BSWC
February 7, 2026Vienna, AustriaFinished

Lento Dance Fest

Lento Dance J&J

The event in numbers

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

87
Dancers
30
Countries
3
Rounds
10
Judges
605
Scores given
2 h 04
Of dancing

01 · The competition

Round by round

79 dancers in Prelims, 10 in the Finals. 4 heats and 18 songs. 79 of 87 dancers checked in for the first round.

Prelims

79 dancers40L + 39F

Semi-Finals

30 dancers15L + 15F

Finals

10 dancers5L + 5F

Judged by 10 judges from 6 countries, who gave 605 scores.

02 · Moments

What the scores tell

Read straight from the judges' published scores.

UnanimousLeaders

Every judge put Caio Zhou de Abreu first among the leaders in the Finals.

Biggest climbLeaders

Konrad Jafernik went from 15th in Prelims to 5th in the Finals.

UnanimousFollowers

Every judge put Nicole Sukhomlina first among the followers in the Finals.

Sharpest eye

23 of Burak Ozdemir's 26 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.

03 · The field

Who came to dance

Nations

30 countries, 4 continents

89% of the dancers came from outside Austria.

ATAustria
10
DEGermany
10
RSSerbia
9
PLPoland
7
XXUnknown
6
HRCroatia
4
Austria: 10Germany: 10Serbia: 9Poland: 7Unknown: 6Croatia: 4Hungary: 4Italy: 4Romania: 4Bulgaria: 3Lithuania: 3Kazakhstan: 2Slovenia: 2Spain: 2Ukraine: 2Albania: 1Argentina: 1Australia: 1Belgium: 1Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1Denmark: 1Individual Neutral Athlete: 1Mexico: 1Myanmar: 1Netherlands: 1Portugal: 1Sweden: 1Switzerland: 1Turkey: 1United Kingdom: 1

First-timers and regulars

68%
First World Cup event
59 dancers
3
Regulars
3 or more events before

Experience

4.5
Years dancing, on average
Intermediate
37
Advanced
26
Professional
13
Beginner
1

04 · Before and after

Sign-ups and feedback

How registration filled up

34 days
To sell out
20%
Signed up in the last week