 3 before the final (3 June 1995). Like in the previous contests, each country could participate with one or two dancers, male or female, not older than 19, that could perform one or two different dances: either a 2 variations (individual) no longer than 5 minutes each or a "pas de deux" (couples) no longer than 10 minutes.[1]

The disqualified countries were, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Norway and Slovenia. Spain, represented by Jesús Pastor Sahuquillo and Ruth Miró Salvador, won the contest for the 4th time (3rd in a row) with Sweden and Belgium placing second and third respectively.[2]

Location
Further information on the host venue: Palais de Beaulieu
Palais de Beaulieu

Palais de Beaulieu, a convention centre in Lausanne, Switzerland, was the host venue for the 1995 edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers.[1]

The centre includes the Théâtre de Beaulieu concert, dance and theatre hall and hosted the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest. With 1,850 seats, the Théâtre de Beaulieu is the biggest theatre in Switzerland.[3] The Prix de Lausanne, an international ballet competition, is hosted at the centre.

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'.[4]

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.[4]

Results

Preliminary round

A total of fifteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 1995 contest, of which eight qualified to the televised grand final. The following countries failed to qualify.[1]

CountryParticipantDanceChoreographer
 FinlandJanna Eklund"La Esmeralda: Variation de Diane"A. Vaganova
 GermanyIrina Schlaht"La Esmeralda"M. Petipa
 SloveniaDamjan Mohorko"La Fille mal gardée: Variation de Colas"M. Petipa and L. Ivanov
 NorwayMaria Mikalsen"Les mots sont allés"I. Bjørnsgaard
 CyprusCarolina Constadinou"La Esmeralda"M. Petipa
 HungarySara Weisz"Death"T. Juronics

Final

Awards were given to the top three countries. 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.[2]

DrawCountryParticipantDanceChoreographerResult
09 SpainJesús Pastor Sahuquillo and Ruth Miró Salvador“Arrayan Daraxa”V. Ullate1
08 SwedenNadja Sellrup“Grand pas classique”V. Gsovsky2
06 BelgiumJeroen Hofmans“Giselle: variation du paysan”M. Petipa, J. Coralli and J. Perrot3
04 AustriaOliver Preiss“Taras Bulba: Gopak”R. Zakharov-
07 FranceKarl Paquette“La Bayadère”R. Noureev-
01 GreeceFranghiskos Toumbakaris“Ondine: variation acte II”J. Neumeier-
02 PolandFilip Barankiewicz“Paquita”M. Petipa-
05 RussiaMaria Alexandrova“Coppélia: variation de Swanilda”M. Petipa-
03  SwitzerlandAnne-Catherine Haller“Raymonda”M. Petipa-

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:[1]

Broadcasting

The 1995 Young Dancers competition was broadcast in 18 countries.[5] Bulgaria, Denmark, and Romania broadcast the contest in addition to the competing countries.

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gollark: A *real* SPUDNET fan would reverse-engineer them.
gollark: I don't think you understand SPUDNET properly.

See also

References
  1. "Eurovision Young Dancers 1995: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. "Eurovision Young Dancers 1995: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  3. (in French) Mathieu Signorell, "Beaulieu lâche les congrès pour les infirmiers après l'échec de Taoua", 24 heures, Saturday 14 February 2015.
  4. "Eurovision Young Dancers - Format". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  5. "EYD 1995". Issuu. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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