Eurovision Young Dancers 1985 was the first edition of Eurovision Young Dancers, held on 16 June 1985 at Teatro Municipale in Reggio Emilia, Italy, and presented by Carla Fracci and . It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI). Dancers from twelve countries participated in the televised final.
The winner was from Spain, with from Norway placing second, and Mia Stagh and from Sweden placing third.
Location
Teatro Municipale (also since the 1980s called the Teatro Municipale Valli due to being named after the actor Romolo Valli), a theatre in Reggio Emilia, Northern Italy was the host venue for the 1985 edition of Eurovision Young Dancers.
Following the destruction by fire of the 1741 Teatro Cittadella in April 1851, the new theatre was designed by the architect Cesare Costa and constructed in the neoclassic style between 1852 and 1857.Lynn, Karyl Charna, Italian Opera Houses & Festivals, Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2005 p. 235 Its inauguration took place on 21 April 1857 with the performance of the Vittor Pisani by local composer Achille Peri.
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'.
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.
The interval act was a ballet performance from presenters repertoire.
Participants and results 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. Country Broadcaster Dancer(s) Result 1 YLE Anneke Lönnroth 2 TVE 1 3 BRT Ariane van de Vyver and Ben Huys 4 NRK 2 5 FR3 Christine Landault and Stephane Elizabe 6 NOS Jeanette den Blijker and Ruben Brugman 7 BBC Maria Almeida and Errol Pickford 8 SVT Mia Stagh and 3 9 RAI Sabrina Vitangeli 10 ZDF Stefanie Eckhof 11 SRG SSR Xavier Ferla DR Alexander Kølpin
Jury members The jury members consisted of the following:
– Peter Schaufuss (chairman) – Alicia Markova – / — Marika Besobrasova – Helba Nogueira – Patrick Dupond – Claire Motte – Kirsten Ralov – Heinz Spoerli – – Víctor Ullate – Nils Christe
Broadcasting The 1985 Young Dancers competition was broadcast in at least twelve countries. It was also reportedly broadcast in the Soviet Union via Intervision. Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.
+ Broadcasters in participating countries Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) BRT TV2 DR DR TV Niels Karl Nielsen FR3 ZDF RAI Rai Tre NOS Nederland 2 Joop van Zijl NRK NRK Fjernsynet TVE TVE 2 SVT TV2 Niklas Lindbladhttps://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001733554 SRG SSR TSI TSR TV DRS BBC BBC2 Humphrey Burton and Annette Page
+ Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) ORF FS2 RTP RTP1
See also European Broadcasting Union Eurovision Song Contest 1985 Eurovision Young Dancers
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