Eurovision Young Dancers

Eurovision Young Dancers
Logo of the Eurovision Young Dancers.
Genre	Dance contest
Theme music composer	Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Opening theme	Te Deum: Marche en rondeau (prelude)
Ending theme	Te Deum: Marche en rondeau (prelude)
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	13 contests
Production company(s)	European Broadcasting Union
Distributor	Eurovision
Release
Original release	16 June 1985; 31 years ago (1985-06-16) – present
Chronology
Related shows	Eurovision Song Contest (1956–) Eurovision Young Musicians (1982–) Junior Eurovision Song Contest (2003–) Eurovision Dance Contest (2007–2008)
External links
Official website

The Eurovision Young Dancers (French: L'Eurovision des Jeunes Danseurs), often shortened to EYD, or Young Dancers, is a biennial dance competition, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and is broadcast on television throughout Europe. Thirty-seven countries have taken part since the inauguration of the contest in 1985; including Kosovo (non-EBU member) and Canada (North American continent). Performers between the ages of 16 and 21, from member countries of the European Broadcasting Union, 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 forward to a televised 'dance-off' final, where the winner is decided by the jury.

The 2007 Young Dancers contest was cancelled in a mutual decision between the EBU and Swiss broadcaster SRG SSR idée suisse, to allow the Prix de Lausanne, a similar event organised by the host broadcaster, to take place. Spain are the most successful country in the Young Dancers contest, having won five times 1985, 1991, 1993, 1995, and 1997 respectively. The Eurovision Young Dancers 2015 event took place in Plzeň, Czech Republic, on 19 June 2015.