Eurovision Young Dancers 1999
Draw Country Participant Dance Choreographer Result
08 Germany Katja Wünsche and Stegli Yohan Cinderella J. Neumeier 1
10 Sweden Nathalie Nordquist Flower Festival in Genzano A. Bournonville 2
03 Spain Clara Blanco Variation of Giselle J. Coralli and J. Perrot 3
09 Belgium Frederik Deberdt La Sylphide A. Bournonville -
07 Finland Aarne Ruutu La Sylphide ( James variation ) A. Bournonville -
04 France Emmanuel Eggermont and Juliette Roudet Les Chiens J. Bouvier and R. Obadia -
01 Greece Maria Boubouli Don Quixote M. Petipa -
06 Latvia Elza Leimane Esmeralda J. Perrot -
02 Netherlands Ernst Meisner La fille mal gardée J. Dauberval -
05 Poland Marta Wojtaszewska and Marcin Krajewski Stars & Stripes G. Balanchine -
Results -- Final
Awards were given to the top three countries . The table below highlights these using gold , silver , and bronze . The placing results of the remaining participants is unknown and never made public by the European Broadcasting Union . [ 2 ]
The Eurovision Young Dancers 1999 was the eighth edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at the Opéra de Lyon, in 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. made their début while host country , , and returned. and 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). The non-qualified countries were , , , , Switzerland and United Kingdom. Katja Wünsche and Stegli Yohan of Germany won the contest, with Sweden and Spain placing second and joint third respectively.