Eurovision Young Dancers 2013
| Eurovision Young Dancers 2013 | |
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| Dates | |
| Final | 14 June 2013 |
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| Venue | Baltic Opera House, Gdańsk, Poland |
| Presenter(s) | Tomasz Kammel |
| Executive supervisor | Vladislav Yakovlev |
| Executive producer | Robert Kamyk |
| Host broadcaster | Telewizja Polska (TVP) |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 10 |
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Three professional juries choose the top 2 performances, and after the final battle, they choose the winner dancer. |
| Winning dancers |
 NetherlandsSedrig Verwoert |
The Eurovision Young Dancers 2013 was the thirteenth edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at the Baltic Opera House in Gdańsk, Poland on 14 June 2013. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP), dancers from ten countries participated in the televised final. Belarus made their début while Armenia, Czech Republic and Ukraine returned. Four countries withdrew from the contest.
The event is aimed at young dancers aged between 16 and 21, competing in modern dances, be it solo or in couples, as long as they were not professionally engaged.
Sedrig Verwoert of the Netherlands won the contest, with Felix Berning of Germany placing second (runner-up).
The chosen venue by the host broadcaster TVP was the Baltic Opera House in Gdańsk. The stage was designed by Michał Białousz.
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'.
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. Once all the jury votes have been counted, the two participants which received the highest total of points progress to a final round. The final round consists of a 90-second 'dual', were each of the finalists perform a 45-second random dance-off routine. The overall winner upon completion of the final dances is chosen by the professional jury members.
The contest was broadcast by the following broadcasters:
The jury members consisted of the following:
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