Pulse bachata festival
England Qualifier
The event in numbers
Who came, how the competition went and what the scores tell.
- 107
- Dancers
- 36
- Countries
- 4
- Rounds
- 22
- Judges
- 1,204
- Scores given
- 2 h 25
- Of dancing
01 · The competition
Round by round
102 dancers in Preliminaries, 12 in the Finals. 5 heats and 33 songs. 102 of 104 dancers checked in for the first round.
Preliminaries
102 dancers52L + 50F
Quaterfinals
50 dancers25L + 25F
Semifinals
30 dancers15L + 15F
Finals
12 dancers6L + 6F
Judged by 22 judges from 10 countries, who gave 1,204 scores.
02 · Moments
What the scores tell
Read straight from the judges' published scores.
The judges had 4 different favourites among the leaders. Cristian Hagen won it on the majority.
One judge placed Logan Soulard 1st, another 6th. They finished 3rd.
Henrik Thewes went from 13th in Preliminaries to 4th in the Finals.
The judges had 4 different favourites among the followers. Mina Ždinjak won it on the majority.
One judge placed Kiana Deschamps 1st, another 6th. They finished 4th.
6 of Sophara Miller's 6 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.
03 · The field
Who came to dance
Nations
36 countries, 5 continents
61% of the dancers came from outside United Kingdom.
United Kingdom
Finland
Spain
Italy
France
India
First-timers and regulars
Most experienced
Henrik Thewes15 World Cup events before this oneExperience
04 · Before and after
Sign-ups and feedback
How registration filled up
05 · What happened next
On to World Cup Finals 2027
How the dancers who qualified at England Qualifier did there.
Mina ŽdinjakCroatiaStill to compete
Pablo TobaresSpainStill to compete