Eurovision Young Dancers 2001

Eurovision Young Dancers 2001
Dates and venue
Semi-final
  • 18 June 2001
Final
  • 23 June 2001
VenueLinbury Studio Theatre
London, United Kingdom
Organisation
OrganiserEuropean Broadcasting Union (EBU)
Executive supervisorSarah Yuen
Production
Host broadcasterBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
DirectorRoss MacGibbon
Executive producerBob Lockyer
PresenterDeborah Bull
Participants
Number of entries18
Number of finalists11
Debuting countries
  •  Ireland
  •  Ukraine
Returning countries
  •  Austria
  •  Estonia
  •  Norway
Non-returning countries
  •  France
  •  Hungary
  •  Spain
Participation map
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         Participating countries     Did not qualify from the semi-final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2001
Vote
Voting systemA professional jury chose the finalists and the top 3 performances
Winning dancers Poland
David and Marcin Kupinski

The Eurovision Young Dancers 2001 was the 9th edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers. It consisted of a semi-final on 17 June and a final on 23 June 2001, held at the Linbury Studio Theatre of the Royal Opera House in London, United Kingdom, and presented by Deborah Bull. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

Dancers representing eighteen countries took part in the competition, with eleven of them participating in the televised final. Ireland and Ukraine made their début while Austria, Estonia and Norway returned. Hungary and Spain decided not to participate, along with France who broadcast the event. This was the first EBU event to feature a representative from Ukraine, who would go on to make their debut at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2003.

Each participating broadcaster could send one or two performers, male and female, not older than 20, who could perform one or two dances. The dancers could choose between classical and contemporary dance.

The winner was duo David Kupinski and Marcin Kupinski representing Poland, with Jeroen Verbruggen representing Belgium placing second, and duo Maartje Hermans and Golan Yosef representing Netherlands placing third.[1]

Location

The Linbury Studio Theatre of the Royal Opera House in London, United Kingdom was the host venue for the 2001 edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers.[2]

The Linbury is most notable for hosting performances of experimental and independent dance and music, by independent companies and as part of the ROH2, the contemporary producing arm of the Royal Opera House. The Linbury Studio Theatre regularly stages performances by the Royal Ballet School and also hosts the Young British Dancer of the Year competition.

Format

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 act was Symbiont(s) by Wayne McGregor.[2]

Participants and results

Preliminary round

Broadcasters from eighteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 2001 contest, of which eleven qualified to the televised grand final. The following participants failed to qualify.[2]

CountryBroadcasterParticipantDanceChoreographer
 CyprusCyBCMarina KyriakidouVariation of Paquita (Allegro)M. Petipa
 AustriaORFRainer KrenstetterBallet de Verdi: Un bal masquéV. Malakov
 IrelandRTÉSarah ReynoldsConversations in SilenceA. Costilla
 GreeceERTOlga Tsimourta and Tina NassikaRythmiqueG. Milhov
 NorwayNRKTale DolvenAsking For?S. Edvardsen
 SloveniaRTVSLOEva GasparicLes Syphides - PréludeFokino
 UkraineNTULeonid SarafanovVariation of Paquita (Masculin Role)M. Petipa

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.[1]

R/O Country Broadcaster Dancer(s) Dance Choreographer Result
1  Belgium Jeroen Verbruggen Hyperballad J. Verbruggen & G. Egilsson 2
2  Germany ZDF Thiago Bordin Tchaikovsky Variation - Pas de Deux G. Balanchine
3  Finland Yle Johanna Nuutinen Angels Fly Low M. Rouhiainen
4  Poland TVP Dawid Kupinski and Marcin Kupinski Brothers E. Wesolowski 1
5  United Kingdom BBC Jamie Bond Seigfried Solo from Act 3 Swan Lake M. Petipa
6  Sweden SVT Johan Thelander and Elizaveta Penkóva At This Point J. Thelander & E. Penkova
7   Switzerland SRG SSR Sarah Kora Dayanova Tango Te Amo L. Smeak
8  Czech Republic ČT Marek Kasparovsky and Jiri Pokorny Alterego T. Rychetsky & D. Stransky
9  Estonia ETV Sergei Upkin Franz Variation from Coppelia A. Saint-Leon
10  Latvia LTV Anna Novikova Solo from Act 3 of Le Corsaire M. Petipa
11  Netherlands NOS Maartje Hermans and Golan Yosef Perfect Skin E. Wubbe 3

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:[2]

  •  United Kingdom – Matthew Bourne (Head of Jury)
  •  United States – Amanda Miller
  •  United Kingdom – Maina Gielgud
  •   Switzerland/ Netherlands — Samuel Wuersten
  •  Italy – Monique Veaute

Broadcasting

A total of 19 countries broadcast the 2001 event.[4] France was the only country to broadcast the event without competing. Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) Ref(s)
 Austria ORF ORF 2[a] [5]
 Belgium RTBF La Deux [6]
VRT
 Cyprus CyBC
 Czech Republic ČT ČT2[b] [7]
 Finland Yle TV1 [8]
 Estonia ETV[c] [9]
 Germany ZDF[d] [5]
 Greece ERT
 Ireland RTÉ
 Latvia LTV LTV1[e] [10]
 Netherlands NOS Nederland 3[f] [11]
 Norway NRK NRK1[g] [12]
 Poland TVP
 Slovenia RTVSLO
 Sweden SVT SVT1 Agneta Bolme Börjefors [13]
SVT Europa[h] [14]
  Switzerland SRG SSR SF 2[i] [15]
 Ukraine NTU
 United Kingdom BBC BBC Knowledge Deborah Bull and Wayne McGregor [16][17]
BBC Two[j]
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) Ref(s)
 France France Télévisions France 2

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 30 June at 10:05 (CET)[5]
  2. ↑ Delayed broadcast on 19 August[7]
  3. ↑ Delayed broadcast on 29 June at 22:30 (EET)[9]
  4. ↑ Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 30 June at 23:45 (CET)[5]
  5. ↑ Delayed broadcast on 1 July at 22:30 (EET)[10]
  6. ↑ Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 10 July at 22:55 (CET)[11]
  7. ↑ Delayed broadcast on 9 September[12]
  8. ↑ Delayed broadcast on 25 June at 16:55 (CET)[14]
  9. ↑ Delayed broadcast on 24 June at 11:50 (CET)[15]
  10. ↑ Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 14 July at 19:20 UTC[18]

References

  1. 1 2 "Eurovision Young Dancers 2001: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Eurovision Young Dancers 2001: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Eurovision Young Dancers - Format". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Eyd 2001 official booklet". Issuu. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Walliser Bote 30. Juni 2001". www.e-newspaperarchives.ch. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "BnL Viewer". viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Eurovizní soutěž mladých tanečníků 2001 - Eurovizní soutěž mladých tanečníků | Česká televize". www.ceskatelevize.cz. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Nasjonalbiblioteket". www.nb.no. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  9. 1 2 "ETV osaleb Tantsu-Eurovisioonil". Postimees. 11 June 2001. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  10. 1 2 "Eirovīzijas jauno dejotāju konkursā Latviju pārstāvēs Rīgas Horeogrāfijas skolas audzēkne". Delfi. 17 May 2001. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  11. 1 2 "Algemeen Dagblad". 10 July 2001 – via Delpher.
  12. 1 2 "Best i ballett". NRK. 26 March 2001. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Välkommen till SMDB". smdb.kb.se. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  14. 1 2 "svt europa 7.00 SVT Morgon. 10.15..." Helsingin Sanomat. 25 June 2001. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  15. 1 2 https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=TGZ20010623-01.2.58
  16. ↑ "Eurovlslon Young Dancers 2001". 21 June 2001. p. 69. Retrieved 1 May 2018 – via BBC Genome.
  17. ↑ "Eurovislon Young Dancers 2001". 21 June 2001. p. 85. Retrieved 1 May 2018 – via BBC Genome.
  18. ↑ "Picking the Winner at Eurovision Young Dancers 2001". 12 July 2001. p. 64. Retrieved 1 May 2018 – via BBC Genome.
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