It depends on many factors, differs from individual to individual, and the way we prioritize the arguments are likely to change as we get less young. But the questions each one of us must answer, the discussion we must have with ourselves, are more or less the same. Let me remind us of some of them by telling my own
Read moreIf you hold hands when you go social dancing, you are all wrong in most dance styles. We don’t hold hands or should not hold hands. Hands should only touch hands with a varying degree of tension. We use fingertips against fingertips and even hooked fingers. We might rest a hand on or in a hand but we never hold
Read moreI sometimes get so frustrated learning Bachata Sensual that I am wondering if it really is a genuine social dance. I wish the dance well, I am struggling hard to learn it, and have been doing so for quite some time. If learning Bachata is to be a nice experience, it helps a lot to understand how it is different
Read moreSvetlana Ovchinina from the Danceliker Dance School in Moscow has made a series of 10 rather unique Bachata videos. She dances solo doing advanced footwork exercises. Great to practice at home to get a better feel for the music and the dance. Video lesson 10 is from February 2018. Bachata Sensual has reduced the complex footwork of Dominican Bachata to
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“Islands Brygge” (Island’s Quay) in the center of Copenhagen harbor is a very popular place for open air free dance events like Salsa, Bachata, Kizomba and Tango, almost every day in the summer time, and you have many indoor dance events the rest of the year. This local Cultural Center dance venue with a lot of outdoor and indoor facilities,
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“Dansepladsen” (litteraly “the place to dance”) is located in a corner of the biggest park of Copenhagen, “Fælledparken”. If the sun is shining, “Dansepladsen”, simply called “Fælledparken” among the local dancers, is the most popular dance venue in Copenhagen. It is free and it is World Class. 1. Summer Dance in Fælledparken During the summer, from end of June to
Read moreThis great Bachata song is known for having one of the longest introductions before the music starts for real. One minute! I just came from an open Air Non Stop Bachata social dancing. Many couples started dancing right away! After 25 seconds the song is danceable, if you don’t have the guts to wait but I told my partner looking
Read moreWhen I hear the card shuffling at the very start of the introduction to the song, making me recognize it as “La Diabla”, I just say: “Are you ready to play?”, when I ask for a dance. After the table with lyrics in Spanish and English side by side, three videos: one with Spanish/English lyrics, one with Spanish lyrics only,
Read moreI must admit that I have a soft spot for this Bachata song, “Necio” (Foolish). It is not more of the same but at a higher level, where pop music becomes great art: music, lyrics, the voice of Romeo Santos are so tantalizing to dance to. The shifts in the rhythm are quite a challenge for dancers at intermediate level.
Read moreThis Bachata songs has some shifts, making it hard to dance for beginners. Spanish lyrics and the English translation are shown side by side for easy comparison. Links to videos with Spanish/English lyrics, with Spanish lyrics only, and the official video.
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