By a unanimous vote from the jury, Milou Nuyens of the Netherlands has won the 11th Eurovision Young Dancers competition hosted by Polish Television (TVP) at the The  National Theatre in Warsaw on 24 June 2005. 

Milou Nuyens, aged 20, was born in Amsterdam, studied at the Rotterdam Dance Academy and is currently living in the Hague, where she continues to dance and take conga lessons at the music academy. She was awarded the Eurovision Young Dancers 2005 prize for her performance of Snakesense, choreographed by Regina van Berkel and set to music by Tricky Cris/Cet Merlin.

Milou Nuyens in action  

Runners-up were duo Elena Karpuhina (17) and Michal Wylot  (19) of Poland who performed a neo-classical dance entitled Grand pas classique. They are both students of the Gdansk Ballet School and are currently preparing for the 5th International Ballet and Contemporary Dance Competition in Nagoya. Belgium's Marjorie Lenain (16) came third with a dance choreographed by Marius Petipa to music composed by Cesare Pugni. Marjorie will go on to further her ballet education at the London’s Royal Ballet School in the Upper Course over 2005-2006.

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