DOMINICAN BACHATA
DOMINICAN BACHATA
TRADITIONAL vs DOMINICAN
SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES
OF THE VARIOUS SUB-STYLES OF BACHATA, DOMINICAN BACHATA IS THE CLOSEST TO THE ORIGINAL FORM OF BACHATA TRADITIONALLY DANCED BY THE LOCALS.
HOWEVER, IT IS USEFUL TO APPRECIATE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRADITIONAL DOMINICAN BACHATA AS DANCED BY THE LOCALS & THE DOMINICAN BACHATA TAUGHT BY DANCE SCHOOLS.
DANCE SCHOOLS
MORE TECHNICAL
DOMINICAN BACHATA AS TAUGHT IN DANCE SCHOOLS AS ONE WOULD EXPECT IS A MORE TECHNICAL EXPRESSION OF THE DANCE.
IT USES A GREATER VOLUME, VARIETY & COMPLEXITY OF MOVES & THE MOVES ARE MORE POLISHED.
THE REASON FOR THE MORE TECHNICAL EXPRESSION OF THE DANCE IS THAT IT IS A PRO-DANCER LED FORM OF THE DANCE.
PRO-LEVEL DANCERS, TEACHERS & STUDENT DANCERS ARE ALL DEDICATING THEIR TIME & EFFORT IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THEIR TECHNICAL SKILLS & COMPETENCE.
THIS QUEST FOR MASTERY OF MOVEMENT INEVITABLY MEANS THAT EXECUTION OF THE DANCE MOVES BEYOND THE SIMPLY FUN STEPS OF A BAR SETTING.
FORM OF THE DANCE
MORE TECHNICAL
UNLIKE MORE MODERN ADAPTATIONS OF BACHATA, DOMINICAN BACHATA RETAINS THE SQUARE BOLERO-LIKE BOX STEP AS THE BASIC STEP.
THE FAST TEMPO OF THE MUSIC MEANS THAT THE EMPHASIS IS ON QUICK FOOTWORK PATTERNS.
THE DANCE ALTERNATES BETWEEN OPEN & CLOSED POSITIONS WITH EACH PARTNER DANCING FREESTYLE MOVEMENTS THAT CAN EITHER ECHO OR BE DISTINCT FROM THEIR PARTNER’S MOVEMENTS.
MOVEMENT OF THE HIPS IS SHOWCASED IN THE DANCE, HOWEVER THE MOVEMENT SHOULD COME NATURALLY FROM THE CHANGE OF WEIGHT AS THE DANCER STEPS RATHER THAN FROM MORE CONSCIOUS ARTIFICIALLY GENERATED MOVEMENT.
