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June 6, 2026Toronto, CanadaFinished

Toronto Bachata Level-Up Festival

Rising Star Level-Up Jack & Jill

The event in numbers

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

78
Dancers
12
Countries
3
Rounds
12
Judges
656
Scores given
0 h 58
Of dancing

01 · The competition

Round by round

73 dancers in Preliminary, 12 in the Final. 4 heats and 13 songs. 73 of 73 dancers checked in for the first round.

Preliminary

73 dancers34L + 39F

Semi-Final

30 dancers15L + 15F

Final

12 dancers6L + 6F

Judged by 12 judges from 6 countries, who gave 656 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. George Vinueza won it on the majority.

George VinuezaUnited States
The panel agreedLeaders

All 6 judges placed Shohei Kato 5th or 6th.

Shohei KatoJapan
The panel splitLeaders

One judge placed Art K 2nd, another 6th. They finished 4th.

Art KCanada
The deciderFollowers

Among the followers, the tie-break separated Lihua Lim from Amy Fournier.

Lihua LimCanada
Sharpest eye

21 of Gabriella Crist Vaquera's 24 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.

Gabriella Crist VaqueraSpain

03 · The field

Who came to dance

Nations

12 countries, 3 continents

28% of the dancers came from outside Canada.

CACanada
56
USUnited States
8
COColombia
2
INIndia
2
JPJapan
2
PTPortugal
2
Canada: 56United States: 8Colombia: 2India: 2Japan: 2Portugal: 2China: 1Germany: 1Lebanon: 1Mexico: 1Peru: 1South Korea: 1

First-timers and regulars

88%
First World Cup event
69 dancers
1
Regulars
3 or more events before

Most experienced

Darrell Relleve3 World Cup events before this one

Experience

3.8
Years dancing, on average
Intermediate
63
Advanced
7
Beginner
5
Professional
2

04 · Before and after

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How registration filled up

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