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Eurovision Young Dancers 2001

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Eurovision Young Dancers 2001
Dates
Semi-final18 June 2001
Final23 June 2001
Host
VenueLinbury Studio Theatre, London, United Kingdom
Presenter(s)Deborah Bull
Executive producerBob Lockyer
DirectorRoss MacGibbon
Host broadcasterBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Websiteyoungdancers.tv/event/london-2001 Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries18
Debuting countries
Returning countries
Non-returning countries
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         Participating countries     Did not qualify from the semi-final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2001
Vote
Voting systemA professional jury chose the finalists and the top 3 performances
Winning dancers Poland David and Marcin Kupinski
1999 ← Eurovision Young Dancers → 2003

The Eurovision Young Dancers 2001 was the eighth edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at the Linbury Studio Theatre of the Royal Opera House in London, United Kingdom between 18 and 23 June 2001.[1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), dancers from eleven countries participated in the televised final. A total of eighteen countries took part in the competition. Ireland and Ukraine made their début while Austria, Estonia and Norway returned. Hungary and Spain decided not to participate, along with France who broadcast the event.[1]

The semi-final that took place five days before the final (18 June 2001). Each country could send one or two performers, male and female, not older than 20, who could perform one or two dances. The dancers could choose between classical and contemporary dance.[1]

The non-qualified countries were Austria, Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia and Ukraine. David and Marcin Kupinski of Poland won the contest, with Belgium and Netherlands placing second and third respectively.[2]

Location

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Further information on the host venue: Linbury Studio Theatre

The Linbury Studio Theatre of the Royal Opera House in London, United Kingdom was the host venue for the 2001 edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers.[1]

The Linbury is most notable for hosting performances of experimental and independent dance and music, by independent companies and as part of the ROH2, the contemporary producing arm of the Royal Opera House. The Linbury Studio Theatre regularly stages performances by the Royal Ballet School and also hosts the Young British Dancer of the Year competition.

Format

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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'.[3]

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.[3]

The interval act was Symbiont(s) by Wayne McGregor.[1]

Results

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Preliminary round

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A total of eighteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 2001 contest, of which eleven qualified to the televised grand final. The following countries failed to qualify.[1]

Country Participant Dance Choreographer
 Cyprus Marina Kyriakidou "Variation of Paquita (Allegro)" M. Petipa
 Austria Rainer Krenstetter "Ballet de Verdi: Un bal masqué" V. Malakov
 Ireland Sarah Reynolds "Conversations in Silence" A. Costilla
 Greece Olga Tsimourta and Tina Nassika "Rythmique" G. Milhov
 Norway Tale Dolven "Asking For?" S. Edvardsen
 Slovenia Eva Gasparic "Les Syphides - Prélude" Fokino
 Ukraine Leonid Sarafanov "Variation of Paquita (Masculin Role)" M. Petipa

Final

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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]

Draw Country Participant Dance Choreographer Result
01  Belgium Jeroen Verbruggen "Hyperballad" J. Verbruggen & G. Egilsson 2
02  Germany Thiago Bordin "Tchaikovsky Variation - Pas de Deux" G. Balanchine -
03  Finland Johanna Nuutinen "Angels Fly Low" M. Rouhiainen -
04  Poland Dawid Kupinski and Marcin Kupinski "Brothers" E. Wesolowski 1
05  United Kingdom Jamie Bond "Seigfried Solo from Act 3 Swan Lake" M. Petipa -
06  Sweden Johan Thelander and Elizaveta Penkóva "At This Point" J. Thelander & E. Penkova -
07   Switzerland Sarah Kora Dayanova "Tango Te Amo" L. Smeak -
08  Czech Republic Marek Kasparovsky and Jiri Pokorny "Alterego" T. Rychetsky & D. Stransky -
09  Estonia Sergei Upkin "Franz Variation from Coppelia" A. Saint-Leon -
10  Latvia Anna Novikova "Solo from Act 3 of Le Corsaire" M. Petipa -
11  Netherlands Maartje Hermans and Golan Yosef "Perfect Skin" E. Wubbe 3

Jury members

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The jury members consisted of the following:[1]

Broadcasting

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A total of 19 countries broadcast the 2001 event.[4] France was the only country to broadcast the event without competing.

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) Ref(s)
 Austria ORF
 Belgium RTBF
VRT
 Cyprus CyBC
 Czech Republic ČT
 Finland Yle
 Estonia ETV
 Germany ZDF
 Greece ERT
 Ireland RTÉ
 Latvia LTV
 Netherlands NOS
NPS
 Norway NRK
 Poland TVP
 Slovenia RTVSLO
 Sweden SVT1
  Switzerland SRG SSR
 Ukraine NTU
 United Kingdom BBC BBC Knowledge [5]
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) Ref(s)
 France France 2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Eurovision Young Dancers 2001: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Eurovision Young Dancers 2001: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Eurovision Young Dancers - Format". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Eyd 2001 official booklet". Issuu. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Eurovision Young Dancers 2001 – BBC Knowledge". Radio Times. 23 June 2001. Retrieved 19 November 2024 – via BBC Genome Project.
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