BSWC
October 31, 2026Frankfurt, GermanyFinished

FluxDance presents: The Bachata Flow Generation

Frankfurt Qualifier 3

The event in numbers

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

62
Dancers
20
Countries
3
Rounds
24
Judges
783
Scores given
1 h 58
Of dancing

01 · The competition

Round by round

61 dancers in Preliminaries , 10 in the Finals. 4 heats and 20 songs. 61 of 61 dancers checked in for the first round.

Preliminaries

61 dancers31L + 30F

Semifinals

30 dancers15L + 15F

Finals

10 dancers5L + 5F

Judged by 24 judges from 13 countries, who gave 783 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. Nick Ebner won it on the majority.

The panel splitLeaders

One judge placed Rafael Davila Sosa 1st, another 5th. They finished 2nd.

A split panelFollowers

The judges had 4 different favourites among the followers. Mathilde Lamata won it on the majority.

Sharpest eye

22 of Carlos Segura's 26 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.

03 · The field

Who came to dance

Nations

20 countries, 3 continents

65% of the dancers came from outside Germany.

DEGermany
22
FRFrance
7
ITItaly
4
ESSpain
4
GBUnited Kingdom
4
UAUkraine
3
Germany: 22France: 7Italy: 4Spain: 4United Kingdom: 4Ukraine: 3Iraq: 2Serbia: 2Switzerland: 2Venezuela: 2Cyprus: 1Greece: 1India: 1Mexico: 1Philippines: 1Poland: 1Portugal: 1Slovakia: 1Sri Lanka: 1Sweden: 1

First-timers and regulars

6%
First World Cup event
4 dancers
40
Regulars
3 or more events before

Experience

6.0
Years dancing, on average
Professional
24
Advanced
20
Intermediate
17
Beginner
1

04 · Before and after

Sign-ups and feedback

How registration filled up

60%
Signed up in the last week

05 · What happened next

On to Bachata Social German Championship 2027

How the dancers who qualified at Frankfurt Qualifier 3 did there.