El Sol Bachata Festival
Who came, how the competition went and what the scores tell.
01 · The competition
53 dancers in Preliminaries, 6 in the Finals. 4 heats and 17 songs. 53 of 53 dancers checked in for the first round.
Preliminaries
53 dancers28L + 25F
Semi Finals
20 dancers10L + 10F
Finals
6 dancers3L + 3F
Judged by 6 judges from 4 countries, who gave 315 scores.
02 · Moments
Read straight from the judges' published scores.
Among the leaders, the tie-break separated Przemek Tereszczak from Dzmitry Alikhver.
Dzmitry Alikhver took one of the last places through Preliminaries (8th of 10) and finished 2nd in the Finals.
Every judge put Marzena Sypniewska first among the followers in the Finals.
20 of Maria Aparicio's 22 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.
03 · The field
Nations
35% of the dancers came from outside Poland.
First-timers and regulars
Most experienced

Experience
04 · Before and after
How registration filled up