The Eurovision Young Dancers 2005 was the eleventh edition of the

Eurovision Young Dancers Eurovision Young Dancers (), often shortened to EYD, or Young Dancers, was a biennial dance competition, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) between members of the union, who participate representing their countries. Broadcasters ...

, held at the National Theatre in

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, Poland, on 24 June 2005. Organised by the

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(EBU) and host broadcaster

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(TVP), dancers from ten countries participated in the televised final. A total of thirteen countries took part in the competition. For this contest, a week of dance master classes replaced the semi-final round in order to select the finalists. , , and decided not to participate. The non-qualified countries were , and . Milou Nuyens of Netherlands won the contest, with host country Poland and Belgium placing second and third respectively. The next edition would eventually be held in , following cancellations in 2007 and 2009.

Location

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was the host venue for the 2005 edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers. It was founded in 1765, during the

Polish Enlightenment The ideas of the Age of Enlightenment in Poland were developed later than in Western Europe, as the Polish bourgeoisie was weaker, and szlachta (nobility) culture (Sarmatism) together with the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth political system (Gol ...

, by that country's last

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Stanisław August Poniatowski Stanisław II August (born Stanisław Antoni Poniatowski; 17 January 1732 – 12 February 1798), known also by his regnal Latin name Stanislaus II Augustus, and as Stanisław August Poniatowski (), was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuani ...

. The theatre shares the Grand Theatre complex at the Theatre Square in Warsaw with another national venue, the Poland's National Opera.

Format

The format consists of dancers who are non-

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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 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 Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...

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, 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. Ocelot - Acrobatic Dance Theatre performed as the interval act.

Results

Preliminary round

The semi-final round was replaced by a week of dance master classes. Florence Clerc, Irek Mukhamedow, Christopher Bruce and Piotr Nardelli were the dance teachers selected to work with the participants and choose the 10 finalists. The following countries failed to qualify.

Final

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. Choreography: Mateusz Polit

Jury members

The jury consisted of the following members: * –

Maya Plisetskaya Maya Mikhailovna Plisetskaya (; 20 November 1925 – 2 May 2015) was a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet director, and actress. In post-Soviet times, she held both Lithuanian and Spanish citizenship.

(Honorary Head of the Jury) * –

Irek Mukhamedov Irek Dzhavdatovich Mukhamedov OBE (: ; born 8 March 1960), is a Soviet-born British ballet dancer of Tatar origin who has danced with the Bolshoi Ballet and the Royal Ballet. Born in Kazan, he trained at the Moscow Choreographic Institute und ...

(President of the Jury) * – Krzysztof Pastor * / – * – Jorma Uotinen * – Emil Wesolowski

Broadcasting

The 2005 Young Dancers competition was broadcast in at least 14 countries.

References

External links

* {{Eurovision Young Dancers Eurovision Young Dancers by year 2005 in Poland June 2005 in Poland Events in Warsaw 2000s in Warsaw