Next Level Bachata Festival
Oceania Qualifier - Brisbane
The event in numbers
Who came, how the competition went and what the scores tell.
- 38
- Dancers
- 6
- Countries
- 3
- Rounds
- 6
- Judges
- 330
- Scores given
- 2 h 06
- Of dancing
01 · The competition
Round by round
38 dancers in Preliminaries, 12 in the Final. 3 heats and 14 songs. 38 of 38 dancers checked in for the first round.
Preliminaries
38 dancers18L + 20F
Semi- Final
24 dancers12L + 12F
Final
12 dancers6L + 6F
Judged by 6 judges from 3 countries, who gave 330 scores.
02 · Moments
What the scores tell
Read straight from the judges' published scores.
The judges had 3 different favourites among the leaders. Johnas Liu won it on the majority.
One judge placed Woo Sung Yoon 1st, another 6th. They finished 3rd.
Every judge put Illary Salute first among the followers in the Final.
One judge placed Claudia Loh 2nd, another 6th. They finished 2nd.
27 of Samuel Funflow's 30 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.
03 · The field
Who came to dance
Nations
6 countries, 4 continents
21% of the dancers came from outside Australia.
Australia
Chile
Spain
Chinese Taipei
Denmark
ItalyFirst-timers and regulars
Most experienced
César Guerra Reyes5 World Cup events before this oneExperience
04 · Before and after
Sign-ups and feedback
How registration filled up
What the dancers thought
From 5 dancers who answered the feedback form after the event.
05 · What happened next
On to World Cup Finals 2027
How the dancers who qualified at Oceania Qualifier - Brisbane did there.
Claudia LohAustraliaStill to compete
Erica HuAustraliaStill to compete
Illary SaluteAustraliaStill to compete
Joaquin PerezAustraliaStill to compete
Johnas LiuAustraliaStill to compete
Woo Sung YoonAustraliaStill to compete