Kaestner, “The Latin music database,” in Proc. It has been used in the MIREX Latin music genre recognition task since 2009. for use in a comparative evaluation of particular approaches for music genre classification.
When beginning with a partner, start with the open embrace to allow more room for your feet to learn the steps.The Latin Music Database (LMD) was created around 2007 by Silla et al. While in a partner embrace, do not watch your feet to avoid bumping heads.Ģ. Their arms make what is called a frame.ġ. The follow rests her corresponding arm over the arm of the lead that is wrapped around her side. The lead places his other arm under the follow’s armpit and places his hand on the follow’s upper-back. The follow places her hands palm down in the lead’s corresponding hands.Ĭlosed Embrace: Standing facing one another, the lead extends his arm out to the side about shoulder height to grab the follow’s corresponding extended arm. The lead, in this case the male, faces his palms up to grasp the follow’s hands. As seen in the below picture, both dancers stand directly across from and facing one another with their elbows bent. Open Embrace: This embrace is best for those just starting to learn the bachata. There are two types of partner embraces: open embrace and closed embrace. * See Caution on Step 3 for further explanation.įollow Steps 3 and 4 continuously without stopping and repeat them. Do not put weight on the leg of the lifted hip. This causes the left foot to slightly lift off of the floor so that only the padding touches.Ģ. Keep your weight on the right leg while lifting the left hip. Beat 4: Move your left leg toward the right leg to close the gap between your feet. Beat 3: Extend your right leg directly out to the side. Place your feet together while simultaneously shifting your weight onto the left leg. Beat 2: Move your left leg toward right leg to close the gap between your feet. Transition: Drop your right hip without putting weight on your right leg.īeat 1: Extend your right leg directly out to the side. Therefore, this step also contains four beats and proceeds as follows: The return step is the exact same process in the opposite direction. This will allow you to easily transition from Step 3 to Step 4 otherwise, an extra beat is added and your leg will be late for the following step. Do not put your weight on the leg of the lifted hip. Keep your torso and body upright to avoid tipping over.Ģ. Do not lean over to the left side on beat 4. This causes the right foot to slightly lift off of the floor so that only the padding touches.ġ. Keep your weight on your left leg while lifting your right hip. Beat 4: Move your right leg toward your left leg to close the gap between your feet. Beat 3: Extend your left leg directly out to the side. Place your feet together while simultaneously shifting your weight onto the right leg.
Beat 2: Move your right leg toward the left leg to close the gap between your feet. Each beat has its own step:īeat 1: Extend your left leg directly out to the side. Step 3 will cover four of these eight beats. As previously stated, there are eight counts in this dance.
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