Bachata Urbana
ClasS Description
J-RoMeO’s Bachata Urbana class is an infusion of Bachata and Hip Hop. He begins class with a warm up which includes stretching, calisthenics, listening skills, across the floor work, and partner work. Next J-RoMeO teaches a Bachata Urbana routine to the class in which they will perform at the end of the class.
What is Bachata?
Bachata is a genre of music that originated in the countryside and the rural neighborhoods of the Dominican Republic in the early 20th century and spread to other parts of Latin America and Mediterranean Europe. Its subjects are often romantic; especially prevalent are tales of heartbreak and sadness. During much of its history Bachata music was denigrated by Latino/Caribbean society and associated with rural backwardness and delinquency. As recently as 1988 Bachata was considered too vulgar, crude and musically rustic to enter mainstream music. In the 1990s, bachata's instrumentation changed from acoustic guitar to electric steel string. The new electric bachata (New York Style) soon became an international phenomenon.
What is Bachata Urbana?
Urbana means Urban in English. Add the Urbana to Bachata you have a music and dance style that became popular in the past 10 years. J-RoMeO being one of the leaders to push this dance style, would mix the classical Bachata steps with Hip Hop moves. Artist like Aventura, Toby Love, Prince Royce, Xtreme who originated in New York, made this new and young style popular world wide.
Levels
Beginner: For students who have no dance experience. This level focuses on the fundamentals of Bachata and the fundamentals of Hip Hop. Basic choreography is introduced with Music.
Advance Beginner/ Intermediate: At this level, students will begin learning advance choreography.