Eurovision Young Dancers 1987

International youth dance competition

Eurovision Young Dancers 1987

Dates
Final| 31 May 1987
Host
Venue| Schlosstheater
Schwetzingen, Germany
Presenter(s)| Margot Werner
Executive producer| Harro Eisele
Director| Hugo Käch
Executive supervisor| Frank Naef
Host broadcaster| Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Website| youngdancers.tv/event/schwetzingen-1987
Participants
Number of entries| 14
Debuting countries|

* Austria
* Canada
* Yugoslavia

Non-returning countries| None

Participation map

* frameless}} Participating countries

Vote
Voting system| A professional jury chose the top 3 participants.
Winning dancers|  Denmark
Rose Gad Poulsen and Nikolaj Hübbe
1985 ← Eurovision Young Dancers → 1989

The Eurovision Young Dancers 1987 was the second edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at the Schlosstheater in Schwetzingen, Germany, on 31 May 1987.[1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), dancers from fourteen countries participated in the televised final. Austria, Canada and Yugoslavia made their debut at the contest, while Belgium and Netherlands competed together with a joint entry.[1]

For the first time ever, the Canadian broadcaster CBC (an EBU associate member), joined the show with its participant, making it the only Eurovision event to feature a country from North America, and the only EBU event to feature an associate member as a participant prior to Australia's debut at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015. The participant countries could send one or two dancers, male or female, that could not be older than 20. Each entry consisted in one or two dances with no rules or limitations regarding the style. The dances could not be longer than 5 minutes (for soloists) or 10 minutes (for couples).[1]

Rose Gad Poulsen and Nikolaj Hübbe of Denmark won the contest, with Switzerland and West Germany placing second and third respectively.[2]

## Location

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Further information on the host venue: Schlosstheater Schwetzingen

Schlosstheater Schwetzingen

Schlosstheater Schwetzingen (Schwetzingen palace theater), a court theater in Schwetzingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany was the host venue for the 1987 edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers.[1]

The historic building, opened in 1753, is part of Schloss Schwetzingen and since 1952 the principal venue of the Schwetzingen Festival. It is also called Hoftheater (court theater), Hofoper (court opera), and Comoedienhaus (comedy house). The frequently applied name Rokokotheater (Rococo theater) is misleading, because it shows also neoclassical elements, added in 1762.

## 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'.[3]

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.[3]

The interval was Arne Fagerholt who performed Kjersti Alveberg's production Spirits.[2]

## 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.[2]

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

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|  Denmark | DR | Rose Gad Poulsen and Nikolaj Hübbe | Divertissement from La Sylphide | A. Bournonville  | 1
|  Switzerland | SRG SSR | Frédéric Gafner  | Variation from the first act of La Sylphide | A. Bournonville  | 2
|  West Germany | ZDF | Stefanie Arndt  | Variation from Le Corsaire | M. Petipa  | 3
|  Austria | ORF | Erika Nowak  | Variation of the girl friends from Raymonda | M. Petipa and R. Nureyev  |
|  Netherlands[a] |

* NOS
* BRT

| Marieke Simons and Bart de Block | Blue Bird Pas de deux from Sleeping Beauty | M. Petipa  |
|  Canada | CBC | Stephen Legate  | Variation from La Bayadère | M. Petipa and N. Makarova  |
|  Finland | YLE | Susanna Aaltonen and Tomi Paasonen  | Pas de deux Odette/Siegfried from the second act of Swan Lake | L. Ivanov  |
|  France | FR3 | Marie-Soizic Cabié  | Aurora's variation from the first act of Sleeping Beauty | M. Petipa  |
|  Italy | RAI | Giulia Menicucci  | Variation from Giselle | J. Coralli and J. J. Perrot  |
|  Norway | NRK | Halldis Ólafsdóttir  | Paper Nut | J. Day  |
|  Spain | TVE | María Montserrat León  | Variation from Le Corsaire | M. Petipa  |
|  Sweden | SVT | Johannes Öhman  | Franz's variation from the third act of Coppelia | K. Damianov  |
|  United Kingdom | BBC | Paul Liburd  | Under Summer | R. Cohan  |
|  Yugoslavia | JRT | Vedrana Ostojic  | Variation from Le Corsaire | M. Petipa  |

## Jury members

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The jury members consisted of the following:[1]

* Italy – Paolo Bortoluzzi [it] (Head of jury)
* Denmark – Frank Andersen
* Argentina – Oscar Araiz [es]
* Canada – Celia Franca
* USA – Mary Hinkson
* Denmark – Mette Hønningen
* Soviet Union – Galina Samsova
* Switzerland – Heinz Spoerli
* Spain – José de Udaeta

## Broadcasts

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The 1987 Young Dancers competition was broadcast in at least 15 countries. 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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Austria  | ORF | FS1[b] |  | [4]
Belgium  | BRT |  |  |
Canada  | CBC | CBC |  |
Denmark  | DR | DR TV | Niels Karl Nielsen  | [5]
Finland  | YLE |  |  |
France  | FR3[c] | Charles Imbert  | [6]
Germany  | 3sat |  | [7]
ZDF[d] | Jens Wendland  | [8]
Italy  | RAI |  |  |
Netherlands  | NOS | Nederland 2[e] | Joop van Zijl and Marc Jonkers  | [9][10]
Norway  | NRK | NRK Fjernsynet | Anne Borg  | [11]
Spain  | TVE |  |  |
Sweden  | SVT | TV2 |  | [11]
Switzerland  | SRG SSR | TV DRS[f] |  | [12]
TSR | Jean-Pierre Pastori [fr] | [13]
TSI[f] |  | [14]
United Kingdom  | BBC | BBC2 | Humphrey Burton and Monica Mason | [15]
Yugoslavia  | JRT | TV Beograd 2 |  | [16]
TV Ljubljana 2 |  | [17]

## See also

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* Eurovision Song Contest 1987

## Notes and references

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### Notes

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1. ^ Netherlands and Belgium competed together with a joint entry. In the competition, the two dancers represented the Dutch colors.
2. ^ Deferred broadcast at 22:05 CET (21:05 UTC)[4]
3. ^ Delayed two-part broadcast on 29 and 30 June at 23:30 CET and 23:20 CET respectively[6]
4. ^ Deferred broadcast at 22:35 (CET)[8]
5. ^ Delayed broadcast on 2 June at 20:30 CET (19:30 UTC)[9]
6. ^ a b Broadcast through a second audio programme on TSR[12]

### References

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1. ^ a b c d e "Eurovision Young Dancers 1987: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
2. ^ a b c "Eurovision Young Dancers 1987: Participants". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
3. ^ a b "Eurovision Young Dancers - Format". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
4. ^ a b "TV + Radio • Sonntag". Bieler Tagblatt (in German). Biel, Switzerland. 31 May 1987. p. 15. Retrieved 10 April 2024 - via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
5. ^ "Alle tiders programoversigter – Søndag den 31. maj 1987" [All-time programme overviews – Saturday 31st May 1987]. DR. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
6. ^ a b "Concours eurovision des jeunes danseurs : iere partie (catalog record)". INAthèque (in French). Institut national de l'audiovisuel. CPC87006008. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
7. ^ "Sonntag, 31. Mai" [Sunday 31 May]. Revue Agenda (in German). Vol. 43, no. 22\. Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. 30 May – 5 June 1987. pp. 8–10. Retrieved 16 May 2024 - via National Library of Luxembourg.
8. ^ a b "Televisie en radio" [Television and Radio]. Limburgs Dagblad (in Dutch). Heerlen, Netherlands. 30 May 1987. p. 9. Retrieved 10 April 2024 - via Delpher.
9. ^ a b "T.V. Programma's". De Voorpost (in Dutch). Aalst, Belgium. 31 May 1987. p. 15. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
10. ^ "Televisie en Radio". Limburgs Dagblad (in Dutch). Heerlen, Netherlands. 30 June 1987. p. 8. Retrieved 10 April 2024 - via Delpher.
11. ^ a b "TV Radio programmene". Sandefjords Blad (in Norwegian). Sandefjord, Norway. 31 May 1987. p. 53. Retrieved 5 March 2023 - via National Library of Norway.
12. ^ a b "Fernsehen – Sonntag 31. Mai". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Zürich, Switzerland. 31 May 1987. p. 32. Retrieved 5 March 2024 - via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
13. ^ "Dimanche TV – 31 mai" [Sunday TV – 31 May]. Radio TV8 (in French). No. 22\. Lausanne, Switzerland. 28 May 1987. pp. 32–34. Retrieved 10 April 2024 - via Scriptorium.
14. ^ "I programmi televisi della fine settimana". Popolo e Libertà (in Italian). Bellinzona, Switzerland. 31 May 1987. p. 8. Retrieved 14 March 2024 - via Sistema bibliotecario ticinese [it].
15. ^ "Eurovision Young Dancer". BBC. 31 May 1987. p. 85. Retrieved 5 March 2024 - via BBC Genome.
16. ^ "Телевизија" [Television]. Borba (in Serbo-Croatian (Cyrillic script)). Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia. 30 May 1987. p. 10. Retrieved 25 May 2024 - via Belgrade University Library.
17. ^ "Televizija – spored za nedeljo" [Television – schedule for Sunday]. Delo (in Slovenian). Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia. 30 May 1988. p. 14. Retrieved 29 January 2025 - via Digital Library of Slovenia.

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