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Bachata Hip Movement for Beginners: Basic Step Technique

Bachata Hip Movement for Beginners: Basic Step Technique — video by Bachata Dance Academy Watch on YouTube · 7:50

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Bachata Dance Academy instructor Nicole Thompson teaches the hip movement inside the bachata basic, the hips lagging slightly behind each step, with a knee-bend exercise to loosen them, travelling practice and the full basic both ways. For followers and leaders.

  • 8 min
  • Beginner
  • Low impact (no jumping)
  • No equipment
  • Latin

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Step by step 5

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  1. Step to the right and let the hip lag behind, slightly diagonally back; tap with the hips neutral. 0:30
  2. Exercise: bend one knee and straighten the other, letting the hips twist while the chest faces forward. 3:05
  3. Travel the exercise to the right, then to the left. 4:50
  4. Basic to the left on 5: the hips go right, left, right, then tap with the hips neutral. 5:31
  5. Full basic: join both sides, slowly and then a little faster. 6:19

The steps are a summary in our words, checked against the video — the coach shows every move.

Form cues from the coach

  • As you step out, let the hip stay behind, slightly diagonally back
  • Do not force or exaggerate it; the hips simply lag behind the feet
  • Keep the chest facing forward as the hips switch

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Joints it uses light on the joints

  • Lower back moveship twist with the chest facing forward
  • Hips moveships lagging behind each step, hip twists
  • Knees movesbend one knee and straighten the other
  • Ankles & feet movesside steps and taps

A guide to the joints this video’s moves load, from what the coach does — not medical advice. Some ache is normal; stop if a joint hurts sharply. How joints are rated

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Video by Bachata Dance Academy; the summary, steps, cues, body areas and joint notes are Notbroken’s, written from what the coach actually does in the video and checked a second time. Warm up first, take the easier options until a move feels easy, and stop if you feel sharp pain, chest pain or dizziness. General instruction, not advice for your body. About & safety