Eurovision Young Dancers

Eurovision Young Dancers
Also known as	Eurovision Competition for Young Dancers
Genre	Dance contest
Country of origin	List of countries
Original language	English
No. of episodes	15 contests
Production
Production locations	List of host cities
Running time	90 minutes (2011–2017)
Production company	European Broadcasting Union
Original release
Release	16 June 1985 (1985-06-16) – 16 December 2017 (2017-12-16)
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Eurovision Young Musicians
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Eurovision Young Dancers (French: L'Eurovision des Jeunes Danseurs), 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 from thirty-seven countries have taken part since the first contest in 1985.^[a]

Performers between the ages of 16 and 21 appointed by the participating broadcasters, compete as solo of couples to dance routines of their choice. Professional jury members each representing the elements of ballet, contemporary, and modern dancing, score each of the performances. The two participants which receive the most overall points advance to a televised 'dance-off' final, where the winner is decided by the jury.

Spain is the most successful country in the competition, having won five times: 1985, 1991, 1993, 1995, and 1997, but has never hosted. On 16 December 2017, the fifteenth and most recent edition took place in Prague, Czech Republic, and was won by Paulina Bidzińska repsesenting Poland, with Patricija Crnkovič repsesenting Slovenia placing second (runner-up).
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