Thursdays: Review from 6:30 - 7:00 PM and class from 7:00 - 8:15 PM.
Dale is back joined by a new teacher, but long time beloved Ritmos community member, Elena! Dale first developed and taught this class over eight years ago, and what a better way to celebrate this awesome class in our 25th year as a community than with its founder!
Welcome to the Fall 2024 Bachata class! We're excited to have you join us to explore and learn Bachata.
Dale and Elena will be your instructors and classes will be held on Thursday evenings.
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Syllabus |
Review sessions will go from 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm prior to each week's class and classes will go from 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm.
The classes are progressive and build on previous material, so please be sure to be punctual and attend as many as you can so you don't fall behind or have to drop out.
While Bachata is very much a couples dance, instruction will be delivered Rueda-style (think: latin square dancing in a giant circle with a leader calling each move and dancers changing partners frequently). This approach allows students to dance with many different partners quickly and easily.
We intend to teach all of the moves in the syllabus, but when they are taught may change based on the natural velocity and ability of the students in the classes.
You'll find a list of all of the Bachata moves and their corresponding videos below.
¡Bailamos!
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Week 13
Please see the Tucson Latin Dance Events calendar for details.
Spotify playlists:
Spreadsheet of songs:
Musicality:
Past performances: