Delegations of 10 participating countries in Eurovision Young Dancers 2013 welcomed to Gdańsk

YEREVAN, JUNE 8, ARMENPRESS: The delegations of the 10 participating countries in Eurovision Young Dancers 2013 were officially welcomed to Gdańsk last night with a spectacular opening party at the Baltic Opera House reports Armenpress referring to official website of the contest.

"The city of Gdańsk is ready to host the 2013 Eurovision Young Dancers contest, and last night kicked off the wek's schedule with the opening party which took place atthe Baltic Opera House. On the same stage that this year's participants will use in under a week, the delegations were treated to a production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' , choreographed by Izadora Weiss, to the music of renowned Serbian composer Goran Bregović," said in the website.

The Armenia’s delegation of the Eurovision Young Dancers 2013 International Contest departed to Gdansk on June 7. Armenia will be represented by the 17-year-old Vahagn Margaryan, who will present a solo dance “Deadlock”.

According to the Contest Charter, the performance of each representative will last one and a half minute. The participants will perform a group dance as well, choreographed by the local specialist. The finalists will pass also improvise round, so that the members of the jury could evaluate their ability to quickly orient and perform in different styles.

Armenia participates in the Eurovision Young Dancers 2013 for the first time. The international authoritative contest was first held in 1985 in Italy. It was organized once in two years.

On June 14 at 22:00 the Eurovision Young Dancers 2013 International Contest will be broadcast live by the Public Television of Armenia. The Contest will be available online as well.