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September 19, 2026Paris, FranceFinished

Paris Bachata Vibe Festival

Pré-sélection Finale (Amateur)

The event in numbers

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

95
Dancers
25
Countries
2
Rounds
10
Judges
610
Scores given
1 h 23
Of dancing

01 · The competition

Round by round

92 dancers in Préliminaire , 30 in the Semi final. 3 heats and 12 songs. 92 of 92 dancers checked in for the first round.

Préliminaire

92 dancers47L + 45F

Semi final

30 dancers15L + 15F

Judged by 10 judges from 5 countries, who gave 610 scores.

02 · Moments

What the scores tell

Read straight from the judges' published scores.

The deciderLeaders

Only 1 of 5 judges preferred Nicolás Rugeles to Mathis Moreira. That was enough to win the leaders.

Nicolás RugelesColombia
The panel agreedLeaders

All 5 judges placed Josué Sabin 6th.

Josué SabinFrance
Biggest climbLeaders

Steve Alves Pereira went from 15th in Préliminaire to 4th in the Semi final.

Steve Alves PereiraPortugal
The deciderFollowers

Only 1 of 5 judges preferred Marine B to Merle Rittmeister. That was enough to win the followers.

Marine BFrance
The panel agreedFollowers

All 5 judges placed Carla Meschini 6th.

Carla MeschiniFrance
Biggest climbFollowers

Marie Alvn went from 14th in Préliminaire to 7th in the Semi final.

Marie AlvnFrance
Sharpest eye

15 of Mathilde Lamata's 19 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.

Mathilde LamataFrance

03 · The field

Who came to dance

Nations

25 countries, 4 continents

47% of the dancers came from outside France.

FRFrance
50
DEGermany
7
ESSpain
4
COColombia
3
MXMexico
3
PTPortugal
3
France: 50Germany: 7Spain: 4Colombia: 3Mexico: 3Portugal: 3Ukraine: 3Belgium: 2Italy: 2Switzerland: 2United Kingdom: 2Austria: 1Czechia: 1Ecuador: 1Egypt: 1Finland: 1French Polynesia: 1Hong Kong: 1Ireland: 1Malaysia: 1Martinique: 1Netherlands: 1New Caledonia: 1Saudi Arabia: 1Serbia: 1

First-timers and regulars

36%
First World Cup event
34 dancers
19
Regulars
3 or more events before

21 dancers came back from last year's Pré-sélection régionale - Île-de-France (Amateur).

Most experienced

Henrik Thewes11 World Cup events before this one

Experience

3.3
Years dancing, on average
Intermediate
70
Advanced
14
Beginner
5
Professional
3

04 · Before and after

Sign-ups and feedback

How registration filled up

37%
Signed up in the last week

05 · What happened next

On to Bachata Social French Cup (Amateur)

How the dancers who qualified at Pré-sélection Finale (Amateur) did there.