Final Research Paper The sensual dance known as “Bachata” was developed in the Dominican Republic during the 1960s (beginning of 20th century)‚ but did not officially emerge until the 1980s. Bachata in the Caribbean is not only a popular music style‚ but a famous dance style as well. This dance form is very emotional and includes romance and heatbreaks. Bachata‚ a word thought of as too vulgar or extremely rustic had a negative connotation. Dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo of the Dominican
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Bachata Originating in the Dominican Republic‚ Bachata is a Latin dance based of a four-count beat. In recent years‚ Bachata has gained popularity in the United States alongside the salsa. When I was twelve years old I was introduced to this rhythmic dance. Its simplicity‚ soothing rhythm‚ and fun beats made me fall in love with this dance. Not only is Bachata fun‚ but anyone can do it! It is as easy as 1-2-3-4. Anyone can dance just close your eyes‚ feel the rhythm‚ and start with the steps. Nobody
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International Ballroom Bachata Bachate is a unique dance that I have the privileged to learn in my PE-154 international ballroom dance class taught by professor Jane Edwards. This dance originated from the Dominican Republic. It can be difficult to identify the precise style of the Bachata due to the fact that are so many variations throughout the world. However‚ in all of these different styles throughout the world there are the same basic steps with a tap with hip movement on the 4th beat.
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Bachata dance: Bachata dance alike the music is originally from the slums and barrios of the Dominican Republic‚ where it was created by the servants who were also the first to accept and embrace this new style of movement. Bachata emerged in the early 1960s‚ and is danced to the music of the same name. It is one of the rare forms of dance and music that emerged From the Dominican neighborhoods‚ but over the past few decades it has begun to take shape and establish its presence in everyday life
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Teenagers” and today are known as “Kings of Bachata”‚ Aventura has won in every nominated awards around the world. Three things grabbed my attention from this group when I listened to them for first time such as‚ 1st why “Bachata music” when they are New Yorker instead of choosing any American genre‚ 2nd how they became so popular among one of the most demanding market in the musical industry‚ 3rd last and no less important how they mix R&B and Hip Hop with “Bachata” keeping the essence of each genre.
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As a Dominican Merengue‚ Bachata‚ Salsa‚ Perico Ripiao‚ Mambo and many other typical music genres are a must know. I mean what Dominican doesn’t know about these music genres. I danced Bachata and Salsa with this girl at this party. I honestly don’t remember the occasion‚ must I say Dominicans party for any and every reason. The party was in front of my grandmother’s house and across from the local bodega. The moon shined bright in the sky illuminating the night and making it perfect for the occasion
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MUSIC Music seems to play an important role in the lives of many individuals. It is used for entertainment in listening and performing. It can bring about an array of emotions such as joy‚ sadness‚ passion and love to name a few. Music is used to soothe the grieving‚ set the mood for romance‚ reduce stress and lift the spirits of many. Overall‚ music serves an important purpose in the lives of many individuals and is used to set the mood in a variety of situations. Music is significant to the
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Music As is known to us all‚music is such a broad topic to interpret that I can not introduce it to you in detail‚ so today I just talk about music in my eyes. Here comes the first question:Do you like music? Many people like music.There are many different types of music all over the world: Classical music‚Folk music‚Soft music‚Light music‚Blues‚ Country music‚ Children’ s songs‚Jazz‚ Pop music‚Rock & Roll and so on. So what is your favourite kind of music? Soft music is graceful；rock
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Music comes from the Ancient Greek muses‚ who were the nine goddesses of art and science. Music actually began around 500 B.C. when Pythagoras experimented with acoustics and how math related to tones formed from plucking strings. The main form of music during the Middle Ages was the Gregorian chant‚ named for Pope Gregory I. This music was used in the Catholic Churches to enhance the services. It consisted of a sacred Latin text sung by monks without instrumentation. The chant is sung in a
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Music From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search For other uses‚ see Music (disambiguation). [pic] |Music | |[pic] | |A painting on an Ancient Greek vase depicts a music lesson (c. 510 BC). | |Medium |Sound | |Originating culture
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