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July 4 to 5, 2026Tokyo, JapanFinished

BMJ Sensual Festival 2026

Tokyo Qualifier

The event in numbers

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

142
Dancers
34
Countries
4
Rounds
9
Judges
852
Scores given
2 h 55
Of dancing

01 · The competition

Round by round

140 dancers in 1st Round, 12 in the Final. 5 heats and 17 songs. 140 of 140 dancers checked in for the first round.

1st Round

140 dancers71L + 69F

Quater finals

60 dancers30L + 30F

Semi Finals

30 dancers15L + 15F

Final

12 dancers6L + 6F

Judged by 9 judges from 7 countries, who gave 852 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. VICTOR VICTOR won it on the majority.

VICTOR VICTORJapan
The panel splitLeaders

One judge placed Carlito Chinito 1st, another 6th. They finished 2nd.

Carlito ChinitoChina
Biggest climbLeaders

Cameron Taylor went from 14th in 1st Round to 6th in the Final.

Cameron TaylorUnited States
A split panelFollowers

The judges had 3 different favourites among the followers. Grace Uchida won it on the majority.

Grace UchidaJapan
The panel splitFollowers

One judge placed Monika Dickerson 1st, another 6th. They finished 2nd.

Monika DickersonJapan
Biggest climbFollowers

Kanae Otsuki went from 10th in 1st Round to 3rd in the Final.

Kanae OtsukiJapan
Sharpest eye

49 of Polina Osipova's 57 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.

Polina OsipovaCyprus

03 · The field

Who came to dance

Nations

34 countries, 4 continents

58% of the dancers came from outside Japan.

JPJapan
60
KRSouth Korea
13
AUAustralia
8
USUnited States
7
CNChina
6
TPEChinese Taipei
5
Japan: 60South Korea: 13Australia: 8United States: 7China: 6Chinese Taipei: 5Malaysia: 4Singapore: 4India: 3Thailand: 3Bolivia: 2Bulgaria: 2Peru: 2Philippines: 2Puerto Rico: 2Argentina: 1Belgium: 1Cambodia: 1Canada: 1Curaçao: 1Ecuador: 1France: 1Germany: 1Guam: 1Individual Neutral Athlete: 1Indonesia: 1Israel: 1Spain: 1Sweden: 1Switzerland: 1Ukraine: 1United States Minor Outlying Islands: 1Uruguay: 1Vietnam: 1

First-timers and regulars

77%
First World Cup event
109 dancers
4
Regulars
3 or more events before

Most experienced

Benny Lam7 World Cup events before this one

Experience

5.6
Years dancing, on average
Intermediate
68
Professional
35
Advanced
28
Beginner
10

04 · Before and after

Sign-ups and feedback

How registration filled up

13%
Signed up in the last week
17
On the waiting list

05 · What happened next

On to Bachata Social Asian Cup - Tokyo Final 2027

How the dancers who qualified at Tokyo Qualifier did there.