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How to Bachata Dance: How to Do Partner Bachata Dance Turns
When doing a partner turn, the gentleman will lead and it is always on the fourth step. Correctly turn with your partner with help from a professional dance instructor in this free video on Bachata dance.
Expert: Hector Sanchez
Bio: Hector Sanchez joined the Salsa Barbara Dance Troupe with cumbia maestro Joel Sanchez in 2002 and become the first mentee and assistant to maestro Sanchez.
Filmmaker: Diana Bacon
Duration : 0:3:25
Bachata Festival – San Fransisco Bachata Festival!
Bachata Festival! The San Francisco Bachata Festival is here (and it’s the second annual too). I actually attended the first annual Bachata Festival myself, and now I’m completely excited for the second annual fest, that’s rigt around the corner!
What is the bachata festival? It’s an amazing week long dance fest (the longest bachata festival in the world), in the center of San Francisco, with workshops, dancing, live bands (yes, live bachata bands), and endless fun. That’s right, endless fun!
I became a convert after attending my first bachata festival last year, and seeing first hand how much fun everyone was having. I’ve been a salsa congress veteran for over ten years (since the first Puerto Rico Salsa Salsa Congress), and over the years, they’ve become less and less cenetered around fun and social dancing and music, and more and more about performance shows. They can be quite snobby!
So, when attending the bachata festival, it was a totally difference scene. Really based around the music, and the fun, of social dancing. It felt brand new. Both fun and exciting. I think, perhaps, this dance is young (compared to salsa) and over time it may move into the same competitive and performacne realm, but for now, it’s all about the simple fun of the dance, and you cannot miss this festival.
Bachata dance is easy to learn. You can learn bachata dancing with some simple bachata videos or in a simple few hour workshops. You can learn it right here are at the bachata festival. It’s so simple, fun, and yet can have such depth and feeling, this is the event not to be missed.
The bachata festival in San Francisco is for three days, and you can get all the details at http://www.SummerBachataFest.com
Are you coming? We hope you are. You won”t be sorry! This event is a must for Bachata dancers all over the world, and has such amazing acts as Domenic Marte as a headliner.
Bachata Dance Steps: Reverse Cross-Hands Turn
The reverse cross-hands turn starts with the ladies on the left and ends with the ladies on the right. Learn how to do the reverse cross-hands turn with tips from a professional dance instructor in this free video on Bachata dance.
Expert: Hector Sanchez
Bio: Hector Sanchez joined the Salsa Barbara Dance Troupe with cumbia maestro Joel Sanchez in 2002 and become the first mentee and assistant to maestro Sanchez.
Filmmaker: Diana Bacon
Duration : 0:1:54
Bachata Moderna Workshop Brisbane Salsa Congress 09
Juan Ruiz and Samantha teaching a Bachata Moderna workshop at the Brisbane Salsa and Brazilian Congress.
We start with the “Pasitos of Bachata” (bachata shines) based on the concept of the crosses. During the bachata dance demo you can see how we can lead these crosses and create a very nice combination.
This combo also shows the “About Turn”, a very common turn on Bachata.
For more information about Bachata Moderna and Bachateros, go to
http://www.bachateros.com.au
Bachata dance all the way
Song: Por que te amo
Artist: 4Ever
Duration : 0:1:44
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Bachata Dance Instruction For Beginners.Bachata music has four beats per measure. Three steps are taken to four beats of music. As with salsa, the step timing is three steps and then a one-beat pause.You Are About To Discover The Step by Step Secrets Of Bachata Dancing That Only Yankee RockersLearn how to dance Bachata with ease and style as your professional and friendly teachers guide you through an amazing Bachata Dance foundation. Know.
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Duration : 0:5:21
How to Bachata Dance: How to Do Basic Bachata Dance Steps
When doing the basic Bachata dance steps, the lady will emphasize her hips more, while the gentleman will emphasize his legs more. Learn the foundation of Bachata dancing from a professional dance instructor in this free video on Bachata dance.
Expert: Hector Sanchez
Bio: Hector Sanchez joined the Salsa Barbara Dance Troupe with cumbia maestro Joel Sanchez in 2002 and become the first mentee and assistant to maestro Sanchez.
Filmmaker: Diana Bacon
Duration : 0:2:10
Island Touch Dance Team Bachata Performance- 2009 DC Bachata Congress
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Duration : 0:4:35
BEST Bachata Moderna dance – Juan Ruiz and Samantha from Bachateros
This is a free style demonstration of Bachata Moderna by Juan Ruiz and Samantha Cilia, from Bachateros.
Bachata Moderna is based on the bachata traditional steps, but incorporate the concept of the crosses (cross on1, on2, on3, and more). On the freestyle you can see tricky combinations as well as body movement and close connection of the bachata traditional.
The only thing that was rehearsed was the “Magic Yo Yo” move (when Juan moves Samantha by hand waves only), everything else was just in the moment!
For more bachata moderna check http://www.bachateros.com.au
Song Title: Sola
Artist: Hector ft. Toby Love
Bachata dance
Duration : 0:3:7
The History and Evolution of Bachata Music
The Love of Bachata Music is Spreading
Bachata music is beginning to be recognized worldwide. It has all the rhythm and feel of the rich Latin culture found in the Dominican Republic and if you love the soulfulness of the blues with the beat of the merengue then you will love bachata music.
As the Bachata music genre is gain popularity one of the most notable rising stars is the rock band Aventura. They are the most highly recognized bachata music group in the United States and have fans as far away as Sweden. Aventura is taking the Bachata music to the international community but back in the Dominican there are two artists that are even more popular. They are Antony Santos and Luis Vargas. Others that are now beginning to make a name for themselves on the Bachata music scene include, Xtreme, Joe Veras, Elvis Martinez, and Frank Reyes. Bachata music is an evolving genre of music as many musicians are finding that you can incorporate many different styles of music with it like vallenato and R&B very successfully.
Bachata Music even has its own Dance
Though it is a little difficult to describe the dance it is very easy to learn and execute. It really entails a few easy steps that ends up producing a back and forth motion with a lot of hip action. The dance works beautifully with the rhythm and timing of the music. It is a very sensual dance and tends to become quite risqué with couples that are very comfortable with each other.
Bachata music has spread throughout the Latin world and is now gaining popularity in America. Some give credit to the rising popularity to the Grammy winning release in 1992 by Juan Luis Guerra called Bachata Rosa.
The Evolution of Bachata Music
Bachata music has many different types of rhythms that derive from different types of music such as the blues and meringue. The roots of Bachata music however is they style of music referred to as bolero. This is a very traditional type of music in the Latin culture and is romantic in nature. The inspiration for the music are generally topics that have to do with the emotions of love ranging from lost love and being deceived by love. It correlates very well to the blues as most of the songs deal with heavy emotions.
There is a long evolution period for Bachata music. It first began to take root in Santo Domingo and was performed in bars and areas not know for the moral high ground. Music in the Dominican Republic was repressed and controlled by the ruling dictator Rafael Trujillo and his family. With his death in 1961 many of the musicians that were not allowed to express themselves before headed for the capital to record their music.
At this point and time bachata music was called “bolero campesino”. Bachata is actually a word that refers to an impromptu party where music, most notably guitar music, is played. It took many years for the word to actually mean a specific genre of music. The musician who first took advantage of the musical freedom created by the death of the dictator was José Manuel Calderón. His claim to fame is that he recorded the first Bachata music single. The songs on the record were “Borracho de amor” and “Que Será de mi (Condena).”
When Calderón recorded his first record the Bachata style was still evolving. It was still sounding like bolero and had very few distinctions between the music found in Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Ecuador. Through the advancement of technology Bachata music began to have a unique sound all its own. Musicians began to use either electric or acoustic guitars. They would then alter the sound by using any combination of echo, reverb, or flanger techniques.
The sound of Bachata music now incorporates the electric guitar and an additional guitar called a segunda or rhythmic guitar. The rest of the instruments used include a bass guitar and a güira to help give the rhythm of the music a good base. Then to give the music an even more clear percussion base a bongo drum is thrown in the mix.
The Dominican Republic is known for many rich cultural things and now you can add to them Bachata music. Until 10 years ago bachata music was a relatively unknown genre of music only heard on the streets of the Dominican Republic. The truth is that those who love and created the style of Bachata music have been playing it for over 40 years.