Eurovision Young Dancers 1985

International youth dance competition

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Eurovision Young Dancers 1985

Dates
Final| 16 June 1985
Host
Venue| Teatro Municipale
Reggio Emilia, Italy
Presenter(s)| Carla Fracci
Gheorghe Iancu [it][1]
Executive producer| Ilio Catani
Director| Eros Macchi
Nevio Sivini
Executive supervisor| Frank Naef
Host broadcaster| Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI)
Website| youngdancers.tv/event/reggio-emilia-1985
Participants
Number of entries| 12
Debuting countries|

* Belgium
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* United Kingdom
* West Germany

Participation map

* frameless}} Participating countries

Vote
Voting system| A professional jury chose the top 3 participants.
Winning dancers|  Spain
Arantxa Argüelles
Eurovision Young Dancers → 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.[2] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI), dancers from twelve countries participated in the televised final.

Arantxa Argüelles of Spain won the contest, with Norway and Sweden placing second and third respectively.[3]

## Location

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Further information on the host venue: 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.[2]

Following the destruction by fire of the 1741 Teatro Cittadella in April 1851, the new theatre was designed by the architect Cesare Costa and constructed in the neoclassic style between 1852 and 1857.[4] Its inauguration took place on 21 April 1857 with the performance of the Vittor Pisani by local composer Achille Peri.

## Format

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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'.[5]

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.[5]

The interval act was a ballet performance from presenters repertoire.[1]

## Results

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### Final

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Awards were given to the top three participants. 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.[3]

R/O | Country  | Broadcaster  | Dancer(s)  | Result

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1  |  Finland | YLE | Anneke Lönnroth  |
2  |  Spain | TVE | Arantxa Argüelles  | 1
3  |  Belgium | BRT | Ariane van de Vyver and Ben Huys  |
4  |  Norway | NRK | Arne Fagerholt  | 2
5  |  France | FR3 | Christine Landault and Stephane Elizabe  |
6  |  Netherlands | NOS | Jeanette den Blijker and Ruben Brugman  |
7  |  United Kingdom | BBC | Maria Almeida[a] and Errol Pickford  |
8  |  Sweden | SVT | Mia Stagh and Göran Svalberg  | 3
9  |  Italy | RAI | Sabrina Vitangeli  |
10  |  Germany | ZDF | Stefanie Eckhof  |
11  |  Switzerland | SRG SSR | Xavier Ferla  |
|  Denmark | DR | Alexander Kølpin |

## Jury members

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The jury members consisted of the following:[7][8]

* Denmark – Peter Schaufuss (chairman)
* United Kingdom – Alicia Markova
* Italy – Paolo Bortoluzzi [it]
* Monaco/ Russia — Marika Besobrasova
* Brazil – Helba Nogueira
* France – Patrick Dupond
* France – Claire Motte
* Denmark – Kirsten Ralov
* Switzerland – Heinz Spoerli
* Italy – Vittorio Biagi [it]
* Spain – Víctor Ullate
* Netherlands – Nils Christe

## Broadcasting

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The 1985 Young Dancers competition was broadcast in at least 12 countries. It was also reportedly broadcast in the Soviet Union via Intervision.[9] Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.

Broadcasters in participating countries  Country  | Broadcaster  | Channel(s)  | Commentator(s)  | Ref(s)

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Belgium  | BRT | TV2 |  | [10]
Denmark  | DR | DR TV | Niels Karl Nielsen  | [11]
Finland  | YLE |  |  |
France  | FR3[b] |  | [12]
Germany  | ZDF[c] |  | [13]
Italy  | RAI | Rai Tre |  | [9]
Netherlands  | NOS | Nederland 2 | Joop van Zijl | [14]
Norway  | NRK | NRK Fjernsynet[d] | Jannike M. Falk [no] | [15]
Spain  | TVE | TVE 2 |  | [16]
Sweden  | SVT | TV2 |  | [17]
Switzerland  | SRG SSR | TSI |  | [18]
TSR[e] | Jean-Pierre Pastori [fr] | [7]
TV DRS[e] |  | [19]
United Kingdom  | BBC | BBC2 | Humphrey Burton and Annette Page | [6]
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries  Country  | Broadcaster  | Channel(s)  | Commentator(s)  | Ref.

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Austria  | ORF | FS2[f] |  | [20]

## See also

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* European Broadcasting Union
* Eurovision Song Contest 1985
* Eurovision Young Dancers

## Notes and references

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### Notes

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1. ^ Shortly before the contest, it was announced that Almeida would replace Viviana Durante.[6]
2. ^ Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 28 June at 23:05 CEST (21:05 UTC)[12]
3. ^ Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 17 June at 22:50 CEST (21:50 UTC)[13]
4. ^ Delayed broadcast on 22 June at 16:25 CEST (14:25 UTC)[15]
5. ^ a b Broadcast through a second audio programme on TSI[7]
6. ^ Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 17 August at 09:00 CEST[20]

### References

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1. ^ a b "La felicita' sulle punte". Radiocorriere TV (in Italian). 16–22 March 1985. p. 31. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
2. ^ a b "Eurovision Young Dancers 1985: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
3. ^ a b "Eurovision Young Dancers 1985: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
4. ^ Lynn, Karyl Charna, Italian Opera Houses & Festivals, Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2005 ISBN 0-8108-5359-0 p. 235
5. ^ a b "Eurovision Young Dancers - Format". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
6. ^ a b "Eurovision Young Dancer of the Year". Radio Times. No. 3213\. 13 June 1985. p. 33. Retrieved 1 May 2018 - via BBC Genome Project.
7. ^ a b c "TV – dimanche 16 juin" [TV – Sunday 16 June]. Radio TV8 (in French). Lausanne: Héliographia SA. 13 June 1985. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 3 March 2024 - via Scriptorium.
8. ^ http://cdmyd.mcu.es/cnd/pdf/programa-de-mano-33.pdf [bare URL PDF]
9. ^ a b "TV | Domenica DO 16 giugno" [TV | Sunday SUN 16 June]. Radiocorriere TV (in Italian). Vol. 63, no. 24\. 16–22 March 1985. pp. 50–53. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
10. ^ "Zondag 16 juni" [Sunday 16 June]. Brugsch Handelsblad Weekwijzer [nl] (in Dutch). Bruges, Belgium. 3 May 1991. p. 2. Retrieved 28 August 2024 - via Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge [nl].+[nl]&rft.atitle=Zondag+16+juni&rft.pages=2&rft.date=1991-05-03&rft_id=https://zoeken.erfgoedbrugge.be/detail.php?nav_id=2-1&id;=1059946750&index;=8&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Eurovision+Young+Dancers+1985" class="Z3988">
11. ^ "Sønsdag den 16. Juni 1985". www.dr.dk (in Danish). DR. 16 June 1985. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
12. ^ a b https://www.scriptorium.ch/zoom/325327/view?page=45
13. ^ a b "Bieler Tagblatt 17. Juni 1985". www.e-newspaperarchives.ch. Retrieved Apr 23, 2025.
14. ^ "Radio-Televisie" [Radio-Televisiondv]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Rotterdam, Netherlands. 15 June 1985. p. 7. Retrieved 15 March 2024 - via Delpher.
15. ^ a b "Radio - TV". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Sandefjord, Norway. 22 June 1985. p. 38. Retrieved 20 April 2024 - via National Library of Norway.
16. ^ "Televisión". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. 16 June 1985. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
17. ^ "Dagens radio/TV" [Today's radio/TV]. Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Sandefjord, Norway. 15 June 1985. p. 41. Retrieved 3 March 2024 - via National Library of Norway.
18. ^ "I programmi televisivi della fine settimana" [Weekend TV programmes]. Popolo e Libertà (in Italian). Bellinzona, Switzerland. 27 May 1986. p. 8. Retrieved 12 March 2024 - via Sistema bibliotecario ticinese [it].
19. ^ "TV + Radio · Sonntag" [TV + Radio · Sunday]. Bieler Tagblatt (in German). Biel, Switzerland. 15 June 1985. p. 31. Retrieved 16 March 2024 - via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
20. ^ a b "Bieler Tagblatt 17. August 1985". www.e-newspaperarchives.ch. Retrieved Apr 23, 2025.

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