Judge · Perform · Teach
Artists & Jury
Ten jury and performing-artist seats, drawn from the Dutch Caribbean — Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Aruba — Suriname, the wider Latin America and Europe. The same artists judge the competition, perform in the Jury Demo Show and teach the masterclass programme.
Candidate pool
Netherlands
- Brian van der Kust
- Patrick Mussendeijk
- Brian Libier
- Joel Massicot
- Richard Umejei
- Jose Diaz
- Johnny Hernandez
- Kurt Alexander
- Shelina Donker
- Steffi de Leeuw
- Ale Chen
- Irena Prodanova
- Martina Placeres
- Adana Arojan
- Nerea Perez
Candidate pool
International
- Leon Rose
- Terry Tauliaut
- Francesco Scalvenzi
- Talal Benlahsen
- Johnny Vazquez
- Jorge Luis Fernandez
- Maykel Fonts
- Yoyo Flow
- Moe Flex
- Bersy Cortez
- Jennifer Tsuha
- Chiara Tofani
- Melisa Sarha
- Alicia Valasco
- Sasha Philips
The final panel of around ten is confirmed alongside contracting. Panel composition covers both disciplines and both judged formats, so no category is ever judged outside a juror's expertise.
Published rulebook
Judging integrity
- 01One rubric, issued centrally, applied identically at every partner heat and at the final
- 02A judge who teaches or coaches a competing team does not score that team
- 03Scores are recorded and retained until the appeal window closes
- 04A short, published appeals process with a stated deadline
- 05Regional heats are judged by independent adjudicators appointed by Stichting Latin Fire — never the hosting school's own instructors