Eurovision Young Dancers 2013 was the 13th edition of Eurovision Young Dancers, held on 14 June 2013 at the Baltic Opera House in Gdańsk, Poland, and presented by . It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP).
Dancers representing ten countries participated in the televised final. Belarus made their début while Armenia, Czech Republic and Ukraine returned. Croatia, Greece, Kosovo and Portugal decided not to participate.
The event is aimed at young dancers aged between 16 and 21, competing in modern dances, be it solo or in couples, as long as they were not professionally engaged.
Sedrig Verwoert representing the Netherlands won the contest, with Felix Berning representing Germany placing second (runner-up).
Location
The chosen venue by the host broadcaster TVP was the Baltic Opera House in Gdańsk. The stage was designed by Michał Białousz.
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'.
Presenters Polish presenter was the main host of the 2013 contest. For the first time, there were also two additional co-presenters who presented the backstage segments during the show. These were dancers Michael Nunn and William Trevitt of BalletBoyz.
Jury panel 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. Once all the jury votes have been counted, the two participants which received the highest total of points progress to a final round. The final round consists of a 90-second 'dual', were each of the finalists perform a 45-second random dance-off routine. The overall winner upon completion of the final dances is chosen by the professional jury members. The jury members consisted of the following:
– Krzysztof Pastor – Nadia Espiritu / – Cameron McMillan
Participants and results The performance order was agreed by the Ballet Boyz, and approved by the chair of the EBU Steering Group on 10 June 2013.
Results Country Broadcaster Dancer(s) Dance Choreographer Result 1 ARMTV Vahagn Margaryan† Blind Alley Arsen Mehrabyan 2 BTRC Yana Shtangey Esmeralda variation Marius Petipa 3 NTR Sedrig Verwoert The 5th Element Marco Gerris Advanced 4 SVT Stephanie Liekola Isla Entrapped Mauro Rojas 5 NTU Nikita Vasylenko The Legend of Spartacus Tetyana Denysova 6 ČT Adéla Abdul Khalegová Love Under Pressure Adéla Abdul Khalegová 7 TVP Kristóf Szabó My Life and Love Might Still Go on in Your Heart Katarzyna Kubalska 8 NRK Julie Schartum Dokken Moment Julie Schartum Dokken 9 RTVSLO Patricija Crnkovič Passion Dimitrij Popovski 10 WDR Felix Berning Home Felix Landerer & Felix Berning Advanced
Final Duel CountryParticipantDanceJury members votesResult Felix Berning Home Runner up Sedrig Verwoert The 5th Element Winner
Broadcasting The contest was broadcast by the following broadcasters:
Date of broadcast Country Station14 June 2013 Armenia 1 BTRC ČT2 (45-minute delay) NRK1 (5-minute delay) TVP Kultura Rest of the world NTU15 June 2013 TVP 2 SVT2 18 June 2013 VRT OP12 23 June 2013 NED 2 30 June 2013 TV SLO 2 7 July 2013 WDR Fernsehen
See also Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013
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