BSWC
Sign in
June 6, 2026Toronto, CanadaFinished

Toronto Bachata Level-Up Festival

Novice Level-Up Jack & Jill

The event in numbers

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

72
Dancers
14
Countries
3
Rounds
14
Judges
555
Scores given
1 h 06
Of dancing

01 · The competition

Round by round

67 dancers in Prelimenaries, 12 in the Finals. 4 heats and 18 songs. 67 of 67 dancers checked in for the first round.

Prelimenaries

67 dancers32L + 35F

Semi-Final

30 dancers15L + 15F

Finals

12 dancers6L + 6F

Judged by 14 judges from 6 countries, who gave 555 scores.

02 · Moments

What the scores tell

Read straight from the judges' published scores.

The deciderLeaders

Among the leaders, the tie-break separated Puneeth Gopagari from David Afriat.

Puneeth GopagariCanada
Biggest climbLeaders

Apilash Elangeswaran went from 13th in Prelimenaries to 4th in the Finals.

Apilash ElangeswaranSwitzerland
The deciderFollowers

Among the followers, the tie-break separated Marina Fridman from Reem Dia.

Marina FridmanCanada
The panel splitFollowers

One judge placed Reem Dia 1st, another 5th. They finished 2nd.

Reem DiaUnited States
Sharpest eye

8 of Cristian García Jiménez's 9 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.

Cristian García JiménezSpain

03 · The field

Who came to dance

Nations

14 countries, 3 continents

29% of the dancers came from outside Canada.

CACanada
51
USUnited States
5
LBLebanon
3
COColombia
2
PHPhilippines
2
BRBrazil
1
Canada: 51United States: 5Lebanon: 3Colombia: 2Philippines: 2Brazil: 1China: 1Ecuador: 1India: 1Peru: 1Spain: 1Switzerland: 1Trinidad and Tobago: 1Ukraine: 1

First-timers and regulars

94%
First World Cup event
68 dancers
1
Regulars
3 or more events before

Most experienced

Lorina Aboulmouna4 World Cup events before this one

Experience

2.2
Years dancing, on average
Beginner
37
Intermediate
33
Advanced
1

04 · Before and after

Sign-ups and feedback

How registration filled up

32%
Signed up in the last week