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June 29, 2026Bogotá, ColombiaFinished

Bachata Social Congress

South America Qualifier

The event in numbers

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

141
Dancers
20
Countries
4
Rounds
16
Judges
2,133
Scores given
2 h 56
Of dancing

01 · The competition

Round by round

137 dancers in Prelims, 14 in the Final. 5 heats and 21 songs. 137 of 137 dancers checked in for the first round.

Prelims

137 dancers78L + 59F

Cuartos

60 dancers30L + 30F

Semis

30 dancers15L + 15F

Final

14 dancers7L + 7F

Judged by 16 judges from 9 countries, who gave 2,133 scores.

02 · Moments

What the scores tell

Read straight from the judges' published scores.

A split panelLeaders

The judges had 4 different favourites among the leaders. Yeison Acevedo won it on the majority.

Yeison AcevedoColombia
Biggest climbLeaders

jeremy muñoz went from 22nd in Prelims to 6th in the Final.

jeremy muñozEcuador
A split panelFollowers

The judges had 5 different favourites among the followers. Noa Keren won it on the majority.

Noa KerenIsrael
Sharpest eye

5 of DJ York's 6 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.

DJ YorkVenezuela

03 · The field

Who came to dance

Nations

20 countries, 4 continents

60% of the dancers came from outside Colombia.

COColombia
57
VEVenezuela
19
ECEcuador
16
PEPeru
14
MXMexico
11
ILIsrael
4
Colombia: 57Venezuela: 19Ecuador: 16Peru: 14Mexico: 11Israel: 4Panama: 3Canada: 2Chile: 2Costa Rica: 2Morocco: 2Argentina: 1Bolivia: 1France: 1Greece: 1Individual Neutral Athlete: 1Romania: 1Switzerland: 1Ukraine: 1United States: 1

First-timers and regulars

87%
First World Cup event
122 dancers
4
Regulars
3 or more events before

Most experienced

Lyna La Lychatera10 World Cup events before this one

Experience

5.8
Years dancing, on average
Professional
56
Intermediate
50
Advanced
29
Beginner
5

04 · Before and after

Sign-ups and feedback

How registration filled up

11%
Signed up in the last week
10
On the waiting list

05 · What happened next

On to World Cup Finals 2026

How the dancers who qualified at South America Qualifier did there.