What is Bachata Dancing?

Series Summary

Bachata is a type of music and dance originally created in the rural countrysides of the Dominican Republic. Similar to the blues, Bachata music is often sad, relating tales of heartbreak and bitterness. Bachata dancing is relatively up-tempo though, and consists of basic back and forth or sideways motions. Because of its history as a dance between lovers, there are many sensual hip and body movements, with the opportunity for dance partners to move very close to each other.

Why not spice up your dance moves by learning how to Bachata dance with the expert dance lessons in this free video series. Our experienced dance instructor will teach you how to do the basic and advanced dance steps in this sexy Latin dance with easy to follow, step by step instructions. You will learn how to do the basic step, forward back steps, turns, and pivot turns both on an individual level and with a partner. If you are looking for a fun and exciting dance to learn by yourself or with a partner, check out these sexy dance lessons on Bachata dancing!

Video Transcript

"Hi! My name is Christina Haggerty and on behalf of expertvillage.com, I'm here today to teach you bachata. I'm here at Silhouette's in Burbank. It's a beautiful cafe with nice wood floors. You can see the beautiful mural on the wall. I teach here every Thursday from 8-9 and you can come and take a Latin salsa class. We change our classes from time to time, so you'll definitely want to check our website. My website is www.christinahaggerty.com. CHRISTINAHAGGERTY.com, or you can also just show up. It's 245 East Olive Street. Every Thursday from 8-9. The Silhouette website is www.cafesilhoette.com. You're going to learn some bachata steps today. I'm going to show you some basic steps, the steps that you do by yourself, and then I'm also going to show you some clips on some partnering and how you're going to move with bachata with a partner."