Cracow Bachata Experience
Poland Qualifier
The event in numbers
Who came, how the competition went and what the scores tell.
- 102
- Dancers
- 21
- Countries
- 4
- Rounds
- 12
- Judges
- 880
- Scores given
- 2 h 37
- Of dancing
01 · The competition
Round by round
98 dancers in Preliminaries, 12 in the Finals. 5 heats and 29 songs. 98 of 98 dancers checked in for the first round.
Preliminaries
98 dancers49L + 49F
Quarters
50 dancers25L + 25F
Semifinals
24 dancers12L + 12F
Finals
12 dancers6L + 6F
Judged by 12 judges from 9 countries, who gave 880 scores.
02 · Moments
What the scores tell
Read straight from the judges' published scores.
The judges had 6 different favourites among the leaders. Kevin Sarfo won it on the majority.
Mickael Ferracane went from 7th in Preliminaries to 2nd in the Finals.
The judges had 6 different favourites among the followers. Elena Heshmat won it on the majority.
Natalia Gwozdz went from 16th in Preliminaries to 2nd in the Finals.
11 of Gabriella Crist Vaquera's 12 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.
03 · The field
Who came to dance
Nations
21 countries, 2 continents
45% of the dancers came from outside Poland.
Poland
Ukraine
Sweden
Bulgaria
Hungary
Italy
First-timers and regulars
Most experienced
Justyna Staszewska8 World Cup events before this oneExperience
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 Poland Qualifier did there.
Kevin SarfoPolandReached Preliminaries
Natalia GwozdzPolandReached Preliminaries