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January 24, 2026Paris, FranceFinished

Bachata Vibe Experience

Pré-sélection Paris (Amateur)

The event in numbers

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

45
Dancers
10
Countries
3
Rounds
16
Judges
356
Scores given
1 h 27
Of dancing

01 · The competition

Round by round

45 dancers in Prelim, 8 in the Final. 3 heats and 32 songs. 45 of 45 dancers checked in for the first round.

Prelim

45 dancers22L + 23F

Semi-final

20 dancers10L + 10F

Final

8 dancers4L + 4F

Judged by 16 judges from 7 countries, who gave 356 scores.

02 · Moments

What the scores tell

Read straight from the judges' published scores.

A split panelLeaders

The judges had 3 different favourites among the leaders. Steevens Loisir won it on the majority.

Steevens LoisirFrance
The panel splitLeaders

One judge placed othmane ( OTHI ) 1st, another 4th. They finished 2nd.

othmane ( OTHI )Morocco
A split panelFollowers

The judges had 3 different favourites among the followers. Eugénie Desreumaux won it on the majority.

Eugénie DesreumauxFrance
Sharpest eye

18 of Illary Salute's 20 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.

Illary SaluteAustralia

03 · The field

Who came to dance

Nations

10 countries, 3 continents

22% of the dancers came from outside France.

FRFrance
35
CHSwitzerland
2
CMCameroon
1
MQMartinique
1
MXMexico
1
MAMorocco
1
France: 35Switzerland: 2Cameroon: 1Martinique: 1Mexico: 1Morocco: 1Portugal: 1Spain: 1Tunisia: 1United States: 1

First-timers and regulars

47%
First World Cup event
21 dancers
2
Regulars
3 or more events before

Most experienced

Othmane ( OTHI )4 World Cup events before this one

Experience

3.0
Years dancing, on average
Intermediate
39
Beginner
4
Advanced
1
Professional
1

04 · Before and after

Sign-ups and feedback

How registration filled up

73%
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 Paris (Amateur) did there.