The Eurovision Young Dancers Contest 2017 will take place in the Congress Centre in Prague, Czech Republic tomorrow at 20.00 CET. Here is where you can watch the show live.
Live on TV:
- Albania (non-participating country): RTSH HD
- Czech Republic: ČT Art
- Poland: TVP Kultura
- Sweden: SVT
Live online:
- Youtube: Eurovision Young Dancers
- Sweden: SVT Play
Delayed broadcast:
- Germany: WDR – January 7 2018 – 08.35
- Malta: PBS Malta – December 16 – 21.00
- Norway: NRK2 – December 17 – 19.45
- Portugal: RTP2 – December 16 – 22.05
- Slovenia: RTVSLO 2 – December 16 – 20:05 CET
The fifteenth edition of Eurovision Young Dancers will see dancers from eight participating countries compete for the crown. The show will be hosted by Libor Bouček and Angeé Klára Svobodová. This is will be the second consecutive time that the contest will take place in the Czech Republic, after the 2015 contest was organised in the New Theatre in Pilsen.
All dancers will perform a two-minute solo piece and a group dance. The jury, consisting of Daria Klimentová, Ambra Succi and Itzik Galili, will select two dancers to progress to the final round, where they will face off against each other in a 90-second duel. The jury will choose the winner of the duel, who will then be crowned the winner of Eurovision Young Dancers 2017.
The eight participants are as follows:
- Czech Republic – Michal Vach
- Germany – Danila Kapustin
- Malta – Denise Buttigieg
- Norway – Anna Louise Amundsen
- Poland – Paulina Bidzinska
- Portugal – Raquel Fidalgo
- Slovenia – Patricija Crnkovič
- Sweden – Christoffer Collins
Source: YoungDancers.tv
What is Eurovision Young Dancers?
First held in 1985 a total of 37 countries have competed at least once in the contest, including Canada in 1987. The competition is open to young dancers who are aged between 16 and 21 years old. Each country is represented by either a solo dancer or a couple, who perform a routine of their choosing for the jury. The jury will select two acts to go through to the final round which is a 90 second dance off. Each dancer is given 45 seconds to perform and impress the judges, at the end of the performances the judges select the winner.
