Reno Bachata International Convention – Why You Should go!

Aight, bachata lovers!

You already know and have heard of this stellar event in USA. Not to mention a great deal!

How good of a deal is it?

Let’s break it down, shall we?

For the Bay Area, Reno and Local Guests

$99.00 Full Pass (offer ends 12/18/08)
$69.00 (Hotel for 2 Nights, yes 2nd night is free)
$0.00 – Waived ($25 Value) Breakfast Buffet for two!
Total = $168.00

Hotel Parking is free (Valet Parking)

For National and International Guests, Check and find good deals on flights such as Orbitz.com and others

$99.00 Full Event Pass (expires 12/18/08)
$167.00 (4 Nights Hotel)
Free Breakfast Buffet
Total = $266

Btw, Tax not included for the hotel rate

Note: If you miss the $99 offer by 18th, it’ll be $150 for full pass, still a great deal and you won’t find this deal anywhere else, congress, festival or whathaveyou!

-You arrive at Reno/Sparks International Airport
-Free Hotel Shuttle
-Did I mention that this is a 5-Star hotel?

 

If you get there by Thursday, do not miss our Pre-Welcome Bachata Party at Pearl Lounge, one of the best nightclubs in Reno. And the best thing is that it is located in the hotel!

And if you stay there for 4 nights, there are lots to do in Reno and skiing is just minutes away!

Our stellar line-up for artists and performers keeps growing. Bachateros really want to be a part of this first major event in the USA!

As I had the chance to visit and teach in Europe, Asia and Australia last year for their bachata festival, I cannot tell you how excited and happy I am that it’s finally happening in here in my neighborhood.

Links Worth Clicking:

-News and Updates
http://bachatareno.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19:updates-and-latest-news&catid=6:frontpage

-Schedule
http://bachatareno.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18&Itemid=12

-Buy Your Tickets here
http://www.bachatareno.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=2&vmcchk=1&Itemid=2

-Book your room here
http://bachatareno.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=6

www.bachatareno.com

World’s Ultimate Bachata Website

Announced several months ago from the popular Rodchata Buzz Newsletter, and designed by JS2 Design, iBachata.com is now ready to storm its way onto the web; the launch date is set for, April 16, 2008.

“We predict that it’s going to be a blast with bachata lovers all over the world. iBachata.com is a big project,” says Rodchata Enterprises CEO, Rodney Aquino. “We’ve been spreading the exciting music and dance of bachata for quite some time now, and we wanted to bring that same excitement, dedication, and passion to our fellow bachateros, not just in United Sates but all over the world. We understand it’s a big leap to launch a website for everyone in the Globe, and our goal is to make it a great site, where people can interact, inform, and have an open communication with everyone with no favoritism.”

Read more here…

Sydney Bachata Festival 2008

 Rodney Aquino will be teaching bachata workshops all over the Sydney area for a period of one week. He is also invited to teach at the Sydney Bachata Festival 2008. It’s going to a full week of bachata workshops.The Sydney Bachata Festival started off as a one night party which soon grew to a two night event with 12 workshops from Sydney’s finest instructors and several international bachata dance stars. 

Due to the incredible response, Modus Vivendi Group is inviting everyone to join them on this awesome adventure! “We are taking our beloved Bachata to the next level. Join the Modus Vivendi Crew and Juan ‘El Bachatero’ Ruiz, as we take you into the world of sensuality, romance, and sexiness!‘ said Nestor Manuelian, director of Modus Vivendi.  READ MORE ABOUT SYDNEY BACHATA FESTIVAL  here…

 

Rodchata is teaching Salsa and Bachata Workshops in Chico

 

Salsa with Rodchata

Saturday, March 15th
4:00-7:30pm

$25.00 for the day
**if you pre-register by 03/13**
$35.00 at the door

 4:00 to 5:30pm - Salsa Variations (Int/Adv)
**1/2 hour break**
6:00 to 7:30pm - Bachata Variations (All Levels)

Rodney “Rodchata” Aquino is a popular and entertaining dance instructor in the United States. Solely responsible for popularizing bachata dance in San Francisco, Rodchata, as bachateros intimately calls him, has been in the dance scene for over 13 years. His dance background includes Latin International Ballroom, salsa (on1, on2 and Cuban Timba), chachacha, merengue and bachata. He had his first bachata encounter in the East Coast 6 years ago. He had been dancing bachata and studying the culture ever since. He was the first instructor to ever teach a bachata class in San Francisco. He is the founder of the popular salsa website, Salsagang.com, Lalunaclubs.com and CEO of Rodchata Enterprises. Since creating Salsagang, he had the opportunity to teach the bachata dance at big salsa events such as San Francisco International Salsa Congress, Reno Dance Sensation, Sonoma County Salsa Fest, Salsa Extravaganza (Palm Springs), Summer Splash (Palm Springs), North West Salsa Congress (Seattle), Chico Dance Sensation, Sacramento Salsa Fest, Hawaii Dance Sensation and Dallas Salsa Congress. He also teaches regular bachata and salsa classes all over the Bay Area. You can obtain more information regarding his dance classes, workshops and events at Rodchata.com. His new projects to date in 2007: iBachata.com and Dance2Success.com. Aside from being a gifted teacher, Rodchata has MA in Psychology. He is a certified Personal Fitness Trainer and holds 4th Degree Black Belt in the Martial Arts. Teaching and competing in Martial Arts for 20 years, Rodney’s kinetic and cognitive expertise has always played a vital role on his effectiveness as a dance teacher.
Date & Time:	Saturday, 15 March 2008, 4:00 PM — 7:30 PM
Location:	Studio One 1722 Mangrove Ave ( map ) Chico, CA 95926 http://www.studiooneballroom.com
Registration Deadline:	Friday, 14 March 2008

Registration for this session opens on Saturday, 9 February 2008

Rodchata to teach Bachata Workshops in Santa Rosa

 The format of all my bachata workshops will be changing for the year 2008. Short lectures are now included on each session. It is, after all, a workshop.It is important for all students to learn the history behind the dance moves and behind the music of bachata.

What you’d learn…

- The difference between the Original, Traiditional and Modern

- The Basic steps and borrowed steps from other dance disciplines

- The truth about the hip movements

- bachata rhythm and timing

- The Truth about connections and the role of both leader and follower

- Drills, patterns and the art partnering and much more…

The Bachata Dance Party in San Francisco

“…because you want to dance bachata more than once!”

 Every 3rd Tuesday of the month, Rodchata and Glas Kat’s Mr Maracas will be hosting an all-out, action-packed,  bachata dance party in San Francisco!

Gone are the days where you have to beg Salsa DJs for one more bachata songs to spin. Beg  no more! The Bachata Dance party at the Glas Kat starts from 8:30 to 12:00 Midnight

3 Hours of non-stop bachata dancing!

 This Tuesday…

 8:40 PM – Bachata Dance Class with Rodchata (come early, room upstairs gets packed!)

10:00 PM  Bachata Dance Party with special guest DJs!

Don’t miss this Tuesday and every 3rd Tuesday of the month!

January 15, 2008

February 19, 2008

March 18, 2008

Glas Kat’s Mr Maracas

520 4th Steet (Bryant)

San Francisco, CA

www.glaskat.com

Rodney Aquino to teach Bachata workshops in Hawaii

On the weekend of December 19-23, 2007, the people at Hawaii Dance Sensation are bringing and flying Rodchata for to teach his popular Bachata Dance Workshops!

Solely responsible for popularizing bachata dance in the Bay Area, and a contributor to the exposure of the bachata dance in United States, Rodney “Rodchata” Aquino is a popular and entertaining Latin dance teacher in the United States. He is the founder of Salsagang.com, Rodchata.com, iTimba.com and CEO of Rodchata Enterprises. He had been dancing and teaching Latin dance for 13 years and is considered to be the foremost authority in bachata dancing. He holds a Masters Degree in Psychology, a certified Personal Fitness Trainer and holds 4th Degree Black Belt in the Martial Arts.

He will be teaching Basic to Advance Bachata Workshops:

Level 1 -Intro to Bachata Dance Styles

You’ll learn basic movements of the different styles of bachata. What is the traditional, original and modern style of bachata; You’d learn basic drills and exercises to help you build a good foundation in these dances. Learn when to tap and when to bump. Learn timing. Learn some of the original bachata moves, Dominican style.

Level 2 – Bachata Progressive

Keeping the Dominican syle in mind, Proper Connection is a must! You will learn the secret of leading and following. Learn to use the whole dance floor. Advance movements with body rolls, shoulder rolls and hip shakes. Learn Close Range motion with sexy moves. Learn creative advance and modern moves. When to pause during the music. When to apply certain moves during a dance and much more. How to dance good bachata while not moving a single step – and much more!

Hyatt Regency Waikiki Resort & Spa – (808) 923-1234
2424 Kalakaua Avenue (Map)
Honolulu, Hawaii 96815-3289, USA

Book your private lessons now: Dancelesson@rodchata.com

For more info: HawaiiDanceSensation.com or Rodchata.com

Rodchata To Teach Bachata Basics at Glas Kat on December 11, 2007

The bachata class has changed from December 18 to December 11 since Rodchata will be teaching bachata workshops at the Hawaii Dance Sensation on the week of December 18.

But on December 11, Rodchata will be teaching bachata at Glas Kat in San Francisco plus 2 hours of bachata dance social upstairs!

Cost: $12.00

Time: 8:45 PM

Location: Glas Kat, 540 4th st (bryant st. ) SF, CA

Bachata Dance Training in San Francisco

Most of the Bachata Dance they teach you at the clubs or at the studio has no Dominican style based whatsoever! Beginning on July 16, 2008 (and every Wednesday), I am inviting every bachateros/ras from all levels to learn, practice and train with the Dominican to Modern Styles of Bachata. Starting or re-setting your bachata style of dancing is the best foundation you’ll ever have.

This is your opportunity to train with me once a week. If you ever wanted to be better at your bachata dancing, this is your window of opportunity.

The Classes are as follows:

8 PM – Bachata for Beginners (Dominican Style)

9 PM – Bachata Intermediates from Traditional to Mdern Style

It’s a drop-in class

$10 per class

Every Wednesday

Amura Ballroom Studio

www.amuraballroomdance.com

www.bachatasf.com

The trouble with some dance teachers…

Most of the dance instructors who have helped me when I was just a beginner were great dancers but weak teachers. Don’t get me wrong, I am very grateful for their time and instructions. But as I gained more experience in the dance and have witnessed numerous teachers in the scene, I have found that 90% of dance teachers that teach salsa, bachata, chachacha, have one style of teaching – “Ok, watch what I do…ok, do exactly what I did.”One of the prerequisites course when I pursued my Masters Degree in Psychology was to study how humans learn in an educational setting. In fact, at this moment in school I’m learning Experimental Analysis in Learning Behaviour. I can’t begin to tell you how it has tremendously helped me in teaching so far.  You see, every professional teacher in any field is required to go to school to learn the concept of teaching. Even Personal Fitness Trainers have to go to an extensive program, get tested and get certified after. I believe that dance instructors should go to such training as well. Read more…