Bachata Czech Republic Festival
Czechia Qualifier
The event in numbers
Who came, how the competition went and what the scores tell.
- 94
- Dancers
- 28
- Countries
- 4
- Rounds
- 12
- Judges
- 930
- Scores given
- 2 h 55
- Of dancing
01 · The competition
Round by round
86 dancers in Prelims, 10 in the Finals. 5 heats and 20 songs. 86 of 86 dancers checked in for the first round.
Prelims
86 dancers43L + 43F
Quarters
40 dancers20L + 20F
Semis
20 dancers10L + 10F
Finals
10 dancers5L + 5F
Judged by 12 judges from 4 countries, who gave 930 scores.
02 · Moments
What the scores tell
Read straight from the judges' published scores.
The judges had 4 different favourites among the leaders. Bruno Almazan won it on the majority.
Nicolas Luron went from 14th in Prelims to 2nd in the Finals.
The judges had 5 different favourites among the followers. Julia Gawlik won it on the majority.
26 of Nora Bachatera's 31 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.
03 · The field
Who came to dance
Nations
28 countries, 5 continents
80% of the dancers came from outside Czechia.
Czechia
Hungary
Poland
France
Germany
Ukraine
First-timers and regulars
Most experienced
Justyna Staszewska6 World Cup events before this oneExperience
04 · Before and after
Sign-ups and feedback
How registration filled up
05 · What happened next
On to World Cup Finals 2026
How the dancers who qualified at Czechia Qualifier did there.
Julia GawlikPolandReached Preliminaries
Nicolas LuronFranceReached Preliminaries