Eurovision Young Dancers 1995
The Eurovision Young Dancers 1995 was the sixth edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at the Palais de Beaulieu in Lausanne, Switzerland on 6 June 1995. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union and host broadcaster Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, dancers from nine countries participated in the televised final. A total of fifteen countries took part in the competition. and made their début while and withdrew. However, the Danish broadcaster DR broadcast the event as did Bulgaria and Romania.
The semi-final took place days 3 before the final. Like in the previous contests, each country could participate with one or two dancers, male or female, not older than 19, that could perform one or two different dances: either a 2 variations no longer than 5 minutes each or a "pas de deux" no longer than 10 minutes.
The disqualified countries were,,,,, and. Spain, represented by Jesús Pastor Sahuquillo and Ruth Miró Salvador, won the contest for the 4th time with Sweden and Belgium placing second and third respectively.
Location
, a convention centre in Lausanne, Switzerland, was the host venue for the 1995 edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers.The centre includes the Théâtre de Beaulieu concert, dance and theatre hall and hosted the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest. With 1,850 seats, the Théâtre de Beaulieu is the biggest theatre in Switzerland. The Prix de Lausanne, an international ballet competition, is hosted at the centre.
Format
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. The overall winner upon completion of the final dances is chosen by the professional jury members.
Results
Preliminary round
A total of fifteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 1995 contest, of which eight qualified to the televised grand final. The following countries failed to qualify.| Country | Participant | Dance | Choreographer |
| Janna Eklund | "La Esmeralda: Variation de Diane" | A. Vaganova | |
| Irina Schlaht | "La Esmeralda" | M. Petipa | |
| Damjan Mohorko | "La Fille mal gardée: Variation de Colas" | M. Petipa and L. Ivanov | |
| Maria Mikalsen | "Les mots sont allés" | I. Bjørnsgaard | |
| Carolina Constadinou | "La Esmeralda" | M. Petipa | |
| Sara Weisz | "Death" | T. Juronics |
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.| Draw | Country | Participant | Dance | Choreographer | Result |
| 09 | Jesús Pastor Sahuquillo and Ruth Miró Salvador | “Arrayan Daraxa” | V. Ullate | 1 | |
| 08 | Nadja Sellrup | “Grand pas classique” | V. Gsovsky | 2 | |
| 06 | Jeroen Hofmans | “Giselle: variation du paysan” | M. Petipa, J. Coralli and J. Perrot | 3 | |
| 04 | Oliver Preiss | “Taras Bulba: Gopak” | R. Zakharov | - | |
| 07 | Karl Paquette | “La Bayadère” | R. Noureev | - | |
| 01 | Franghiskos Toumbakaris | “Ondine: variation acte II” | J. Neumeier | - | |
| 02 | Filip Barankiewicz | “Paquita” | M. Petipa | - | |
| 05 | Maria Alexandrova | “Coppélia: variation de Swanilda” | M. Petipa | - | |
| 03 | Anne-Catherine Haller | “Raymonda” | M. Petipa | - |
Jury members
The jury members consisted of the following:- – Heinz Spoerli
- / – Maurice Béjart
- / – Oscar Araiz
- / – Gigi Caciuleanu
- – Paola Cantalupo
- – Peter Van Dyk
- / – Beatriz Consuelo
- – Víctor Ullate
- – Gilbert Mayer
- – Pierre Lacotte
- – Youri Vámos
- – Jorma Uotinen
Broadcasting