Bachata Informative Speech

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Bachata is a style of dance that originated in the Dominican Republic. It’s a danced extensively all over the world, but not identically. The movement towards your body following a sequence of steps can also be interpreted as art. I believe in the idea that while you are dancing Bachata you can put all you passion and desire into the dance, allowing you the feeling of being loved and protect by your partner. But before getting to know your partner you have to get to know the dance first. So I’m going to talk about the structure, and the different styles of Bachata. Also give some example of good couples to give the idea of what a good couple could do.
The fundamentals of the dance is three-steps with a Cuban hit motion, fallowing by a tap including a hip movement towards the four beat. The knees have to be bend to let the hips move easier. We have to remember that for is particular dance the hips are really important because it’s part of the soul of the dance. Most of the dancer’s movement is in the lower body of the hips, and the upper body move less. . The original Dominican Bachata is use all over the Caribe, but now is faster than it used to be. Also they are incorporating more steps, and a wonderful synchronization of foot work.
Bachata is usually dancing with parenting, but you can dance by yourself too. In parenting, the lead
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They dance crazy in love by Beyoncé. It’s crazy how they changed my perspective of Bachata with this style of the dance. I never thought that Bachata is a genre that you could dance in that way; really slow. It’s like they were adapting their dance to the type of music, no the music to them. They were sexy and sensual, also very provocative. Desire used her hips up and down with swag, also how they moved their legs, and the well done steps. They for sure have a story, a crazy love, something that you have to see it in order to feel

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