The Eurovision Young Dancers 1991 was the fourth edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers , held at the Helsinki City Theatre in Helsinki , Finland on 5 June 1991.[ 1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Yleisradio (YLE), dancers from eight countries participated in the televised final. A total of fifteen countries took part in the competition. Bulgaria made their début (making this the first Eurovision event to feature a former Warsaw Pact country ahead of the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest ), while Austria , Canada and United Kingdom chose not to send an entry.[ 1] However, the Austrian broadcaster ÖRF and the Canadian CBC broadcast the event.
Each country could send one or two dancers, male or female, who could perform one or two dances.
The non-qualified countries were Belgium , Cyprus , Finland , Italy , Norway , Portugal and Yugoslavia . Amaya Iglesias of Spain won the contest, with France and Denmark placing second and third respectively.[ 2]
Location
Helsinki City Theatre
Helsinki City Theatre , was the host venue for the 1991 edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers.[ 1]
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]
During the interval a documentary by Finnish journalist Eila-Maija Mirolybov [fi ] about the early stages of the competition and the dancers who did not reach the final was broadcast.[ 1]
Results
Preliminary round
A total of fifteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 1991 contest, of which eight qualified to the televised grand final. The following countries failed to qualify.[ 1]
Country
Participant
Dance
Choreographer
Italy
Alen Bottaini
Grand pas classique
V. Gsovsky
Belgium
Vanessa Eertmans
Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings in D minor
D. Sonnenbluck
Finland
Titta-Tuulia Karhunen and Pasi Sinisalo
"Le Corsaire"
M. Petipa
Portugal
Sonia Lima
"Don Quixote"
M. Petipa
Norway
Ingrid Trøite Lorentzen
"Don Quixote"
M. Petipa
Cyprus
Hélène O'Keefe
"Glorianna, Hymne à la femme"
N. Mújaszí
Yugoslavia
Ana Pavlovic
"Coppelia"
K. Damjanov
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]
Place
Country
Participant
Dance
Choreographer
1
Spain
Amaya Iglesias
Variations from "La Grisi"
L. de Ávila
2
France
Emmanuel Thibault
"La Sylphide"
F. Taglioni
3
Denmark
Johan Kobborg
"La Sylphide"
A. Bournonville
–
Bulgaria
Diliana Nikiforova
"The Sleeping Beauty"
M. Petipa
–
Germany
Celia Volk
"Le Corsaire"
M. Petipa
–
Netherlands
Boris de Leeuw
"Prelude to a Kiss"
P. de Ruiter
–
Sweden
Kim Saveus
"Le Corsaire"
M. Petipa
–
Switzerland
Sarah Locher
"The Sleeping Beauty"
M. Petipa
Jury members
The jury members consisted of the following:[ 1]
Broadcasting
The 1991 Young Dancers competition was broadcast in 17 countries including Austria and Canada .[ 4]
See also
Notes and references
Notes
^ Deferred broadcast on 6 June at 20:00 CEST (19:00 UTC )[ 5]
^ Delayed broadcast on 9 June at 21:50 CET (20:50 UTC )[ 7]
^ Delayed broadcast on 7 June at 22:45 CET (21:45 UTC )[ 7]
^ Delayed broadcast at 22:25 CET (21:25 UTC )[ 10]
References
^ a b c d e f "Eurovision Young Dancers 1991: About the show" . European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014 .
^ a b "Eurovision Young Dancers 1991: Participants" . youngmusicians.tv . European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014 .
^ a b "Eurovision Young Dancers – Format" . youngdancers.tv . European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015 .
^ "Eurovision Young Dancers 1991" . Issuu. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2018 .
^ a b "Jeudi 6 juin – Tele 21" [Thursday 6 June – Tele 21] (in French, German, and Luxembourgish). French : Télé-Revue . 28 May 1991. p. 13. Retrieved 30 May 2024 .
^ "PIK" . I Simerini (in Greek). Nicosia , Cyprus. 5 June 1991. p. 6. Retrieved 13 April 2024 – via Press and Information Office [el ] .
^ a b c "Alle tiders programoversigter – Søndag den 9. juni 1991" [All-time programme overviews – Sunday 9th June 1991]. DR . Retrieved 12 April 2024 .
^ "Televisioon – Laupäeval, 4. juuni 1991" [Television – Saturday, June 4]. Päevaleht (in Estonian). 4 May 1991. p. 4. Retrieved 13 April 2024 – via DIGAR Eesti artiklid.
^ "Television" . 24 heures (in French). Lausanne , Switzerland: Tamedia . 7 June 1991. p. 28. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via Scriptorium Digital Library .
^ a b c "Radio/Televisie" [Radio/Television]. Leidse Courant (in Dutch). Leiden , Netherlands. 4 June 1991. p. 15. Retrieved 12 April 2024 .
^ "TV Sønsdag" [TV Sunday]. Bergens Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Bergen , Norway. 9 June 1991. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via National Library of Norway .
^ "TV Onsdag" [TV Wednesday]. Bergens Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Bergen , Norway. 9 June 1991. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via National Library of Norway .
^ "Mercredi - 5 juin" [Wednesday - June 5]. Radio TV8 (in French). Lausanne , Switzerland: Héliographia SA. 28 May 1991. p. 34. Retrieved 12 April 2024 .
^ "Hrvatska televizija – nedjelja, 28. srpnja – prvi program" [Croatian television - Sunday, 28 July - first program]. Glas Podravine (in Serbo-Croatian). Koprivnica , SR Croatia , Yugoslavia . 26 July 1991. p. 8. Retrieved 30 May 2024 .{{cite news }}
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