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June 20, 2026Aachen, GermanyFinished

Bachata Sensual Congress Germany

Aachen Qualifier

The event in numbers

Who came, how the competition went and what the scores tell.

66
Dancers
18
Countries
2
Rounds
12
Judges
200
Scores given
1 h 08
Of dancing

01 · The competition

Round by round

30 dancers in Semi Finals, 10 in the Finals. 2 heats and 8 songs. 30 of 30 dancers checked in for the first round.

Semi Finals

30 dancers15L + 15F

Finals

10 dancers5L + 5F

Judged by 12 judges from 5 countries, who gave 200 scores.

02 · Moments

What the scores tell

Read straight from the judges' published scores.

The deciderLeaders

Among the leaders, the tie-break separated Fran Bravo from Taoufik Benyahia.

Fran BravoSpain
From the last places to the podiumLeaders

Henrik Thewes took one of the last places through Semi Finals (3rd of 5) and finished 3rd in the Finals.

Henrik ThewesGermany
A split panelFollowers

The judges had 3 different favourites among the followers. Marie Locker won it on the majority.

Marie LockerFrance
The panel splitFollowers

One judge placed Tania Bereziuk 1st, another 5th. They finished 4th.

Tania BereziukUkraine
From the last places to the podiumFollowers

Sina-Maria Pufahl took one of the last places through Semi Finals (3rd of 5) and finished 3rd in the Finals.

Sina-Maria PufahlGermany
Sharpest eye

21 of Charlott Hübel's 24 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.

Charlott HübelGermany

03 · The field

Who came to dance

Nations

18 countries, 4 continents

59% of the dancers came from outside Germany.

DEGermany
27
CHSwitzerland
9
ESSpain
7
BEBelgium
4
NLNetherlands
4
MYMalaysia
2
Germany: 27Switzerland: 9Spain: 7Belgium: 4Netherlands: 4Malaysia: 2Turkey: 2Argentina: 1Brazil: 1Czechia: 1France: 1Israel: 1Pakistan: 1Peru: 1Singapore: 1Tunisia: 1Ukraine: 1Venezuela: 1

First-timers and regulars

45%
First World Cup event
30 dancers
9
Regulars
3 or more events before

Most experienced

Henrik Thewes9 World Cup events before this one

Experience

5.2
Years dancing, on average
Intermediate
25
Advanced
23
Professional
14
Beginner
2

04 · Before and after

Sign-ups and feedback

How registration filled up

59%
Signed up in the last week

05 · What happened next

On to Bachata Social German Championship 2027

How the dancers who qualified at Aachen Qualifier did there.