Eurovision Young Dancers 1989
| Eurovision Young Dancers 1989 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Final | 28 June 1989 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Palais des Congrès, Paris, France |
| Presenter(s) |
Zizi Jeanmaire Alain Duault |
| Host broadcaster | France Régions 3 (FR3) |
| Interval act | "Concerto en Ré" by L'École du Ballet de l'Ópera de Paris |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 17 |
| Debuting countries | |
| Returning countries | None |
| Withdrawing countries | None |
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | A professional jury awarded 2 prizes and 2 special prices for classical dance and contemporary dance |
| Winning dancers | |
The Eurovision Young Dancers 1989 was the third edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at Palais des Congrès, Paris, France on 28 June 1989. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster France Régions 3 (FR3), dancers from ten countries participated in the televised final. A total of seventeen countries took part in the competition. Cyprus and Portugal made their début at the contest.
The participant countries could send one or two dancers, male or female, that could not be older than 19. Each dancer was free to participate in any of these 2 categories: classical dancing or contemporary, modern or jazz dancing.The Pas de Deux performances could not be longer than ten minutes, while the Variations could not be longer than five minutes. This year there were 4 awards: contemporary dancing prize, classical dancing prize and 2 jury's special prizes (for contemporary and classical dance).
The 1989 Young Dancers competition was broadcast in 20 countries including Jordan and Bulgaria.
The non-qualified countries were Austria, Canada, Cyprus, Italy, Norway, Portugal and Yugoslavia. Agnès Letestu of France won the contemporary dance prize, with Tetsuya Kumakawa of United Kingdom winning the classical ballet prize.
Palais des congrès de Paris, a concert venue, convention centre and shopping mall in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France, was the host venue for the 1989 edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers.
The venue was built by French architect Guillaume Gillet, and was inaugurated in 1974. Nearby the venue are Bois de Boulogne and the affluent neighbourhood of Neuilly-sur-Seine. The closest métro and RER stations are Porte Maillot and Neuilly – Porte Maillot, accessible via the lower levels of the building.
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