Eurovision Young Dancers 2017

Eurovision Young Dancers 2017
Dates
Final 9 June 2017
Host
Venue Valletta, Malta
Presenter(s) TBA
Director TBA
Host broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS)
Participants
Number of entries 6 (to date)
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Voting system Three professional juries choose the top 2 performances, and after the final battle, they choose the winning dancer.
Eurovision Young Dancers
◄2015 • 2017

The Eurovision Young Dancers 2017 will be the fifteenth edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers competition. The final is scheduled to be held in Valletta, Malta on 9 June 2017. This will be the third time that the Maltese national broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), will have organised a Eurovision event, the last two being the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2014 and 2016. 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. Six countries have so far confirmed their interests in participating in the event.

Location

For more details on the host city, see Valletta.

On 7 July 2015, the Maltese city of Valletta, was selected as the host city for the 2017 edition of the biennial Eurovision Young Dancers.[1] The reasons behind this decision was to coincide the Young Dancers event alongside the European Capital of Culture, of which the city will be the organisers of a series of cultural events in 2018, all with a strong European dimension.[1] The contest is scheduled to take place on 9 June 2017, with the Mediterranean Conference Centre originally proposed as the venue.[2] However, on 19 November 2016 it was reported that the host broadcaster PBS were planning to host the contest in the open-air.[3]

Hosting selection

Whereas the winning country at the Eurovision Song Contest goes on to host the following year's event, this method is not the case when it comes to the decision of selecting the hosts for the Eurovision Young Dancers. The event's Steering Group, conduct a meeting in which they discuss the countries who submitted an application to host the event, and make their final decision thereafter.[4]

Format

The format consisted of dancers who were non-professional and between the ages of 16–21, competing in a performance of dance routines of their choice, which they had prepared in advance of the competition. All of the acts then took part in a choreographed group dance during 'Young Dancers Week'.[5]

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 will involve 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 will be chosen by the professional jury members.[5]

Provisional list of participants

The following countries have expressed their provisional interest in participating in the 2017 event.[1]

Other countries

For a country to be eligible for potential participation in the Eurovision Young Dancers, it needs to be an active member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).[9] The EBU issued an invitation of participation for the 2015 Contest to all 56 active members.[9] Five countries had confirmed their participation, whilst the remaining fifty have not announced any decisions so far.[1]

Active EBU Members

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Granger, Anthony (7 July 2015). "Malta to host Eurovision Young Dancers 2017". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Granger, Anthony (10 November 2015). "EYD'17: Eurovision Young Dancers 2017 Final 9 June". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Granger, Anthony (19 November 2016). "Malta plans to host Eurovision Young Dancers in the open air". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Fisher, Luke James (7 July 2015). "Malta to host Eurovision Young Dancers 2017". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Eurovision Young Dancers - Format". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Granger, Anthony (28 November 2016). "Czech Republic: Eurovision Young Dancers 2017 Participation Confirmed". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  7. ↑ Granger, Anthony (5 September 2016). "Poland: Eurovision Young Dancers 2017 Participation Confirmed". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  8. ↑ Granger, Anthony (31 October 2016). "Slovenia: Eurovision Young Dancers 2017 Participation Confirmed". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Membership conditions". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  10. ↑ Granger, Anthony (22 November 2016). "Austria: rules out return to Eurovision Young Dancers". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  11. ↑ Granger, Anthony (4 November 2016). "Finland: will not participate in Eurovision Young Dancers 2017". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

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