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cultural appreciation

July 12, 2016
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by Laura Riva

Sensual Bachata: Appreciation or Appropriation?

Dance Discussions

There has been a storm recently about the ‘legitimacy’ of Sensual Bachata as a type of Bachata dance. It started with a video, which called out Daniel and Desiree and other notable Sensual Bachata dancers for their use of ‘LambaZouk’…

November 18, 2015
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by Laura Riva

The REAL {Insert Dance Here}

Dance Discussions

So, you have a favourite dance. You probably have a favourite style of said dance. But, what happens when certain styles are deemed ‘illegitimate’ because they’re not the ‘original’? I’ve seen this in almost every genre. Kizomba, WCS, Salsa, Zouk…The question…