Eurovision Young Dancers 2001 was the 9th edition of Eurovision Young Dancers. It consisted of a semi-final on 17 June and a final on 23 June 2001, held at the Linbury Studio Theatre of the Royal Opera House in London, United Kingdom, and presented by Deborah Bull. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
Dancers representing eighteen countries took part in the competition, with eleven of them participating in the televised final. 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. This was the first EBU event to feature a representative from Ukraine, who would go on to make their debut at the Eurovision Song Contest in .
Each participating broadcaster 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.
The winner was duo David Kupinski and Marcin Kupinski representing Poland, with Jeroen Verbruggen representing Belgium placing second, and duo Maartje Hermans and Golan Yosef representing Netherlands placing third.
Location
The Linbury Studio Theatre of the Royal Opera House in London, United Kingdom was the host venue for the 2001 edition of Eurovision Young Dancers.
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 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 Symbiont(s) by Wayne McGregor.
Participants and results Preliminary round Broadcasters from eighteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 2001 contest, of which eleven qualified to the televised grand final. The following participants failed to qualify. Country Broadcaster Participant Dance Choreographer CyBC Marina Kyriakidou Variation of Paquita (Allegro) M. Petipa ORF Rainer Krenstetter Ballet de Verdi: Un bal masqué V. Malakov RTÉ Sarah Reynolds Conversations in Silence A. Costilla ERT Olga Tsimourta and Tina Nassika Rythmique G. Milhov NRK Asking For? S. Edvardsen RTVSLO Eva Gasparic Les Syphides - Prélude Fokino NTU Leonid Sarafanov Variation of Paquita (Masculin Role) M. Petipa
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) Dance Choreographer Result 1 Jeroen Verbruggen Hyperballad J. Verbruggen & G. Egilsson 2 2 ZDF Thiago Bordin Tchaikovsky Variation - Pas de Deux G. Balanchine 3 Yle Angels Fly Low M. Rouhiainen 4 TVP Dawid Kupinski and Marcin Kupinski Brothers E. Wesolowski 1 5 BBC Jamie Bond Seigfried Solo from Act 3 Swan Lake M. Petipa 6 SVT Johan Thelander and At This Point J. Thelander & E. Penkova 7 SRG SSR Tango Te Amo L. Smeak 8 ČT Marek Kasparovsky and Jiri Pokorny Alterego T. Rychetsky & D. Stransky 9 ETV Franz Variation from Coppelia A. Saint-Leon 10 LTV Anna Novikova Solo from Act 3 of Le Corsaire M. Petipa 11 NOS Maartje Hermans and Golan Yosef Perfect Skin E. Wubbe 3
Jury members The jury members consisted of the following:
– Matthew Bourne (Head of Jury) – Amanda Miller – Maina Gielgud / — Samuel Wuersten – Monique Veaute
Broadcasting A total of 19 countries broadcast the 2001 event. France was the only country to broadcast the event without competing. Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.
+ Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) ORF ORF 2 RTBF La Deux VRT CyBC ČT ČT2 Yle TV1 ETV ZDF ERT RTÉ LTV LTV1 NOS Nederland 3 NRK NRK1 TVP RTVSLO SVT SVT1 Agneta Bolme Börjefors SVT Europa SRG SSR SF 2 https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=TGZ20010623-01.2.58 NTU BBC BBC KnowledgeDeborah Bull and Wayne McGregor BBC Two
+ Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) France Télévisions France 2
See also Eurovision Song Contest 2001
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