Final 28 June 1989 Number of entries 17 | Host broadcaster France Régions 3 (FR3) | |
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Venue Palais des Congrès, Paris, France Presenter(s) Zizi Jeanmaire
Alain Duault Interval act "Concerto en Ré" by L'École du Ballet de l'Ópera de Paris | ||
The Eurovision Young Dancers 1989 was the third edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at Palais des Congrès, Paris, France on 28 June 1989. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster France Régions 3 (FR3), dancers from ten countries participated in the televised final. A total of seventeen countries took part in the competition. Cyprus and Portugal made their début at the contest.
Contents
The participant countries could send one or two dancers, male or female, that could not be older than 19. Each dancer was free to participate in any of these 2 categories: classical dancing or contemporary, modern or jazz dancing.The Pas de Deux performances could not be longer than ten minutes, while the Variations could not be longer than five minutes. This year there were 4 awards: contemporary dancing prize, classical dancing prize and 2 jury's special prizes (for contemporary and classical dance).
The 1989 Young Dancers competition was broadcast in 20 countries including Jordan and Bulgaria.
The non-qualified countries were Austria, Canada, Cyprus, Italy, Norway, Portugal and Yugoslavia. Agnès Letestu of France won the contemporary dance prize, with Tetsuya Kumakawa of United Kingdom winning the classical ballet prize.
Location
Palais des congrès de Paris, a concert venue, convention centre and shopping mall in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France, was the host venue for the 1989 edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers.
The venue was built by French architect Guillaume Gillet, and was inaugurated in 1974. Nearby the venue are Bois de Boulogne and the affluent neighbourhood of Neuilly-sur-Seine. The closest métro and RER stations are Porte Maillot and Neuilly – Porte Maillot, accessible via the lower levels of the building.
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. 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.
Participating countries
Due to time restrictions, a semifinal was held to select the ten performers for the final.
Jury members
The jury members consisted of the following: