A superb new collection of vintage bachata singles is titled Bachata Roja: Amor y Amargue, and indeed the music itself was originally called amargue — which means "bitterness" — for its slow-moving ...

Ritmo, the College’s  Afro-Latinx and Latinx dance group, performed their show “Los Cuentos del Ritmo” (The Stories of Rhythm ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Wilfredo José Burgos Matos, Lehman College, CUNY (THE CONVERSATION) What began as ...

SEATTLE — Dance instructor Vassili William of Seattle's Salsa Con Todo introduces us to Bachata, a style of social partner dance that originated in the Dominican Republic. Compared to Salsa, Bachata ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Wilfredo José Burgos Matos is an Adjunct Assistant ...