this is a popular dance out of the Dominican Republic hi I’m Rebecca
Dominican Republic hi I’m Rebecca
Dominican Republic hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re at Santa PEZ dance school to
today we’re at Santa PEZ dance school to
today we’re at Santa PEZ dance school to learn the bachata so this is how we’re
learn the bachata so this is how we’re
learn the bachata so this is how we’re gonna do it we’re gonna start with our
gonna do it we’re gonna start with our
gonna do it we’re gonna start with our feet together and just for the sake of
feet together and just for the sake of
feet together and just for the sake of everybody being on the same foot right
everybody being on the same foot right
everybody being on the same foot right now we’ll start with the left foot so
now we’ll start with the left foot so
now we’ll start with the left foot so we’re gonna take two steps to the side
we’re gonna take two steps to the side
we’re gonna take two steps to the side like this we’re gonna do one two three
like this we’re gonna do one two three
like this we’re gonna do one two three stop there keep your right foot
stop there keep your right foot
stop there keep your right foot available and we’re gonna do a little
available and we’re gonna do a little
available and we’re gonna do a little hip motion like this for that’s going to
hip motion like this for that’s going to
hip motion like this for that’s going to be on the fourth beat now we do the same
be on the fourth beat now we do the same
be on the fourth beat now we do the same going the opposite way and one two three
going the opposite way and one two three
going the opposite way and one two three and hip up now keep doing this this is
and hip up now keep doing this this is
and hip up now keep doing this this is the side basic when you’re actually
the side basic when you’re actually
the side basic when you’re actually dancing with a partner it’s gonna be
dancing with a partner it’s gonna be
dancing with a partner it’s gonna be smaller but for now just to understand
smaller but for now just to understand
smaller but for now just to understand it we’re gonna do it nice and big like
it we’re gonna do it nice and big like
it we’re gonna do it nice and big like this you keep transferring your weight
this you keep transferring your weight
this you keep transferring your weight and then a little hiccup with the hip
and then a little hiccup with the hip
and then a little hiccup with the hip right there okay towards the sky up and
right there okay towards the sky up and
right there okay towards the sky up and one two three and five six seven
one two three and five six seven
one two three and five six seven that’s our side basic we’re gonna do the
that’s our side basic we’re gonna do the
that’s our side basic we’re gonna do the same thing now going forward and back so
same thing now going forward and back so
same thing now going forward and back so everybody starts with the left foot
everybody starts with the left foot
everybody starts with the left foot stepping forward here we go and one two
stepping forward here we go and one two
stepping forward here we go and one two three leave your leg and back and do the
three leave your leg and back and do the
three leave your leg and back and do the same hip motion and now go back right
same hip motion and now go back right
same hip motion and now go back right left right and hip one two three and up
left right and hip one two three and up
left right and hip one two three and up five six seven again go front front
five six seven again go front front
five six seven again go front front front with the hip back back back with
front with the hip back back back with
front with the hip back back back with the hip keep doing it now at some point
the hip keep doing it now at some point
the hip keep doing it now at some point in time you’ll feel more relaxed and
in time you’ll feel more relaxed and
in time you’ll feel more relaxed and you’ll start to add your arms a little
you’ll start to add your arms a little
you’ll start to add your arms a little bit like this and your upper body as
bit like this and your upper body as
bit like this and your upper body as well so that’s the forward basic in the
well so that’s the forward basic in the
well so that’s the forward basic in the bachata we’re gonna show you now what it
bachata we’re gonna show you now what it
bachata we’re gonna show you now what it looks like when you put the two together
looks like when you put the two together
looks like when you put the two together as well with your partner so take a look
as well with your partner so take a look
as well with your partner so take a look at this gentlemen you will start with
at this gentlemen you will start with
at this gentlemen you will start with the left foot ladies you will start with
the left foot ladies you will start with
the left foot ladies you will start with the rights because we’re always right
the rights because we’re always right
the rights because we’re always right and here we go one two three and hip
and here we go one two three and hip
and here we go one two three and hip five six seven up one two three and
five six seven up one two three and
five six seven up one two three and you’ll notice as we do this we’re kind
you’ll notice as we do this we’re kind
you’ll notice as we do this we’re kind of a relaxed posture it’s really meant
of a relaxed posture it’s really meant
of a relaxed posture it’s really meant to be dancing when you’re having fun
to be dancing when you’re having fun
to be dancing when you’re having fun down south
down south
down south vacation so you don’t have to hold up a
vacation so you don’t have to hold up a
vacation so you don’t have to hold up a very firm posture at this point and now
very firm posture at this point and now
very firm posture at this point and now we’re gonna try doing the forward basic
we’re gonna try doing the forward basic
we’re gonna try doing the forward basic jump when you go forward lean as we go
jump when you go forward lean as we go
jump when you go forward lean as we go back and 1 2 3 the hip one two three and
back and 1 2 3 the hip one two three and
back and 1 2 3 the hip one two three and tap one two three go up one two three
tap one two three go up one two three
tap one two three go up one two three and one and that is your bachata basics
and one and that is your bachata basics
and one and that is your bachata basics so guys now you know the basics we’re
so guys now you know the basics we’re
so guys now you know the basics we’re gonna introduce you to what we call a
gonna introduce you to what we call a
gonna introduce you to what we call a spot turn to the right and we’re going
spot turn to the right and we’re going
spot turn to the right and we’re going to start with our basic step to the left
to start with our basic step to the left
to start with our basic step to the left here we go and we do one two three and
here we go and we do one two three and
here we go and we do one two three and hold now we’re gonna try doing our next
hold now we’re gonna try doing our next
hold now we’re gonna try doing our next three steps turning towards our right
three steps turning towards our right
three steps turning towards our right here we go and one two three and tap now
here we go and one two three and tap now
here we go and one two three and tap now just walk it to the side we do one two
just walk it to the side we do one two
just walk it to the side we do one two three
three
three repeat and turn turn turn and hip now as
repeat and turn turn turn and hip now as
repeat and turn turn turn and hip now as we do this we’re gonna try our best to
we do this we’re gonna try our best to
we do this we’re gonna try our best to turn on one line so we’re really gonna
turn on one line so we’re really gonna
turn on one line so we’re really gonna keep it as straight as possible and then
keep it as straight as possible and then
keep it as straight as possible and then just come back towards our left side
just come back towards our left side
just come back towards our left side we’re gonna show it one more time and
we’re gonna show it one more time and
we’re gonna show it one more time and five six seven and that’s it now we’ll
five six seven and that’s it now we’ll
five six seven and that’s it now we’ll show you what it looks like when you do
show you what it looks like when you do
show you what it looks like when you do it with a partner once again we start to
it with a partner once again we start to
it with a partner once again we start to the side with the basic one two three
the side with the basic one two three
the side with the basic one two three and hip
and hip
and hip five six here’s where it would start we
five six here’s where it would start we
five six here’s where it would start we do turn turn turn and tap come back to
do turn turn turn and tap come back to
do turn turn turn and tap come back to the side again lift the arm gentlemen as
the side again lift the arm gentlemen as
the side again lift the arm gentlemen as she goes under it and five six seven
she goes under it and five six seven
she goes under it and five six seven prepare and turn two three now as we’re
prepare and turn two three now as we’re
prepare and turn two three now as we’re doing it on the dance floor it’s gonna
doing it on the dance floor it’s gonna
doing it on the dance floor it’s gonna be much smaller and much tighter so take
be much smaller and much tighter so take
be much smaller and much tighter so take a look this is what it would be like on
a look this is what it would be like on
a look this is what it would be like on the club dance floor two two two and hip
the club dance floor two two two and hip
the club dance floor two two two and hip 5c
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