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February 1 to 3, 2026Dallas, United StatesFinished

Viva La Bachata

North America Qualifier

The event in numbers

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

111
Dancers
21
Countries
4
Rounds
9
Judges
921
Scores given
1 h 58
Of dancing

01 · The competition

Round by round

108 dancers in Preliminaries, 12 in the Finals. 5 heats and 24 songs. 109 of 109 dancers checked in for the first round.

Preliminaries

108 dancers56L + 52F

Quarters

50 dancers25L + 25F

Semifinals

24 dancers12L + 12F

Finals

12 dancers6L + 6F

Judged by 9 judges from 5 countries, who gave 921 scores.

02 · Moments

What the scores tell

Read straight from the judges' published scores.

A split panelLeaders

The judges had 4 different favourites among the leaders. Diego Navas won it on the majority.

Diego NavasUnited States
Biggest climbLeaders

Danny Kim went from 10th in Preliminaries to 2nd in the Finals.

Danny KimUnited States
A split panelFollowers

The judges had 3 different favourites among the followers. rebecca sagarnaga won it on the majority.

rebecca sagarnagaUnited States
The panel splitFollowers

One judge placed Tatiana Garcia 1st, another 6th. They finished 2nd.

Tatiana GarciaMexico
Biggest climbFollowers

Maite González went from 16th in Preliminaries to 6th in the Finals.

Maite GonzálezMexico
Sharpest eye

30 of Noelia Otero's 37 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.

Noelia OteroSpain

03 · The field

Who came to dance

Nations

21 countries, 3 continents

41% of the dancers came from outside United States.

USUnited States
65
MXMexico
13
INIndia
5
CACanada
4
VEVenezuela
4
ARArgentina
2
United States: 65Mexico: 13India: 5Canada: 4Venezuela: 4Argentina: 2Ecuador: 2Palestine: 2Peru: 2Azerbaijan: 1Brazil: 1China: 1Chinese Taipei: 1Colombia: 1Costa Rica: 1Hong Kong: 1Individual Neutral Athlete: 1Puerto Rico: 1Spain: 1Turkey: 1Unknown: 1

First-timers and regulars

80%
First World Cup event
89 dancers
0
Regulars
3 or more events before

Most experienced

Francisco Inacio2 World Cup events before this one

Experience

5.4
Years dancing, on average
Intermediate
61
Advanced
21
Beginner
15
Professional
13

04 · Before and after

Sign-ups and feedback

How registration filled up

17%
Signed up in the last week

05 · What happened next

On to World Cup Finals 2026

How the dancers who qualified at North America Qualifier did there.