Bachata festivals and congresses

Bachata is a style of dance that accompanies the music of the same name. It has its origins in the Dominican Republic.

The dance is a four-step beat achieved with a walking Cuban hip motion, and a unique "pop". The dance is performed both in open position and in closed position depending on the setting and mood of the partners. Similar to Merengue, dips are not original to the dance and turns are done infrequently. The male leads the female with subtle communication using pushing and pulling on the hands to guide the direction in which to move or to hint on upcoming turns. The female may also provide communication using her left hand to indicate whether she is comfortable or not dancing in a closed position.

The style developed in Europe and US (Traditional, Modern, Bachatango) is a basic dance sequence of a full 8 count in a side-to-side motion. The Dominican style basic dance sequence is a full 8 count moving within a square. Counts 1 through 3 and 5 through 7, when taken, generate a natural hip motion. Counts 4 and 8, consists of a "pop" movement. The "pop" depending on a personâ€™s style is executed lifting or tapping a foot or using stylish footwork while popping the hip to the side opposite of the natural Cuban hip motion. Bachata music has a slight accent in rhythm at every fourth count, indicating when the "pop" should happen. Note: The "pop" will always be done in the opposite direction of the last step, while the next step will be taken on the same direction of the pop. The dance direction will interchange at every 4th count.

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachata_%28dance%29

Bachata events in August 2012

2 - 5 Aug VI Lyon's Freestyle Festival (Alicante, Spain)
3 - 5 Aug Bachata Beach Festival (Zandvoort, Netherlands)
6 - 12 Aug Vama Veche Salsa Week (Cazare, Romania)
8 - 13 Aug DC Bachata Congress (Washington, DC, United States)
17 - 19 Aug Salsa Festival Chemnitz - La Palma (Chemnitz, Germany)
19 - 26 Aug Energyweek (Famagusta, Cyprus)
23 - 26 Aug Albuquerque Latin Dance Festival (Albuquerque, NM, United States)
24 - 26 Aug Summer Salsa Congress Holland (Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands)
24 - 26 Aug Baltic Latino Congress (Riga, Latvia)
29 Aug - 2 Sep New York City Bachata Festival (New York City, NY, United States)
29 Aug - 3 Sep New York International Salsa Congress (New York City, NY, United States)
30 Aug - 3 Sep San Diego Salsa-Bachata Festival (San Diego, CA, United States)
31 Aug - 2 Sep International Bachata Festival Bachaturo (Warsaw, Poland)
31 Aug - 2 Sep Bachata Romanian Festival (Galaţi, Romania)

Bachata events in September 2012

6 - 9 Sep International Salsa & Bachata Congress (Tampa, FL, United States)
7 - 9 Sep Lyon Salsa Congress (Lyon, France)
14 - 16 Sep Club Fiera Bachata Festival (Hoofddorp, Netherlands)
20 - 23 Sep Tenerife Salsa Festival (Arona, Spain)
21 - 23 Sep Salsa Convention St. Gallen (St. Gallen, Switzerland)
27 Sep - 1 Oct Salsa Festival International de Marrakech (Marrakech, Morocco)
28 - 30 Sep Angoulême Salsa Festival (Angoulême, France)
28 - 30 Sep Festival "Step in Dance" (Paris, France)

Bachata events in October 2012

3 - 7 Oct 12th Berlin Salsa Congress (Berlin, Germany)
4 - 8 Oct Canada Salsa Congress (Toronto, Canada)
4 - 6 Oct St. Louis Salsa Congress (St. Louis, MO, United States)
5 - 7 Oct Essex Latin Festival 2012 (Essex, United Kingdom)
12 - 14 Oct Limburg Bachata, Zouk and Kizomba Festival (Limburg, Netherlands)
19 - 21 Oct Salsa Power Festival (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
19 - 21 Oct Sexy and Sensual Latin Dance Festival (London, United Kingdom)
19 - 21 Oct Haarlem Salsa Festival (Haarlem, Netherlands)
19 - 21 Oct Bachata me mucho! (Munich, Germany)
25 - 28 Oct Monterrey Salsa & Bachata Congress 2012 (Monterrey, Mexico)
26 - 28 Oct Balkan Salsa Congress (Borovetz, Bulgaria)
26 Oct - 2 Nov 2nd Afrolatin Dance Festival in Egypt (Cairo, Egypt)
27 - 30 Oct 2nd Hawaii Halloween Bachata Festival (Honolulu, HI, United States)

Bachata events in November 2012

1 - 4 Nov Afro-Bailar Prague Fesival (Prague, Czech Republic)
2 - 4 Nov 3rd Bachata Festival Munich (Munich, Germany)
8 - 12 Nov Aventura Dance Cruise (Ft. Lauderdale, FL, United States)
9 - 11 Nov Uni Salsa Camp (Regensburg, Germany)
24 - 25 Nov Paris Bachata Festival (Paris, France)
30 Nov - 2 Dec Salsalove Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany)

Bachata events in January 2013

3 - 6 Jan 5th International Reno Bachata Festival (Reno, NV, United States)
31 Jan - 3 Feb Sydney Salsa Congress (Sydney, Australia)

Bachata events in February 2013

1 - 3 Feb Cuban'Alpes Salsa Festival (Grenoble, France)
14 - 17 Feb Toronto Bachata Festival (Toronto, Canada)
14 - 17 Feb Congresso Internacional Bachatea (Madrid, Spain)
28 Feb - 5 Mar Salsa Addicted Festival (Timisoara, Romania)

Bachata events in March 2013

7 - 10 Mar Vancouver International Salsafestival (Vancouver, Canada)
21 - 24 Mar 2nd Annual Tennessee Salsa Congress (Knoxville, TN, United States)

Bachata events in April 2013

12 - 15 Apr Münster Salsa Deluxe Int. Festival (Munster, Germany)

* The highlighted events in this list are dedicated to Bachata, others feature it as an additional style.

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