Bachata French Touch
Pré-sélection Avignon (Amateur)
The event in numbers
Who came, how the competition went and what the scores tell.
- 59
- Dancers
- 12
- Countries
- 3
- Rounds
- 29
- Judges
- 545
- Scores given
- 1 h 34
- Of dancing
01 · The competition
Round by round
59 dancers in pre selection, 10 in the Final. 4 heats and 18 songs. 59 of 59 dancers checked in for the first round.
pre selection
59 dancers29L + 30F
Semi final
20 dancers10L + 10F
Final
10 dancers5L + 5F
Judged by 29 judges from 9 countries, who gave 545 scores.
02 · Moments
What the scores tell
Read straight from the judges' published scores.
The judges had 4 different favourites among the leaders. Gaëtan Clément won it on the majority.
One judge placed Mel Akbas 1st, another 5th. They finished 2nd.
The judges had 5 different favourites among the followers. Shelssy Fournier won it on the majority.
One judge placed Laure Gady 1st, another 5th. They finished 2nd.
Emy Guinand went from 10th in pre selection to 5th in the Final.
6 of Polina Osipova's 6 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.
03 · The field
Who came to dance
Nations
12 countries, 4 continents
25% of the dancers came from outside France.
France
Belgium
Switzerland
French Polynesia
Germany
Greece
First-timers and regulars
Most experienced
Matias Lopez7 World Cup events before this oneExperience
04 · Before and after
Sign-ups and feedback
How registration filled up
05 · What happened next
On to Bachata Social French Cup (Amateur)
How the dancers who qualified at Pré-sélection Avignon (Amateur) did there.
Shelssy FournierFranceWon the FINAL
Mel AkbasFrance2nd in the FINAL
Cedric RanoFranceReached Semi Final- Matias LopezSwitzerlandReached Semi Final
Camille BtzFranceReached Preliminary
Anastasia (Nastja) SofianidouGreeceDid not dance there