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 (EBU) and host broadcaster Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), dancers from nine countries participated in the televised final. A total of fifteen countries took part in the competition. Hungary and Russia made their début while Denmark and Estonia decided not to participate. However, the Danish broadcaster DR broadcast the event as did Bulgaria and Romania.
| Eurovision Young Dancers 1995 | |
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| Dates | |
| Semi-final | 3 June 1995 |
| Final | 6 June 1995 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Palais de Beaulieu, Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Presenter(s) |
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| Host broadcaster | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) |
| Website | youngdancers |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 15 |
| Debuting countries | |
| Returning countries | None |
| Non-returning countries | |
Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | A professional jury chose the finalists and the top 3 performances |
| Winning dancers | Spain Jesús Pastor Sauquillo and Ruth Miró Salvador |
The semi-final took place days 3 before the final (3 June 1995). 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 (individual) no longer than 5 minutes each or a "pas de deux" (couples) no longer than 10 minutes.
The disqualified countries were, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Norway and Slovenia. Spain, represented by Jesús Pastor Sahuquillo and Ruth Miró Salvador, won the contest for the 4th time (3rd in a row) with Sweden and Belgium placing second and third respectively.