The Esencia Festival (Worldwide Meeting)
Madrid (Spain) Qualifier
The event in numbers
Who came, how the competition went and what the scores tell.
- 187
- Dancers
- 40
- Countries
- 4
- Rounds
- 14
- Judges
- 1,432
- Scores given
- 3 h 11
- Of dancing
01 · The competition
Round by round
174 dancers in Prelims, 4 in the Battle - Final. 7 heats and 28 songs. 174 of 186 dancers checked in for the first round.
Prelims
174 dancers86L + 88F
Prelims 2
92 dancers46L + 46F
Elimination
26 dancers13L + 13F
Battle - Final
4 dancers2L + 2F
Judged by 14 judges from 3 countries, who gave 1,432 scores.
02 · Moments
What the scores tell
Read straight from the judges' published scores.
Every judge put Leonardo Pafumi first among the leaders in the Elimination.
One judge placed Rafael Nardon 1st, another 9th. They finished 2nd.
YERIN RIOS went from 23rd in Prelims to 5th in the Elimination.
Every judge put anie peña first among the followers in the Elimination.
One judge placed Klaudia Kundera 1st, another 9th. They finished 4th.
inbal matzov went from 37th in Prelims to 7th in the Elimination.
46 of Miguel Casas's 55 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.
03 · The field
Who came to dance
Nations
40 countries, 4 continents
81% of the dancers came from outside Spain.
Spain
Poland
Italy
Colombia
Mexico
Venezuela
First-timers and regulars
Experience
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 Madrid (Spain) Qualifier did there.
Daniel KachlonIsraelReached Semifinals
YERIN RIOSColombiaReached Semifinals
Alma AdikaIsraelReached Quarterfinals
Raquel AbanadesSpainDid not dance there