EXCLUSIVE Interview with DOMENIC MARTE

Juan Ruiz, from Bachateros.com talks to Domenic Marte the day after the amazing Bachata concert, part of the Sydney Bachata Festival. We talked about the Festival, Australian Bachata, Bachata all over the world and also his music and where he finds his inspirations to create awesome Bachata music! Enjoy!

THAT TIMING ISSUE…

I’m sure you are not the first one talking about the timing issue in Bachata. The following is from a question I got from Alon Goshen, a Bachata instructor from Israel about the timing issue in Bachata. This is the conversation we had about it… good insights for everybody…

THE GREATEST REWARD FOR AN INSTRUCTOR IS….

I have been teaching for quite some years now. I have taught people with no dance experience at all and also advanced and professional dancers. I have been fortunate to be part of the journeys of many different students, creating long lasting friendships along the way. When they ask me what they can do to [...]

A major Bachata milestone – 4 Levels of Bachata instruction

I remember the days when there was only 1 class of Bachata at the Dance Schools, as their main priority was to teach Salsa. Then, schools had 2 Levels of Bachata, usually: Beginners and Open Level. Only few schools ventured to teach 3 Levels of Bachata: Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced, and that was a major [...]

Interview with Leonardo Quiroz – The Bachata force in Melbourne

Melbourne is a big Bachata lover! But this love for Bachata didn’t happen from one day to another. In this interview, I had the opportunity to talk to Leonardo Quiroz, the person responsible for pushing Bachata in Melbourne, and making of Melbourne a strong force in the Bachata scene. JUAN: Leo, since I met you, [...]

Juan Luis Guerra – Getting ready for it!

As you probably know, Juan Luis Guerra, one of the biggest Bachatero in the world will be Australia for the first time. This is an event not to be missed, as Juan Luis Guerra in considered a legend in the Latin industry. I had the chance to talk to Miguel Illidge, director of Bravo Events, [...]

A little bit of Bachata history – Bachata Bolero

Written by our guest contributor Art Williams. I learn new things all the time and today I learned something I didn’t know about Bachata.  Today I Googled ‘history of Bachata’. I already knew that in its early days Bachata was an underground music in the Dominican Republic and it was born and matured in the [...]

The Benefits of Latin Dancing

If you’re thinking of taking up Latin Dancing, but you’re not sure if it’s for you, then you should be aware of the many benefits which this type of dancing has to offer. Here are just a few of the reasons why more and more people are choosing to learn Latin dacing (it could be [...]

What people think of Bachata (the meme)

Following the popularity of “What people think I do” meme being shared all over the internet, Enchufla.fr has created a “BACHATA – What people think I do” meme. We found it very funny and to the point! ENJOY! For more funny pics from Enchufla, go to their FACEBOOK PAGE

Bachata in Australia – You gotta see it to believe it

The Bachata in Australia has many followers around the world. There are many dancers, promoters, artists, etc that religiously follow the Bachata scene in Australia, as the Australian Bachateros are always pushing the boundaries of the rhythm, creating catchy choreographies, performances, new dancing / teaching techniques and new fundamentals regardless of the style of Bachata [...]

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