Bachata

是發源起於多明尼加 鄉下村落的 音樂 和 舞蹈 的 形式。它的主題通常是浪漫的訴說著心碎和悲傷的故事。音樂多是4/4拍。長久以來，Bachata受Merengue和其他源自拉丁美洲吉他音樂的影響深遠。雖說受影響很深，但Bachata 曾是一個在多明尼加備受社會排擠的音樂。從它在60 年代初期誕生起、bachata常和居住在都市 簡陋的住宅裡 貧困的移民緊密相關，因而被認為太過粗暴，粗俗、或土氣而被排擠在主流音樂之外。到了 1988 年、雖然bachata的銷售紀錄已遠超過一般受大眾接受的merengue orquestas，bachata 卻從不曾在首都聖多明哥的任何一家FM電臺撥放、或是在有規模的唱片行裡販賣。Bachata 音樂家也很少出現在電視上、只能在工人階級的俱樂部裡演出。相反的、merengue orquestas 經常大手筆的宣傳 推銷 、且能夠在毫華私人俱樂部和夜總會裡演出。

幾年後的今天、早先被排擠的 bachata 在多明尼加有了定位，被各個階級所接受。 . 進而遍及拉丁美洲、美國和歐洲、任何接觸過拉丁美洲音樂的人都可能聽過多明尼加 bachat a。

Bachata is a form of music and dance that originated in the countryside and rural marginal neighborhoods of the Dominican Republic . Its subjects are usually romantic; especially prevalent are tales of heartbreak.

The music is in 4/4 . The basic footwork is a series of simple steps that produce a back and forth or sideways motion. A schematic footwork would be as follows: starting with the right foot make a chasse to the right on counts 1,2,3. On 4, touch the left toe beside your right foot (alternatively, tapping the left toe in place, i.e., apart from the right foot, make an upwards jerk with the left hip). Then do the same from your left foot. The character of the dance is achieved through sensual hip and body movements. Bachata grew out of - and is still closely related to - the pan Latin-American romantic style called bolero . Over time, it has been influenced by merengue - a fast paced danceable music also native to the Dominican Republic - and by a variety of Latin American guitar styles from Cuba , Puerto Rico , Mexico , and Colombia .

Derived from the Latin American tradition of guitar music, bachata emerged in the 1960s . At present 2004 , the Dominican group Aventura is probably the best known bachata group worldwide, its single "Obsesion" having dominated for a long time radio play both in major US latino markets, Puerto Rico , and the Dominican Republic .

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