In this course, we dive into the roots of traditional bachata, the Dominican style! The classes focus on basic movements, rhythm, and body control without a partner. You will deepen your understanding of bachata’s origins and develop your dance technique, which is also beneficial for partner dancing.
This course is suitable for those who have mastered the basics of bachata, for example, participants of beginner solo or couple bachata courses. The course is danced solo, without a partner.
Time: Wednesdays 28.10.–9.12. at 17.15–18.10
Place: Flama Rauhankatu (Rauhankatu 15, 20100 Turku)
Level: improvers
Teacher: Pinja Simola
The course fee includes 7 × 55 min sessions.
Reserve your spot earlier and take advantage of the early bird offer
By paying for the course before Wednesday, October 21, you will get the course with a lower price.
If you would like to pay part of the course fee with a tyky benefit (e.g., Smartum, Edenred, ePassi), please register by sending an email to: info@flama.fi.
Thinking of taking more than one course? With the Flama Anytime Card, you can dance as much as you want all autumn long. If you already have an Anytime pass, register for the courses by email: info@flama.fi
Original price was: 94,50 €.91,00 €Current price is: 91,00 €.
Absences from classes can be made up during the same term in any other class or drop-in session. This way, no dance session will be wasted! Read more.
For the class, it is recommended to wear clothes that are comfortable to move around in. You can dance with indoor sneakers, dance shoes, or socks. Take your water bottle with you.
Bachata is a sensual and emotional dance and music style that is originally from the Dominican Republic. Bachata is now a highly popular dance with various styles: traditional Dominican style, sensual bachata, bachata moderna, and bachata fusion, which combines different styles. Bachata music is full of emotions and offers a lot of possibilities for various styling.
In Bachata Dominicana classes, the focus is on the traditional style of bachata. In these classes, you will have the opportunity to deepen your understanding of the roots of bachata and develop your dance technique, which is also useful in couple dancing.
Pinja has been dancing a wide variety of genres since she was a child, but she has focused her studies on Bachata and has actively trained abroad under the world’s top Bachata dancers to improve her skills. Her love for the dance and the music itself has also led her to work as a Bachata DJ both in Finland and occasionally abroad.
Since 2015, Pinja has worked as a freelance dance and group training instructor throughout Finland and has also taught at numerous events and festivals abroad. Over the years, she has also organized several dance events in the Helsinki metropolitan area, with her best-known project being the collaborative event Helsinki Bachata Blast. Currently, Pinja teaches regularly in Helsinki, Turku, and Kouvola. She is a trained physical therapist, so her classes focus heavily on movement that is natural to the body and beneficial to health.
In her classes, Pinja emphasizes the importance of mastering technique and performing movements safely, but she also values a lively atmosphere and a cheerful mood!
More information about the course: info@flama.fi
