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November 2, 2025Paris, FranceFinished

Paris Bachata Vibe Festival

Finale de France (Amateur)

The event in numbers

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

35
Dancers
13
Countries
3
Rounds
15
Judges
645
Scores given
2 h 02
Of dancing

01 · The competition

Round by round

35 dancers in Prelims, 10 in the Finals. 3 heats and 15 songs. 35 of 35 dancers checked in for the first round.

Prelims

35 dancers17L + 18F

Semis

20 dancers10L + 10F

Finals

10 dancers5L + 5F

Judged by 15 judges from 5 countries, who gave 645 scores.

02 · Moments

What the scores tell

Read straight from the judges' published scores.

The deciderLeaders

Among the leaders, the tie-break separated Juan Pinargote from KHALED BENNOUD.

A split panelFollowers

The judges had 3 different favourites among the followers. Fiona Ponce won it on the majority.

The panel agreedFollowers

All 10 judges placed Sabrine Benchenouf 2nd or 3rd.

Biggest climbFollowers

Ophélie Davreux went from 10th in Prelims to 4th in the Finals.

Sharpest eye

24 of David Morante's 26 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.

03 · The field

Who came to dance

Nations

13 countries, 3 continents

34% of the dancers came from outside France.

FRFrance
23
DZAlgeria
1
BRBrazil
1
CMCameroon
1
DKDenmark
1
ECEcuador
1
France: 23Algeria: 1Brazil: 1Cameroon: 1Denmark: 1Ecuador: 1Germany: 1Ireland: 1Italy: 1Mexico: 1Morocco: 1Peru: 1Spain: 1

First-timers and regulars

51%
First World Cup event
18 dancers
0
Regulars
3 or more events before

Experience

4.1
Years dancing, on average
Intermediate
22
Advanced
9
Professional
2
Beginner
1

04 · Before and after

Sign-ups and feedback

How registration filled up

26%
Signed up in the last week