Question Hello my girlfriend and my 5 year anniversary is this week and always mention that she wants to learn how to dance bachata. I am thinking of setting up my backyard for a place for us to practice since we’re still trying to social distance as much as possible. Are there any online classes …
Question I want to learn bachata, but I’m not too thrilled about the idea of men touching me like that. Would it be possible for me to only dance with other women? Or does it not work like that? Answers User Orpheums You can dance with whomever you want. If you want to dance with …
Question I’ve been dancing as a follow for years and have always wanted to be able to lead as well. I took a class a few years back but the experience wasn’t that good. Part of it was that I had a terrible partner (we had to have a fixed partner for a whole course). …
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Questions So I’m watching Bachata demos/socials/tutorials and I’m noticing by and large a majority dance on the beat (aka 1,2,3,4,5,6) What I’m wanting to know is how often people play with the rhythms in a song, using alternate beats, dropping beats or using syncopations in the dance? Is this common or acceptable? Also I’m not …
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Question Does anyone else prefer more traditional Bachata music. I am so over the remixes and the focus on sensual bachata. At socials, I rarely hear anything but remixes and very few of the faster beat Bachata. Answers User RProgrammerMan A mix of stuff is always the best. Novelty keeps it exciting. User DeanXeL …
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Question My 2 music current music sources: I have a legacy iTunes library (as old as the click wheel) with many downloads from free library CDs so lots of old stuff that I love so much. And since I have also purchased many songs directly from the iTunes store I own them forever. But I …
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Question: I’ve been watching bachata dance videos for a long time now. I’m memorised by how unapologetically sexy and intimate it is. I didn’t have the confidence to learn it but I’ve become so obsessed with it that I really want to learn. Only problem is, I have no idea where to start 😅 Answers …
Question By User PotentiallyHappy Hey guys! My girlfriend has been learning bachata for years and has been really down she hasn’t been able to do it because of the pandemic. I do feel the drive to dance but I never do in public because I have zero rhythm and I’m very socially conscious of this. …
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Answers User hatzfeld To have a good social overall, I would go for: – Enough dancers to dance all night with plenty of different partners, with a good Lead/Follow balance – Place: Enough space to dance, good floor – Good mood, no elitist groups judging everyone – Good music On the personal level, we all …
