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How to Dance Bachata For Beginners – The Basic Steps (Videos)

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How to Bachata danceThe Bachata is one of the most fun dances to do at clubs and parties alongside Salsa and Merengue. In this video you’ll learn how to dance the Bachata dance steps.

Bachata Dance Step #1: The Side To Side Basic Steps

Summary of the Bachata steps:

Men:

Side with left foot
Close right foot to left foot
Side with left foot
Tap right foot to left foot (Partial weight)

Side with right foot
Close left foot to right foot
Side with right foot
Tap left foot to right foot (Partial weight)

Women:

Side with right foot
Close left foot to right foot
Side with right foot
Tap left foot to right foot (Partial weight)

Side with left foot
Close right foot to left foot
Side with left foot
Tap right foot to left foot (Partial weight)

Bachata Dance Step #2: The Fwd & Back Bachata Basic

Summary of the steps:

Men:

Forward with left foot
Forward with right foot (small step)
Forward with left foot
Tap right foot to left foot (Partial weight)

Back with right foot
Back with left foot (small step)
Back with right foot
Tap left foot to right foot (Partial weight)

Women:

Back with right foot
Back with left foot (small step)
Back with right foot
Tap left foot to right foot (Partial weight)

Forward with left foot
Forward with right foot (small step)
Forward with left foot
Tap right foot to left foot (Partial weight)

What Is Bachata? History & Character

Bachata is a dance from the Dominican Republic, and it is one of the hottest Latin dances today. It is a sensual dance where both partners bend their knees, and step from foot to foot, while creating body and hip movement. This dance has a unique movement at the end of every 4 steps – where instead of switching weight you “tap” the foot in place without weight. So there are a total of 6 weight changes and 2 “Tapping” steps within an 8 count of Bachata.

The Bachata Count & Music

The Bachata music uses a 4/4 musical structure with phrases of 8. You simply count the moves in counts of 8 – 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8. Each count is a full beat. Alternatively you can count in 4s – 1,2,3,4 – 1,2,3,4. The Bachata music is very sensual and dramatic. Artists like Prince Royce have made a name for themselves by producing many top Bachata hits.

More Bachata dance lessons.

Other dance lessons:
How To Dance Merengue
How To Cha Cha Dance
Swing dance moves (East Coast)
How To Rumba Dance
Salsa Basic Steps

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Comments

  1. Robert Brunette says

    Signed up for a year but didn’t take the option to download. After watching a few videos, whish I had. Lessons are great, well taught and and easy to understand. Thanks for making ballroom dancing fun.

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  5. Leon Turetsky says

    Hi Don,

    We have shot already about 10 bachata lessons, But they’re in process of being edited. This is the first one and only one published so far. The others will start getting published either this month or next month… so they’re coming.

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  8. Harvey says

    Hi I came across your video on you tube one day. There are other beginner bachata videos out there but what I love about yours the way you taught it and keep it simple and explain the extra little hip action …Thank YOU !

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  9. Claire Masters says

    I love how you explained that a Bachata dance is a sensual dance with unique movements. My sister wants to get back in shape and she said that she’s thinking of taking dancing lessons. I’m going to suggest looking for Bachata classes so I’ll mention this to her this weekend.

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