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March 7, 2026Kyiv, UkraineFinished

Kyiv Dance Festival

Ukraine Qualifier

The event in numbers

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

35
Dancers
2
Countries
3
Rounds
35
Judges
844
Scores given
1 h 53
Of dancing

01 · The competition

Round by round

35 dancers in Preliminary Round, 8 in the Final. 3 heats and 13 songs. 35 of 35 dancers checked in for the first round.

Preliminary Round

35 dancers18L + 17F

Semifinals

20 dancers10L + 10F

Final

8 dancers4L + 4F

Judged by 35 judges from 2 countries, who gave 844 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. Chicho Llerena won it on the majority.

Chicho LlerenaEcuador
The panel splitLeaders

One judge placed Anton Makhatilov 1st, another 4th. They finished 3rd.

Anton MakhatilovUkraine
The deciderFollowers

Among the followers, the tie-break separated Анастасія Цуркан from Yuliia Mihunova.

Анастасія ЦурканUkraine
The panel agreedFollowers

All 4 judges placed Yuliia Mihunova 2nd.

Yuliia MihunovaUkraine
The panel splitFollowers

One judge placed Jennifer Shyshkina 1st, another 4th. They finished 3rd.

Jennifer ShyshkinaUkraine
Sharpest eye

16 of Yuliia Mihunova's 17 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.

Yuliia MihunovaUkraine

03 · The field

Who came to dance

Nations

2 countries, 2 continents

9% of the dancers came from outside Ukraine.

UAUkraine
32
ECEcuador
3

First-timers and regulars

66%
First World Cup event
23 dancers
2
Regulars
3 or more events before

Most experienced

Jennifer Shyshkina4 World Cup events before this one

Experience

5.8
Years dancing, on average
Professional
27
Advanced
5
Intermediate
2

04 · Before and after

Sign-ups and feedback

How registration filled up

23%
Signed up in the last week

05 · What happened next

On to World Cup Finals 2026

How the dancers who qualified at Ukraine Qualifier did there.