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October 18, 2026Madrid, SpainFinished

The Esencia Festival (Worldwide Meeting)

Madrid (Spain) Qualifier

The event in numbers

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

165
Dancers
38
Countries
7
Rounds
16
Judges
1,663
Scores given
3 h 36
Of dancing

01 · The competition

Round by round

160 dancers in Prelims, 4 in the Finals 3. 13 heats and 53 songs. 160 of 160 dancers checked in for the first round.

Prelims

160 dancers87L + 73F

Quarters

80 dancers40L + 40F

Semis

22 dancers11L + 11F

Finals

16 dancers8L + 8F

Finals 2

8 dancers4L + 4F

Battle - 3rd place

4 dancers2L + 2F

Finals 3

4 dancers2L + 2F

Judged by 16 judges from 4 countries, who gave 1,663 scores.

02 · Moments

What the scores tell

Read straight from the judges' published scores.

A split panelLeaders

In the Semis, the judges had 6 different favourites among the leaders. Daniel Kachlon topped it on the majority.

Daniel KachlonIsrael
The panel splitLeaders

One judge placed Sebastian Fonyo 1st, another 11th. They finished 9th.

Sebastian FonyoUnited States
Biggest climbLeaders

Alan De La Rosa went from 20th in Prelims to 11th in the Semis.

Alan De La RosaSpain
A split panelFollowers

In the Semis, the judges had 6 different favourites among the followers. Giovana Brandi topped it on the majority.

Giovana BrandiBrazil
Biggest climbFollowers

Yulia Ivanskaya went from 30th in Prelims to 11th in the Semis.

Yulia IvanskayaSpain
Sharpest eye

39 of Gabriella Crist Vaquera's 45 favourites went through to the next round, the best of the panel.

Gabriella Crist VaqueraSpain

03 · The field

Who came to dance

Nations

38 countries, 5 continents

83% of the dancers came from outside Spain.

ESSpain
28
COColombia
17
ITItaly
15
AINIndividual Neutral Athlete
12
ILIsrael
11
USUnited States
11
Spain: 28Colombia: 17Italy: 15Individual Neutral Athlete: 12Israel: 11United States: 11Mexico: 6Venezuela: 6China: 4Peru: 4Poland: 4Brazil: 3Ecuador: 3Germany: 3Lithuania: 3South Korea: 3United Kingdom: 3Australia: 2France: 2Hungary: 2Malta: 2Netherlands: 2Portugal: 2Singapore: 2Switzerland: 2Argentina: 1Armenia: 1Belgium: 1Chile: 1Georgia: 1Kazakhstan: 1Kyrgyzstan: 1Morocco: 1Puerto Rico: 1Romania: 1Turkey: 1Ukraine: 1Uruguay: 1

First-timers and regulars

32%
First World Cup event
52 dancers
56
Regulars
3 or more events before

43 dancers came back from last year's Madrid (Spain) Qualifier.

Most experienced

Lilla Nagy-Markó8 World Cup events before this one

Experience

7.1
Years dancing, on average
Professional
96
Intermediate
31
Advanced
29
Beginner
4

04 · Before and after

Sign-ups and feedback

How registration filled up

52%
Signed up in the last week

05 · What happened next

On to World Cup Finals 2027

How the dancers who qualified at Madrid (Spain) Qualifier did there.