Te Amo Sofia Bachata Festival
Who came, how the competition went and what the scores tell.
01 · The competition
30 dancers in Preliminaries, 10 in the Final. 3 heats and 12 songs. 30 of 32 dancers checked in for the first round.
Preliminaries
30 dancers15L + 15F
Semi Finals
16 dancers8L + 8F
Final
10 dancers5L + 5F
Judged by 10 judges from 7 countries, who gave 468 scores.
02 · Moments
Read straight from the judges' published scores.
The judges had 4 different favourites among the leaders. Gábor Hutya won it on the majority.
One judge placed Davide Giorgione 1st, another 5th. They finished 3rd.
The judges had 5 different favourites among the followers. Maria Valkanova won it on the majority.
Daniella Shykhabutdinova took one of the last places through Preliminaries (6th of 8) and finished 3rd in the Final.
29 of Nadja Kossmann's 32 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.
03 · The field
Nations
75% of the dancers came from outside Bulgaria.
First-timers and regulars
Most experienced

Experience
04 · Before and after
How registration filled up