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November 7, 2026Frankfurt, GermanyFinished

Gran Bachata Latin Festival

Frankfurt Qualifier 4

The event in numbers

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

66
Dancers
22
Countries
3
Rounds
12
Judges
590
Scores given
1 h 35
Of dancing

01 · The competition

Round by round

58 dancers in Preliminaries, 10 in the FINAL . 3 heats and 15 songs. 58 of 58 dancers checked in for the first round.

Preliminaries

58 dancers29L + 29F

SEMIFINALS

30 dancers15L + 15F

FINAL

10 dancers5L + 5F

Judged by 12 judges from 5 countries, who gave 590 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. Savvas Amanatiadis won it on the majority.

Savvas AmanatiadisGreece
The panel agreedLeaders

All 12 judges placed Qeti Lika 4th or 5th.

Qeti LikaAlbania
The panel splitLeaders

One judge placed Cristian Santos Insua 1st, another 5th. They finished 3rd.

Cristian Santos InsuaSpain
A split panelFollowers

The judges had 3 different favourites among the followers. Kristiyana Ilieva won it on the majority.

Kristiyana IlievaBulgaria
The panel splitFollowers

One judge placed Kate Kalchuk 1st, another 5th. They finished 3rd.

Kate KalchukUkraine
Biggest climbFollowers

Celina Westphal went from 9th in Preliminaries to 4th in the FINAL .

Celina WestphalGermany
Sharpest eye

10 of Pedro Gestido Couto's 11 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.

Pedro Gestido CoutoSpain

03 · The field

Who came to dance

Nations

22 countries, 3 continents

62% of the dancers came from outside Germany.

DEGermany
25
UAUkraine
6
BGBulgaria
5
XXUnknown
5
TRTurkey
3
ALAlbania
2
Germany: 25Ukraine: 6Bulgaria: 5Unknown: 5Turkey: 3Albania: 2Bolivia: 2Spain: 2Switzerland: 2Syria: 2Greece: 1Iran: 1Iraq: 1Italy: 1Lebanon: 1Luxembourg: 1Morocco: 1Poland: 1Serbia: 1Tunisia: 1United Kingdom: 1United States: 1

First-timers and regulars

52%
First World Cup event
34 dancers
16
Regulars
3 or more events before

Most experienced

Vladyslav Demchuk8 World Cup events before this one

Experience

4.2
Years dancing, on average
Intermediate
32
Advanced
19
Professional
8
Beginner
1

04 · Before and after

Sign-ups and feedback

How registration filled up

68%
Signed up in the last week
9
On the waiting list

05 · What happened next

On to Bachata Social German Championship 2027

How the dancers who qualified at Frankfurt Qualifier 4 did there.