BSWC
November 1, 2026Brisbane, AustraliaFinished

Next Level Bachata Festival

Next Level Social Cup

The event in numbers

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

71
Dancers
13
Countries
3
Rounds
17
Judges
1,000
Scores given
2 h 07
Of dancing

01 · The competition

Round by round

71 dancers in Preliminaries, 12 in the Final. 4 heats and 19 songs. 71 of 71 dancers checked in for the first round.

Preliminaries

71 dancers34L + 37F

Semi-final

30 dancers15L + 15F

Final

12 dancers6L + 6F

Judged by 17 judges from 3 countries, who gave 1,000 scores.

02 · Moments

What the scores tell

Read straight from the judges' published scores.

A split panelLeaders

The judges had 6 different favourites among the leaders. Bryan Kimero won it on the majority.

The panel splitLeaders

One judge placed Des Leverett 1st, another 6th. They finished 2nd.

Biggest climbLeaders

Sarven Mclinton went from 9th in Preliminaries to 4th in the Final.

A split panelFollowers

The judges had 6 different favourites among the followers. Valentina Belén won it on the majority.

Sharpest eye

23 of Mattæus Omidvar's 27 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.

03 · The field

Who came to dance

Nations

13 countries, 4 continents

34% of the dancers came from outside Australia.

AUAustralia
47
NZNew Zealand
6
NCNew Caledonia
3
CLChile
2
FRFrance
2
INIndia
2
Australia: 47New Zealand: 6New Caledonia: 3Chile: 2France: 2India: 2Peru: 2Ukraine: 2Canada: 1Chinese Taipei: 1Ecuador: 1Singapore: 1Spain: 1

First-timers and regulars

54%
First World Cup event
38 dancers
1
Regulars
3 or more events before

Experience

3.7
Years dancing, on average
Intermediate
49
Advanced
11
Beginner
8
Professional
2

04 · Before and after

Sign-ups and feedback

How registration filled up

54%
Signed up in the last week