Thank you Dominican Republic for giving us Bachata. Although it has taken many shapes and forms a.k.a fusions it continues to grow in popularity and followers. The dance is very simple starting out. It makes it very attractive for beginners because you can get on the dance floor with just a few classes. The steps to bachata consist of three steps and a tap. The rhythm is known as step, step, step, tap where you step on beats 1,2,3 and you tap on the 4 and same for 5,6,7, and tap on 8. Leads begin with the left and follows begin with right foot. The basic step consist of stepping sideways to the rhythm versus forward and back breaks. Bachata has gotten popular all around the world. You can visit anywhere in the world and expect to find night clubs, festivals and plenty of dance studios to teach it. Bachata has evolved into three primary styles known as Dominican Bachata a.k.a traditional bachata. This is the original bachata music you can recognize by the guitar and raw sounds making it also the faster pace of all styles. It’s the preferred style for creative foot work known as Dominican style which in many cases includes a cha cha cha rhythm. The second style known as Urban bachata was popularized by awesome music beats and production with a huge credit to Aventura with lead singer Romeo Santos. The last style which is the newest and taking over is Sensual Bachata. This style begun with popular cover songs mixed by Deejays such as Dj Soltrix, Dj Tronky and others. A very unique dance style was created for sensual bachata with a fusion of Zouk. One of the first couples dancing, teaching and performing this Bachata Fusion with Zouk is Daniel and Desiree. You can see their video demo here . Last but not least urban bachata. This style has partner dancing combinations that make it very fun and creative. Ataca and Alemana are some of the original dancers to begin and evolve this style. The style of Bachata that you will be learn at Alpha Midway Dance Studio is a mix of all 3 popular styles. Giving you skills and confidence to get on the dance floor no matter where you are. . To join our group lessons check out the schedule page here.