Philly's Rising Bachata Stars 2026 / ROUND 1 / 2 FLOORS

Name: Philly's Rising Bachata Stars 2026 / ROUND 1 / 2 FLOORS
Start: 2026-02-05T22:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-06T02:00:00-05:00
Location: National Mechanics

Schedule

Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 pm to Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 am

UTC-05:00

Location

National Mechanics | Philadelphia, PA

You spoke; we listened. A competition geared towards non-professionals with a combination of professional and audience-as-judges.
Dance Republic Proudly Presents the annual
2026 PHILLY'S RISING BACHATA STARS COMPETITION - NEW VENUE - 2 FLOORS
/// *** $500 CASH PRIZE & TROPHIES *** ///
RULES:
1 --- Open to all dancers who are NOT PROFESSIONALS or INSTRUCTORS
2 --- Professionals/instructors = those who get compensated for instructing and/or competing in the professional division.
3 --- Audience judges in preliminary rounds.
4 --- Professional judges in the FINAL round.
5 --- PRELIMINARY ROUND 1 (FEB 5) - 3 couples will advance to FINAL ROUND
6 --- PRELIMINARY ROUND 2 (FEB 12) - 3 more couples will advance to FINAL ROUND
7 --- FINAL ROUND (MAR 5) - Professional judges
8 --- Finalist couples prepare their own song, 1-1.5 minutes.
9 --- NO SUBSTITUTES

Have fun, bring your loudest supporters, and bribe them with drinks.
Message DJ Kevin Ngo to pre-register and save your spot.
🏆Bachata Lesson w/ WATSON at 10pm
🏆Competition at Midnight
🏆SALSA FLOOR - DJ EDDIE ALBA
🏆BACHATA FLOOR - DJ CARLOS JL
🏆HOST/MC - DJ KEVIN NGO
🏆$15 COVER // 21+
NATIONAL MECHANICS
22 S 3rd St
Philadelphia, PA 19106