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August 29, 2026Frankfurt, GermanyFinished

Vibras Festival

Frankfurt Qualifier I

The event in numbers

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

59
Dancers
17
Countries
3
Rounds
15
Judges
793
Scores given
3 h 00
Of dancing

01 · The competition

Round by round

57 dancers in Prelims, 10 in the Finals. 4 heats and 16 songs. 57 of 57 dancers checked in for the first round.

Prelims

57 dancers29L + 28F

Semi-Finals

30 dancers15L + 15F

Finals

10 dancers5L + 5F

Judged by 15 judges from 9 countries, who gave 793 scores.

02 · Moments

What the scores tell

Read straight from the judges' published scores.

A split panelLeaders

The judges had 3 different favourites among the leaders. Rafael Davila Sosa won it on the majority.

Rafael Davila SosaMexico
The panel agreedLeaders

All 14 judges placed Shubham Sawle 4th or 5th.

Shubham SawleIndia
The panel splitLeaders

One judge placed Wesley Oliveira 1st, another 5th. They finished 3rd.

Wesley OliveiraBrazil
A split panelFollowers

The judges had 3 different favourites among the followers. Celine Boumans won it on the majority.

Celine BoumansNetherlands
The panel splitFollowers

One judge placed Hannah Schäfer 1st, another 5th. They finished 2nd.

Hannah SchäferGermany
Sharpest eye

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

Vika LassakPoland

03 · The field

Who came to dance

Nations

17 countries, 4 continents

29% of the dancers came from outside Germany.

DEGermany
42
MXMexico
2
ARArgentina
1
BRBrazil
1
CLChile
1
EGEgypt
1
Germany: 42Mexico: 2Argentina: 1Brazil: 1Chile: 1Egypt: 1India: 1Iraq: 1Ireland: 1Luxembourg: 1Netherlands: 1Peru: 1Poland: 1Serbia: 1Spain: 1Sri Lanka: 1Turkey: 1

First-timers and regulars

54%
First World Cup event
32 dancers
7
Regulars
3 or more events before

Most experienced

Wesley Oliveira5 World Cup events before this one

Experience

4.4
Years dancing, on average
Intermediate
32
Advanced
14
Professional
10
Beginner
2

04 · Before and after

Sign-ups and feedback

How registration filled up

58%
Signed up in the last week

05 · What happened next

On to Bachata Social German Championship 2027

How the dancers who qualified at Frankfurt Qualifier I did there.