Eurovision Young Dancers 2017
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| Dates | ||||
| Final date | 9 June 2017 | |||
| Host | ||||
| Venue | Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, Malta | |||
| Presenter(s) | TBA | |||
| Director | TBA | |||
| Host broadcaster | Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) | |||
| Participants | ||||
| Number of entries | 4 (to date) | |||
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| Vote | ||||
| Voting system | Three professional juries choose the top 2 performances, and after the final battle, they choose the winning dancer. | |||
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The Eurovision Young Dancers 2017 will be the fifteenth edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers competition. The final is scheduled to be held in the Mediterranean Conference Centre, 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 2014 and Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016, the latter at the same venue. 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. Four countries have so far confirmed their interests in participating in the event.
Location
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.[2]
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.[3]
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'.[4]
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.[4]
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).[5] The EBU issued an invitation of participation for the 2015 Contest to all 56 active members.[5] Five countries had confirmed their participation,[1] whilst the following list of countries declined stating their reasons as shown below.
See also
References
- 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.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (10 November 2015). "EYD’17: Eurovision Young Dancers 2017 Final 9 June". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Fisher, Luke James (7 July 2015). "Malta to host Eurovision Young Dancers 2017". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- 1 2 "Eurovision Young Dancers - Format". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- 1 2 "Membership conditions". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
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