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January 24, 2026Paris, FranceFinished

Bachata Vibe Experience

Pré-sélection Paris (Pro)

The event in numbers

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

25
Dancers
8
Countries
2
Rounds
16
Judges
196
Scores given
1 h 05
Of dancing

01 · The competition

Round by round

25 dancers in Semi-final, 8 in the Final. 2 heats and 18 songs. 25 of 26 dancers checked in for the first round.

Semi-final

25 dancers13L + 12F

Final

8 dancers4L + 4F

Judged by 16 judges from 8 countries, who gave 196 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. Hugo Goncalves won it on the majority.

Hugo GoncalvesFrance
The panel agreedLeaders

All 12 judges placed Eyman FAKHRI 3rd or 4th.

Eyman FAKHRIMorocco
From the last places to the podiumLeaders

Alex Tianfang Li took one of the last places through Semi-final (3rd of 4) and finished 3rd in the Final.

Alex Tianfang LiChina
A split panelFollowers

The judges had 4 different favourites among the followers. Elisa Riback won it on the majority.

Elisa RibackFrance
From the last places to the podiumFollowers

Ezo Aksunger took one of the last places through Semi-final (4th of 4) and finished 3rd in the Final.

Ezo AksungerFrance
Sharpest eye

9 of Mickael Ferracane's 10 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.

Mickael FerracaneFrance

03 · The field

Who came to dance

Nations

8 countries, 4 continents

32% of the dancers came from outside France.

FRFrance
17
MAMorocco
2
CMCameroon
1
CNChina
1
ECEcuador
1
NCNew Caledonia
1
France: 17Morocco: 2Cameroon: 1China: 1Ecuador: 1New Caledonia: 1Spain: 1Tunisia: 1

First-timers and regulars

28%
First World Cup event
7 dancers
8
Regulars
3 or more events before

Most experienced

Othmane ( OTHI )4 World Cup events before this one

Experience

4.9
Years dancing, on average
Professional
11
Intermediate
8
Advanced
6

04 · Before and after

Sign-ups and feedback

How registration filled up

84%
Signed up in the last week

05 · What happened next

On to Bachata Social French Cup (Pro)

How the dancers who qualified at Pré-sélection Paris (Pro) did there.