The Eurovision Young Dancers 2011 was the twelfth edition of the

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, held at the Dance House in

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, Norway, on 24 June 2011. Organised by the

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(EBU) and host broadcaster the

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(NRK), dancers from ten countries participated in the televised final. and

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made their début while and returned. Seven countries that took part in the previous edition decided not to participate. This was the first edition to be successfully held since , following cancellations in 2009 and 2007. The event was aimed at young dancers aged between 15 and 21, competing in modern dances, be it solo or in couples, as long as they were not professionally engaged. Daniel Sarr of Norway won the contest, and Petra Zupančić of Slovenia was the runner-up.

Location

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Dansens Hus (English: ''Dance House'') in

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was the host venue for the 2011 edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers.

Format

The format was revamped in 2011 to include a 'final duel' round, with the semi-finals removed due to the low number of participating countries. The televised prime time show consists of dancers who are non-

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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'.

Presenters

Erik Solbakken was the host of the 2011 contest. Solbakken previously hosted the

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in Oslo, alongside Haddy Jatou N'jie and Nadia Hasnaoui.

Jury panel

Jury members of a professional aspect and representing the elements of

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, 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 jury members consisted of the following: * – Michael Nunn * – William Trevitt * – Fredrik Rydman * – Ilze Liepa

Participants

Results

Final duel

Broadcasting

The contest was broadcast by the following broadcasters:

References

External links

* {{Eurovision Young Dancers Eurovision Young Dancers by year 2011 in Norway June 2011 in Europe Music festivals in Oslo 2010s in Oslo