About this Event
Join us for a Free Bachata Class!
While Bachata Dance originated in The Dominican Republic, in recent years it's become a true international dance craze! From Buenos Aires to Tokyo, Paris to LA: Bachata is everywhere! Come see what it's all about!
𝐍𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲!
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to meet new people, move your body, and have fun!
*Please bring dedicated indoor shoes (or socks) to dance in 🙂
𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
Studio Nia Santa Fe
851 W San Mateo Rd
𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞:
6:45PM Doors Open
7:00 - 8:00PM Free Bachata Class
8:00 - 9:00PM Practice Social
If you enjoy this class - there will be more opportunities to learn. Weekly Bachata classes begin the following week — same location, same time 🙂 🙂
𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨 ---
For full info on all our weekly classes and events
www.hdlatindance.com
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𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬:
Stephen Smith is a Bachata and Salsa Instructor with 15 years experience teaching Latin Dance. During the last two summers, Stephen has toured country wide teaching Bachata in 32 cities across 15 states. Prior to moving to New Mexico he was teaching progressive Bachata programs with Bachata Sensual Orlando, one of the top bachata studios in the country. And Prior to Orlando, Stephen ran a dance business on Maui, where he taught Bachata and Salsa for 7 years.
His own training has included extended visits to Spain, birthplace of Bachata Sensual- where he's trained with renowned artists such as Daniel and Desiree, Sara and Marco, Luis and Andrea, and Korke and Judith.
Joanie is a multi-disciplinary dance artist with 13+ years of teaching experience. Starting with Irish Step dance at age 5, she transitioned to belly dance at the age of 14, and by age 18 was teaching and performing regularly. She spent 8 years as a senior faculty member at Saffron Dance, one of the largest belly dance schools in the country, eventually serving as Artistic Director from 2017-2020. During this time she also spent 5 years as a soloist and company dancer with Nomad Dancers, a Persian and Central Asian performance troupe in Washington DC. In 2017, she discovered partner dance, starting with Bachata and soon expanding to Brazilian Zouk.
Event venue & nearby stays
Studio Nia Santa Fe, 851 West San Mateo Road, Santa Fe, United States
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