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Ok, in the interest of asking something new....

My last time in the DR, I was at a club that was playing a mixture of Latin music... Salsa, Merengue, Bachata...

The women were very good at a particular style of dance. Rather hard to describe other than sensuous, fluid, with a lot of smooth, side-to-side hip movement....

It was not Salsa, Merengue, or hip-hop, but definitely a particular style and very interesting to watch. Besides what I have mentioned, what are the names of other dance styles popular in the DR?
 
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There are Dominican women

Scuba said:
Ok, in the interest of asking something new....

My last time in the DR, I was at a club that was playing a mixture of Latin music... Salsa, Merengue, Bachata...

The women were very good at a particular style of dance. Rather hard to describe other than sensuous, fluid, with a lot of smooth, side-to-side hip movement....

It was not Salsa, Merengue, or hip-hop, but definitely a particular style and very interesting to watch. Besides what I have mentioned, what are the names of other dance styles popular in the DR?
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who could dance the hokie pokie and make it look the way you described! ;)
Could be bachata. Was it "plinky plink" music? I'm chuckling now thinking about the stuff Rockey posted about that.
 
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Scuba said:
Ok, in the interest of asking something new....

My last time in the DR, I was at a club that was playing a mixture of Latin music... Salsa, Merengue, Bachata...

The women were very good at a particular style of dance. Rather hard to describe other than sensuous, fluid, with a lot of smooth, side-to-side hip movement....

It was not Salsa, Merengue, or hip-hop, but definitely a particular style and very interesting to watch. Besides what I have mentioned, what are the names of other dance styles popular in the DR?
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Sounds like Reggaeton.
 
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Bachata has a 4-step rythme.. side to side or back and forth.. at the 4th count you lift your outside hip.. at least those are the basics..

If you advance you'll notice that it's actually a figure 8 with your hips and thsoe of your partner.. you connect on the 4th count..

The big difference with Merengue is that it has a two step rythme left/right and is much easier to maintain.. no hip lifting..
 
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MerengueDutchie said:
Bachata has a 4-step rythme.. side to side or back and forth.. at the 4th count you lift your outside hip.. at least those are the basics..

If you advance you'll notice that it's actually a figure 8 with your hips and thsoe of your partner.. you connect on the 4th count..

The big difference with Merengue is that it has a two step rythme left/right and is much easier to maintain.. no hip lifting..
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Pretty good observation Merengue...

That's a very good description of how to dance it. As a Dominican, I never looked a it that way. I guess I just learned by watching and not thinking about it. It's hard to convey, but when you grow up with this music is like you feel it in your bones when its played loud...Thus the reason that when you go to some bars you can barely speak because the music is so loud. We love it, though...

Regarding the dance Scuba asked about, it definitely sounds like Bachata to me. Sensous and fluid are not words that I would use to describe the movements of the girls dancing Regaetton (Perreo)...
 
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Sounds to me like bachatta too. Good description too - it is usually side to side - particularly when you first learn it, get good and there is lots you can do. When you are really good, the "hip lifting" isn't that at all!!! Watch the really good bachatteros and you will see.....

Regaetton doesn't really have a dance as such, more like how slutty can you dance..... So I pretty much hate it.

Mambo - is very similar to salsa and is properly done in a forward and back motion and sometimes side to side and done to a 6 count in the music. Lots of people here who think they dance salsa, actually dance mambo, they seem to be in a big hurry. Seems that faster equals better.

Salsa is an 8 count and is done mostly forward and back. Again side to side is sometimes done. Salsa here is done on the opposite foot forward as the rest of the world. BUT don't tell locals as they will argue with you that the rest of the world does it different - they do it correct....

By the way Caberetecid - the speed (tempo) has little to do with it, you can have very fast to very slow merengue, it is all about the counts in the music! The same is true for bachatta, mambo and salsa....

BTW - lessons at 11pm... tomorrow night.....LOL
 
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Bachata lessons

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Where can I find someone in New York City to give me bachata lessons? Anyone know?
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Don't know the answer to that but you can find the basics on-line.

www.thedancestoreonline.com/ballroo... free-lessons.htm Hope that helps a bit
 
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Thanks for all your input....

I am guessing Bachata by your descriptions. I dance Salsa (Puerto Rican style). I simply found this particular dance to be in a class of its own.

Almost an art form.

BTW... I just got back from Boca Chica to see my Novia. They have closed down the local disco (Zanzabar) on Duarte Ave. Too many hookers. Tourism was up, lots of Euros. Not very many Canadians this trip... I guess they like the cold? or maybe the weak dollar is hurting the old pocket book.

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You do???

Hey Scuba, youdance salsa Puerto Rican style??? Oh man I was just in Juan Dolio! If I had known I would have hunted you down for just one dance.....LOL To dance real salsa would be awesome.....
 
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