Broadcasters from thirty-six countries have participated in Eurovision Young Dancers since it started in 1985, with winners coming from eleven of those countries. This biennial dance competition organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) was held between members of the union, who participate representing their countries. Broadcasters sent to the competition one young talented dancer or couple aged 16 to 21, with each performing a dance routine of their choice.

Participation in the contest was primarily open to all broadcasters with active EBU membership, with only one entrant per country allowed in any given year. To become an active member of the EBU, a broadcaster has to be from a country which is covered by the European Broadcasting Area –that is not limited only to the continent of Europe–, or is a member state of the Council of Europe. Thus, eligibility was not determined by geographic inclusion within Europe, despite the "Euro" in "Eurovision", nor did it have a direct connection with the European Union.

Participants The Eurovision Young Dancers, inspired by the success its counterpart Eurovision Young Musicians, was a biennial competition organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) for European dancers that are aged between 16 and 21. The first edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, then known as Eurovision Competition for Young Dancers, took place in Reggio Emilia, Italy, on 16 June 1985 and twelve countries took part. Spain won the first edition in 1985, represented by Arantxa Argüelles. Norway, represented by Arne Fagerholt, and Sweden, represented by Mia Stagh and Göran Svalberg, came second and third respectively. The 2019 contest was cancelled, so it was excluded from the table. In October 2020, the EBU ruled out bringing the contest back until further notice.

Country Broadcaster(s) Debut year Final entry Entries Finals Times qualified Last final Wins Final win RTSH 1 0 0/1 N/A 0 N/A Armenia TV AMPTV 2 0 0/2 N/A 0 N/A ORF 5 3 2/4 0 N/A BTRC 1 0 0/1 N/A 0 N/A VRT (Dutch)RTBF (French) 11 8 6/9 0 N/A BNT 1 1 1/1 0 N/A CBC 2 1 0/1 0 N/A HRT 1 0 0/1 N/A 0 N/A CyBC 9 0 0/9 N/A 0 N/A ČT 7 2 2/7 1 DR 5 4 2/3 1 ERR 4 2 2/4 0 N/A Yle 11 9 7/9 0 N/A France Télévisions 7 7 5/5 1 ZDF WDR (ARD) 13 8 6/11 1 ERT 8 4 4/8 0 N/A MTV 3 0 0/3 N/A 0 N/A RTÉ 1 0 0/1 N/A 0 N/A RAI 4 2 0/2 0 N/A RTK 1 0 0/1 N/A 0 N/A LTV 5 5 5/5 0 N/A PBS 2 0 0/2 N/A 0 N/A NPO 11 9 7/9 2 NRK 13 3 1/11 1 TVP 11 8 8/11 3 RTP 4 0 0/4 N/A 0 N/A TVR 2 2 2/2 0 N/A VGTRK 1 1 1/1 0 N/A STV 2 1 1/2 0 N/A RTV SLO 11 3 3/11 0 N/A TVE 8 8 6/6 5 SVT 15 11 9/13 1 SRG SSR 9 8 6/7 0 N/A NTU 3 1 1/3 1 BBC 7 5 3/5 1 JRT 3 1 0/2 0 N/A

Other EBU members The following countries had broadcasters eligible to participate in Eurovision Young Dancers, but never made their debut at the contest.

Participating countries by decade

The table lists the participating countries in each decade since the first Eurovision Young Dancers was held in 1985.

+Table keyDebutant The country made its debut during the decade. Winner The country won the contest. Second place The country was ranked second. Third place The country was ranked third. Remaining places The country placed from fourth to last in the final. Non-qualified for the final The country did not qualify for the final (1989–2017). Cancelled The contest was cancelled after the deadline for submitting songs had passed (2019). No entry The country did not enter the contest.

1980s 1985–1989 Country # Х † #Х Х Х # Х † # † #Х 1 X #Х Х Х #Х Х 1 #Х 3 Х #Х Х † #Х Х Х #2 Х † # † #1 Х Х #3 X Х #Х 2 Х #Х Х 1 # Х †

1990s 1991–1999 Country 3 X † †3 2 Х #Х † † † † † # † 3 † # † † † X † X X 2 3 Х X Х Х † † 1 † X † X # † † † † # X X Х X † † † X X X X † # X # X † † † † 1 1 1 1 3 X X 2 3 2 Х 2 Х † † †

2000s 2001–2005 Country # † † 2 † 3 † † † † 1 X X X X X X Х † X X #† X X X 3 Х 1 † † † 1 † 2 # X X † † † X 1 Х Х Х # † 1 X † X

2010s 2011–2019 Country # † † # † #† † † † † 2 † † † #† # † † C X 1 † 1 † † † † † 1 1 C † † † 2 † 2 2 † † † † †

Broadcast in non-participating countries Country Broadcaster(s) Year(s) Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) 2003 Jordan Radio and Television Corporation (JRTV) 1989 2003 Udruženje javnih radija i televizija (UJRT)

List of winners By contest Year Date Host city Winner(s) Performer(s) Dance 16 June Reggio Emilia 12 Arantxa Argüelles 31 May Schwetzingen 14 Rose Gad Poulsen and Nikolaj Hübbe Divertissement from La Sylphide 28 June Paris 17 Agnès Letestu (Contemporary dance) Grand pas classiqueNotre Dame de Paris Tetsuya Kumakawa (Classical ballet) Don QuixoteKolya's variation 5 June Helsinki 15 Amaya Iglesias Variations from La Grisi 15 June Stockholm 15 Zenaida Yanowsky Esmeralda 6 June Lausanne 15 Jesús Pastor Sahuquillo and Ruth Miró Salvador Arrayan Daraxa 17 June Gdynia 13 Antonio Carmena San José Angelitos Locos 10 July Lyon 16 Stegli Yohan and Katja Wünsche Cinderella 23 June London 18 David Kupinski and Marcin Kupinski Brothers 4 July Amsterdam 17 Jerlin Ndudi (Ballet) Le Corsaire Kristina Oom and Sebastian Michanek (Modern dance) Light Beings Monika Hejduková and Viktor Konvalinka (Youth Jury Choice) The Twilight Of Innocence 24 June Warsaw 13 Milou Nuyens Snakesense 24 June Oslo 10 Daniel Sarr Full Force 14 June Gdańsk 10 Sedrig Verwoert The 5th Element 19 June Plzeň 10 Viktoria Nowak Piece in Old Style Prague 8 Paulina Bidzińska La Certa colspan="2" 2 colspan="3"

By country

The table below shows the top-three placings from each contest, along with the years that a country won the contest. Country Total Years won 5016 3104 2013 1225 1113 1113 1102 1012 1001 1001 1001 0303 rowspan="4" 0224 0202 0011

See also List of countries in Eurovision Choir List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest List of countries in the Eurovision Dance Contest List of countries in the Eurovision Young Musicians List of countries in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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