舞蹈簡介
Bachata舞是交際舞中男女距離最近的舞蹈。
起源
實際上這種類型最早被稱為amargue（辛酸或者悲傷音樂），後來才以bachata這個模稜兩可的（相對中性）名稱廣為人知。傭工們創造了bachata，這是他們下班後的娛樂活動。他們通常用後院隨手可得的物品演奏（垃圾桶，長篙等）。在多米尼加部分農村地區，bachata意思是垃圾，不過在大多數城市居民看來，bachata意思是聚會。也有人稱bachata是由義大利語的ballata演變而來，ballata是義大利幾個世紀前流行的一種流行的音樂類型。
優點
Bachata舞是交際舞中男女距離最近的舞蹈，具備減肥神速，增強性能力，鞏固愛情的三大好處！要你的男友乖乖陪你減肥，跳Bachata恐怕是最好的方式！
不同
和salsa不同，Bachata中女生是當任不讓的主角，男生的主要動作就是靈活的擺動介於女生兩腿之間的那條腿，用以帶動舞蹈的方向。
舞蹈的魅力
你要如何扭動自己的臀胯、如何下蹲、如何甩頭、如何開腿、完全要靠自己的動力，因為一旦音樂響起，旁邊圍觀的人群就會集中在你的身上，至於你的舞伴，就像一個支架，而你則是這支架上的畫布，展現畫的色彩和意義！
Bachata絲毫不會讓你覺得這是一個運動，當你揮汗如雨的時候，你關注的肯定不是音樂什麼時間結束，大腿怎么酸痛，你只關注的舞伴是否對你滿意，周圍的人是否羨慕和妒忌。當你沉浸在音樂和舞伴的快樂當中，身體得到釋放的輕鬆之中，其他的事情通通拋擲腦後，這就是Bachata的魅力。
首先Bachata需要你的雙腿有彎曲和下蹲的動作，並始終保持這個動作，很鍛鍊耐力。腰背挺直，大體和男伴保持一拳的距離，太遠則生疏，太近則色情。臀胯靈活，懂的隨節奏送出，否則會很快尷尬德擠出碰到男伴的雙腿莫邪不美觀。升級的版本中，還需要下腰的動作，能鍛鍊腰部的力量，當然在練習的時候下腰可以慢慢來，否則很容易拉傷背部肌肉。放得開的時候，也可以增加甩頭的動作，這能鍛鍊平衡能力。
跳Bachata的女生，通常都身姿挺拔、前凸後翹、比例均勻，這和舞蹈的鍛鍊要素不無關係，而最美妙的是，跳Bachata女生在鍛鍊身體肌體的同時，也鍛鍊出健康性感的女性特質！
舞步
Bachata是4/4拍。基本舞步很簡單：主要是前進。後退和側步動作。男女一起跳時，男生先稍彎膝蓋站立，女生的左腿在男生兩腿之間，右腿在男生的左腿外，兩人的大腿位置要交叉，女生隨著男生的移動而移動。一個簡單的例子；右腳起步，123步向右走，4左腳碰右腳，然後左腳起步向左重複。
動作分解：
1 右腿向右橫邁一小步，右腳半角裸體，重心大部分在右腳上，身體整個向左鏇轉點。
2 左腳向右邁一小步，併到右腳旁邊，左腳也是絆腳掌落地，同時身體向右轉
3 右腳繼續向右橫邁一小步
4 腳下不懂，胯部向左上頂，幅度要大些，迅速左上定跨，然後回到原來的位置
音樂
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.
bachata脫胎於泛拉美地區的 浪漫風格bolero，直到目前仍然與其緊密聯繫。演變過程中也受到merengue（源自 多米尼加共和國的一種可以舞蹈的快節奏音樂）和許多拉美吉他演奏風格的影響。
The music itself is played in 4/4. The most recognizable aspect of bachata instrumentation is the use of an amplified guitar (either electric or acoustic) whose sound has been doctored with a flanger, reverb, echo, or a combination of the three. The use of arpeggiated chords as the basis for the melody is almost standard. An additional guitar, called the 'segunda' or rhythm guitar is usually mixed at a lower volume, and provides syncopation. An electric bass guitar and güira help anchor the rhythm - with the güira sounding a bit like a high-hat (in pre 1990s bachata, maracas were played instead of güira). The use of the bongo drum further solidifies the basic beat, and provides and percussive accents in transition points - for instance right before a chorus.
bachata是4/4拍。顯著的特徵是使用帶放大器的吉他（電吉他和普通吉他都可），加上鑲邊，混響，回音等音效，用分解和弦演奏，通常是標準曲調。以segunda吉他（或稱節奏吉他）調低音量，切分伴奏。用電貝司和güira（一種打擊樂器，音色類似high-hat）保持節奏（上世紀90年代之前，使用maracas而不是Güira）。bongo鼓更加強化了節奏，同時在轉調時（例如合唱之前）提供重音提示。
Contents
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1 History
2 Dance
3 Notes
4 References
5 Films
6 See also
7 External links
[edit] History
Derived from the Latin American tradition of guitar music, and originally named for the crude bars and clubs where guitarists and singers would perform, bachata emerged in the 1960s. According to a documentary, the Beatles cover of Till There Was You (first performed in 1963) helped inspire the genre. Even though some set the origins of Bachata to the early 60s, Bachata-like guitar music was played in the brothels of the El Salvador for long before that.
歷史
bachata源自拉美傳統吉他音樂，定形於上世紀60年代，這一詞最初被用來稱呼有吉他手和歌手表演的下等酒吧和俱樂部。據記載披頭士的歌曲 till there was you（1963年）對bachata有啟發。也有人認為bachata源自60年代早期，當時類似bachata的吉他音樂在 薩爾瓦多的妓院裡已經流行很久了。
As popular radio filled the air waves with merengue and salsa, bachata musicians and their sponsors were forced to develop a a grass-roots system of producing and distributing their music. As with most styles of Latin American music, bachata is predominantly performed by male singers. Some of the important early bachateros are José Manuel Calderón (musician), Eladio Romero Santos, Edilio Paredes, Luis Segura, Ramon Cordero, and Rafael Encarnación.
當時大眾電台充斥著merengue和salsa，bachata 音樂家和支持者不得不以草根方式製作和傳播他們的音樂。和其他拉美音樂一樣，bachata歌手主要是男性。部分著名的早期bachata音樂家是José Manuel Calderón （演奏）, Eladio Romero Santos，Edilio Paredes，Luis Segura，Ramon Cordero 和 Rafael Encarnación。
The bachata played today uses electric guitar and has phrasing which is more rhythmic and groove-like than in earlier styles. The evolution to electric has perhaps helped make bachata more accessible.
現在的bachata使用電吉他演奏，比過去的風格更注重節奏，groove味更重。電子樂的發展可能也讓bachata更加為人所接受。
Some associate Juan Luis Guerra's Grammy winning 1992 release, Bachata Rosa, with bachata's rise in legitimacy and international recognition. Others argue that Guerra had very little to do with bachata's rise, and that, although he used the word 'bachata' in an album title, he never actually even recorded a song in the bachata style.
有人認為Juan Luis Guerra的格萊美獲獎專輯Bachata Rosa對bachata的流行起了推動作用，也有人不這么認為，儘管Guerra在他的專輯名稱里使用了bachata這個詞，他從來沒有一首歌是bachata風格的。
At present 2006, the Dominican group Aventura is probably the best known bachata group worldwide with its single "Obsesion" having dominated for a long time radio play both in Latin America, US Latino markets, and countries as distant as Italy and Sweden. While he is superseded in the international audience by Aventura, for the Dominican audience, the most popular of the modern bachateros have been Antony Santos & Luis Vargas . Other artists of note include Raulin Rodriguez, Zacarias Ferreira, Frank Reyes, Monchy y Alexandra, Domenic Marte, Xtreme, Andy Andy,Elvis Martinez, Leonardo Paniagua, Los Toros Band, and Joe Veras.
目前2006年，多米尼加的Aventura也許是世界最著名的bachata樂隊，他們的專輯Obsesion在拉美， 美國的拉丁族群，甚至遠至義大利和 瑞典都風靡很久。儘管在國際上Aventura廣為人知，對 多米尼加人來說，最受歡迎的bachala音樂家是Antony Santos和Luis Vargas。其他值得一提的還有Raulin Rodriguez, Zacarias Ferreira, Frank Reyes, Monchy y Alexandra, Domenic Marte, Xtreme, Andy Andy,Elvis Martinez, Leonardo Paniagua, Los Toros Band, 和 Joe Veras。
[edit] Dance
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.
See also: Video clips with instructions on how to dance bachata and examples of people dancing
舞蹈
基本舞步很簡單，主要是前進，後退和側步動作。一個簡單的例子：右腳起步，123追步向右走，4左腳碰右腳（另一種方式是左腳原地點一下，即不碰右腳，左臀帶動上提），然後左腳起步向左重複。通過臀部和身體性感的律動體現舞蹈的精髓。
連結：bachala舞蹈教學和示範片段
[edit] Notes
^ Bachata: Music of the People. Giovanni Savino. 2003.
重點
Bachata: Music of the People. Giovanni Savino. 2003.
[edit] References
Manuel, Peter (2006). Caribbean Currents: Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae (2nd edition). Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN 1-59213-463-7.
Deborah Pacini Hernandez (1994). Bachata: A Social History of a Dominican Popular Music. Temple University Press. ISBN 1-56639-300-0.
David Wayne (2006). Juan Luis Guerra: Balada not Bachata. IASO Records.
Alex Wolfe (2007). Santo Domingo Blues. Mambo Media.
參考
Manuel, Peter (2006). Caribbean Currents: Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae (2nd edition). Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN 1-59213-463-7.
Deborah Pacini Hernandez (1994). Bachata: A Social History of a Dominican Popular Music. Temple University Press. ISBN 1-56639-300-0.
David Wayne (2006). Juan Luis Guerra: Balada not Bachata. IASO Records.
Alex Wolfe (2007). Santo Domingo Blues. Mambo Media.
[edit] Films
2003 - Bachata: Music of the People. Directed by Giovanni Savino.
影片
2003 - Bachata: Music of the People. Directed by Giovanni Savino.
