Eurovision Young Dancers 1985

Eurovision Young Dancers 1985
Dates
Final 16 June 1985
Host
Venue Teatro Municipale, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Host broadcaster Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI)
Participants
Number of entries 11
Debuting countries
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Vote
Voting system Three professional juries choose the top 2 performances, and after the final battle, they choose the winner dancer
Winning dancers  Spain Arantxa Argüelles
Eurovision Young Dancers
1985 • 1987►

The Eurovision Young Dancers 1985 was the first edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at Teatro Municipale in Reggio Emilia, Italy on 16 June 1985.[1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI), dancers from eleven countries participated in the televised final.

Arantxa Argüelles of Spain won the contest, with Norway and Sweden placing second and third respectively.[2]

Location

For more details on the host venue, see Teatro Municipale (Reggio Emilia).
Municipal Theatre of Reggio Emilia

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 the Eurovision Young Dancers.[1]

Following the destruction by fire of the 1741 Teatro Cittadella in April 1851, the new theatre was designed by the architect Cesare Costa and connstructed in the neoclassic style between 1852 and 1857.[3] 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'.[4]

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.[4]

Results

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]

Draw Country Name Place
01  Finland Anneke Lönnroth -
02  Spain Arantxa Argüelles 1
03  Belgium Ariane van de Vyver & Ben Huys -
04  Norway Arne Fagerholt 2
05  France Christine Landault & Stephane Elizabe -
06  Netherlands Jeanette den Blijker & Ruben Brugman -
07  United Kingdom Maria Almeida & Errol Pickford -
08  Sweden Mia Stagh & Göran Svalberg 3
09  Italy Sabrina Vitangeli -
10  West Germany Stefanie Eckhof -
11   Switzerland Xavier Ferla -

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Eurovision Young Dancers 1985: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Eurovision Young Dancers 1985: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Lynn, p. 235
  4. 1 2 "Eurovision Young Dancers - Format". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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