The basic BACHATA STEP CONSISTS OF A HORIZONTAL, three-step movement,
with steps on each beat of the music, followed by a tap on the fourth
beat. The hips are often emphasized in BACHATA, and the knees should
be slightly bent so the performer can sway their hips easier.
Generally, most of the dancer s movement is in the lower body up to
the hips, and the upper body can be moved more or less.In partnering,
the lead can decide whether to perform in open or closed position.
Dance moves, or step variety, during performance strongly depends on
the music (such as the rhythms played by the different instruments),
setting, mood, and interpretation. Unlike Salsa, Bachata dance does
not usually include complex turn patterns but they are used more and
more as the dance evolves. The leading is done just like in most other
social dances, with a “pushing and pulling” hand and arm
communication. Hand and arm communication is better conveyed when most
of the movement is performed by the lower body (from waist down); i.e.
hips and footwork.
The original dance style from the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean
is a basic dance sequence in a full 8 count moving within a square.
Dancers in the Western World much later began developing a more simple
pattern and added dance elements from other dances as well, the basic
is also in a full 8 count, but with a side-to-side motion. Both Styles
consist of 3 steps normal and then a tap step. The tap is often
accompanied by a “pop” of the hips, and is sometimes substituted
with syncopations (steps in between the beats). Bachata music has an
accent (the Bass) in rhythm at every fourth count. Often, this is when
dancers will tap-step & pop their hips - this is called dancing
bachata to the basic rhythm of the music (because the first step after
the pop falls on the 1st beat of the measure). But bachata can be
danced to different timings as well if it s danced to one particular
instrument instead. The tab or pop is done in the opposite direction
of the last step, while the next step is taken on the same direction
as the tap or pop. The dance direction changes after the tap or fourth
step. There are several bachata styles.
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