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The bachata is sometimes referred to as the "blues music of the Dominican Republic."

DVDs & Dance Videos

Bachata Volume 1: Beginner - Advanced

Price: $30.00 • Length: about 120 minutes
Patterns: 25 • Instructors: Joe & Sarah

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This DVD shows the hottest moves that are danced in Miami, New York, and Los Angeles. This video is nearly two hours in length with twenty-five figures and many variations and combinations. This video starts with the basic step and then takes you through all of the popular and essential bachata figures. Then it moves on to show super hot figures involving dips. The DVD navigation menu takes you right to the start of each step.

Bachata Volume
1: Beginner - Intermediate

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	Windows Media 16.20MB 40m26s @56kbps 5m32s @384kbps (DSL)
	Quicktime 10.58MB 25m39s @56kbps 3m31s @384kbps (DSL)
	Flash 5.38MB 13m25s @56kbps 1m50s @384kbps (DSL)

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This dance was born in the Dominican Republic and we teach you how to achieve the important Latin body action so that you can dance with true Dominican style. This DVD also contains a “practice without a partner” section where you can practice many of the steps without a partner. Just watch the screen and follow along. As an extra bonus, this DVD includes instruction on the basic steps of merengue and salsa.

About the Instructors: Joe and Sarah are former UCWDC dance competitors.

Contents

Previews
Introduction
How to Achieve Cuban Motion
Step #1: The basic step
2. The forward/back basic step
3. Movement to open and back to closed
4. Half pivot
5. Clockwise crossbody lead
5a. Clockwise crossbody lead, underturned
5b. Clockwise crossbody lead to open hand hold
6. Counterclockwise crossbody lead
7. Lady’s Hairbrush
8. Leader’s Hairbrush
9. Leader’s head hooks
10. Inside turn and back to closed
11. Eight-count step-tap sequence
11a. Eight-count step-tap sequence in open hand hold
Free Spins
12. Inside turns for lady
13. Outside turns for lady
14. Man’s left and right turns
15. Left and right free spins for the lady
15a. Left and right free spins for both leader and follower
15b. Patty cake free spins
Combining left and right turns
16. Eight count spot pivot
16b. Eight count spot pivot, standard bachata timing
17. Forward and back in cape (shadow) position
17a. Forward and back in cape (shadow) position with extra turn
18. Dancing in cape (shadow) position with matched footwork
18a. Dancing in skater’s position with matched footwork
Combining figures
19. Leader’s right turn and movement to hammerlock
20. Side to side check (balance) step
20a. Forward and back check (balance) step
21. Two additional slow bumps
21a. Four additional fast bumps
22. Roll and pop, eight counts
22a. Hairbrush and roll and pops
23. Easy dip from forward/back check step
24. Easy dip from the basic
25. Roll in dip

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