Eurovision Young Dancers 2001

Eurovision Young Dancers 2001
Dates
Semi-final	18 June 2001
Final	23 June 2001
Host
Venue	Linbury Studio Theatre, London, United Kingdom
Presenter(s)	Deborah Bull
Directed by	Ross MacGibbon
Executive producer	Bob Lockyer
Host broadcaster	British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Website	youngdancers.tv/event/london-2001
Participants
Number of entries	18
Debuting countries	Ireland  Ukraine
Returning countries	Austria  Estonia  Norway
Non-returning countries	France  Hungary  Spain
Participation map      Participating countries     Did not qualify from the semi-final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2001
Vote
Voting system	A professional jury chose the finalists and the top 3 performances
Winning dancers	Poland David and Marcin Kupinski
1999 ← Eurovision Young Dancers → 2003

The Eurovision Young Dancers 2001 was the eighth edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at the Linbury Studio Theatre of the Royal Opera House in London, United Kingdom between 18 and 23 June 2001.^[1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), dancers from eleven countries participated in the televised final. A total of eighteen countries took part in the competition. Ireland and Ukraine made their début while Austria, Estonia and Norway returned. Hungary and Spain decided not to participate, along with France who broadcast the event.^[1]

The semi-final that took place five days before the final (18 June 2001). Each country could send one or two performers, male and female, not older than 20, who could perform one or two dances. The dancers could choose between classical and contemporary dance.^[1]

The non-qualified countries were Austria, Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia and Ukraine. David and Marcin Kupinski of Poland won the contest, with Belgium and Netherlands placing second and third respectively.^[2]