Eurovision Young Dancers 1987
| 2. Eurovision Young Dancers | |
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| date | May 31, 1987 |
| Host country |  Germany
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| venue |  Schwetzingen Palace Theater , Schwetzingen |
| Broadcasting television station | 
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| Moderation | Margot Werner |
| Pause filler | Arne Fagerholt dances to Kjersti Alverbergs Spirits |
| participating countries | 14th |
| winner |  Denmark
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| First time participation | Denmark Canada Austria Yugoslavia  .svg){kind=small}
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| Voting rule | A jury of experts determines the first three places. The remaining results remain unpublished. |
◄ EYD 1985 • EYD 1989 ►
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The 2nd Eurovision Young Dancers took place on May 31, 1987 in the Schlosstheater Schwetzingen in Schwetzingen in Germany . The host was the Second German Television , which was commissioned to host a Eurovision event for the first time.
Rose Gad Poulsen and Nikolaj Hübbe were able to win the competition for Denmark in the end. It was the first time that Denmark took part in the competition and also the first time that a dancing couple could win the competition.
venue
As the venue for the selected ZDF the Palace Theater Schwetzingen in Schwetzingen from. It was the first time that Germany hosted an EYD. It was also the first Eurovision event that was organized and hosted by ZDF.
format
Dancers between the ages of 16 and 21 could perform. However, only solo dancers or couples could compete. A professional jury then selected the first three places. The placements of the remaining participants remain unknown. The chairman of the jury was the Italian dancer Paolo Bortoluzzi . The other jury members were:
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Frank Andersen
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Oscar Araiz -
Celia Franca
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Mary Hinkson -
Mette Honningen
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Galina Samsova -
Heinz Spoerli
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José de Udaeta
Moderation
The Austrian dancer and singer Margot Werner acted as moderator .
Attendees
A total of 14 countries took part in the second Eurovision Young Dancers, which was a new attendance record. In addition to the eleven countries from 1985, four countries also made their debut in 1987. Denmark, Yugoslavia and Austria finally took part for the first time. Canada's debut in competition was special. Thus, for the first time, an associated EBU member, the television broadcaster CBC , took part in a Eurovision event. It was also the first non-European country to compete. Together with Israel and Morocco, it was only the third country outside of Europe to take part in a Eurovision event.
Another special feature was that for the first time two countries took part in a Eurovision event together. In 1987 the Netherlands and Belgium sent a dance couple together. In the competition itself, however, they competed under the Dutch flag. Nevertheless, it was mentioned in the program booklet that it was a joint contribution from both countries.
final
14 countries competed against each other. In contrast to the first competition in 1985, the titles of the dances and their choreographers were announced in 1987. However, the starting positions from 1987 are unknown. Nevertheless, only the first three places were announced.
| space | country | Attendees | Dance Choreography (C) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Denmark
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Rose Gad Poulsen & Nikolaj Hübbe |
La Sylphide (variation) C: A. Bournonville |
| 2. |
Switzerland
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Frédéric Gafner |
La Sylphide (first act) C: A. Bournonville |
| 3. |
Germany (host)
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Stefanie Arndt |
Le Corsaire (variation) C: M. Petipa |
| - |
 Finland
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Susanna Aaltonen & Tomi Paasonen |
Pas de deux Odette / Siegfried from second act from Swan Lake C: L. Ivanov |
| - |
France
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Marie-Soizic Cabié |
Aurora's variation of the first act of Sleeping Beauty C: M. Petipa |
| - |
Italy
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Giulia Menicucci |
Giselle (variation) C: J. Coralli, JJ Perrot |
| - |
Yugoslavia
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Vedrana Ostojic |
Le Corsaire (variation) C: M. Petipa |
| - |
Canada
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Stephen Legates |
La Bayadère (variation) C: M. Petipa, N. Makarova |
| - |
 Netherlands Belgium
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Marieke Simons & Bart de Block |
Blue Bird Pas de deux by Sleeping Beauty C: M. Petipa |
| - |
 Norway
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Halldis Ólafsdóttir |
Paper Nut C: J. Day |
| - |
Austria
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Erika Nowak |
The friends from Raymonda (variation) C: M. Petipa, R. Nureyev |
| - |
 Sweden
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Johannes Öhman |
Franz Variation of the third act by Coppelia C: K. Damianov |
| - |
Spain
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María Montserrat León |
Le Corsaire (variation) C: M. Petipa |
| - |
 United Kingdom
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Paul Liburd |
Under Summer C: R. Cohan |
transmission
The following television companies were responsible for the participation and thus also for the broadcast:
| country | Channel |
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Belgium
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GRT |
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Denmark
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DR |
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Germany
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ZDF |
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Finland
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YLE |
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France
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France 3 |
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Italy
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RAI |
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Yugoslavia
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JRT |
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Canada
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CBC |
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Netherlands
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NTS |
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Norway
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NRK |
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Austria
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ORF |
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Sweden
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SVT |
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Switzerland
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SRG SSR |
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Spain
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RTVE |
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United Kingdom
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BBC2 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g EBU : The Eurovision Young Dancers 1987 Official Booklet. In: issuu.com. October 5, 2012, accessed July 3, 2019 .
- ↑ EBU : Eurovision Young Dancers 1987. In: youngdancers.tv. Retrieved July 3, 2019 .