Eurovision Young Dancers 1997

Eurovision Young Dancers 1997
Dates
Semi-final	11 June 1997
Final	17 June 1997
Host
Venue	Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia, Poland
Presenter(s)	Grażyna Torbicka [pl] Bogusław Kaczyński (semi-final) Henk van der Meulen (final)
Directed by	Dariusz Goczal
Executive producer	Barbara Trzeciak-Pietkiewicz Malgorzata Jedynak-Pietkiewicz
Host broadcaster	Telewizja Polska (TVP)
Website	youngdancers.tv/event/gdynia-1997
Participants
Number of entries	13
Debuting countries	Latvia  Slovakia
Returning countries	Estonia
Non-returning countries	Austria  France  Norway  Russia   Switzerland
Participation map      Participating countries     Did not qualify from the semi-final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 1997
Vote
Voting system	A professional jury chose the finalists and the top 3 performances
Winning dancers	Spain Antonio Carmena San José
1995 ← Eurovision Young Dancers → 1999

The Eurovision Young Dancers 1997 was the seventh edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at the Teatr Muzyczny in Gdynia, Poland on 17 June 1997.^[1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP), dancers from seven countries participated in the televised final. A total of thirteen countries took part in the competition. Latvia and Slovakia made their début while five countries (Austria, France, Norway, Russia and Switzerland) decided not to participate.^[1] However, France, Switzerland, Norway and, for the first time Ireland, broadcast the event.

The participant countries could send one or two dancers, male or female, who performed one or two dances. The semi-final took place six days before the final (11 June 1997).^[1]

The non-qualified countries were, Cyprus, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary and Slovenia. Spain, with Antonio Carmena San José, won the contest for a 5th time (4th in a row) with Belgium and Sweden placing second and third respectively.^[2]