Eurovision Young Dancers 1999
| Eurovision Young Dancers 1999 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Semi-final | 4 July 1999 |
| Final | 10 July 1999 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Opéra de Lyon, Lyon, France |
| Presenter(s) | Alex Taylor |
| Directed by | Guy Darmet |
| Executive producer |
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| Host broadcaster | France 3 |
| Interval act | Performance of the hip-hop dance group “Kä-fig” |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Debuting countries |
 Czech Republic
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| Returning countries | |
| Withdrawing countries | |
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | A professional jury chose the finalists and the top 3 performances |
| Winning dancers |
 GermanyStegli Yohan & Katja Wünsche |
The Eurovision Young Dancers 1999 was the eighth edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at the Opéra de Lyon, Lyon, France on 10 July 1999. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster France 3, dancers from ten countries participated in the televised final. A total of sixteen countries took part in the competition. Czech Republic made their début while host country France, Netherlands, Switzerland and United Kingdom returned. Estonia and Slovakia withdrew from the contest.
Both single dancers and couples younger than 20 could enter the competition, male or female. Single dancers had to perform 2 pieces of maximum 10 minutes in total, while couples could choose to perform 1 or 2 dances, but in total no longer than 10 minutes as well. The semi-final that took place in the same venue 6 days before the final (4 July 1999). A total of 20 countries broadcast the event, including Ireland and Croatia. Agnes Letestu, the 1989 Eurovision Young Dancers winner, commented on this year's contest for the host broadcaster France 3.
The non-qualified countries were Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Katja Wünsche and Stegli Yohan of Germany won the contest, with Sweden and Spain placing second and joint third respectively.
Opéra de Lyon, in Lyon, France was the host venue for the 1999 edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers.
The Opéra Nouvel (Nouvel Opera House) in Lyon, France is the home of the Opéra National de Lyon. The original opera house was re-designed by the distinguished French architect, Jean Nouvel between 1985 and 1993 in association with the agency of scenography dUCKS scéno and the acoustician Peutz. Serge Dorny was appointed general director in 2003.
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