
Katrina Witt of the incognito dance company welcomes you to the Bachata ladies styling and technique course for improvers, offering new moves, techniques, and styling tips to elevate your dancing.
Explore a bachata recap routine with a slow, expressive intro of hip and arm combos, followed by basic, cross behind, mambo turns, book steps, and a choucha with mumble basic.
Practice the routine with footwork first, then add arm styling: one arm across the stomach and the other up, and brush the hair back on the turn.
Recap the routine and practice to music to improve bachata ladies styling and technique for improvers.
Master hip roll variations in bachata styling, starting with a half basic, alternating left and right, with weight shifts and taps, keeping legs straight and the upper body upright.
Learn the hip roll variation from the basic back center in bachata, including weight transfers, stepping out and back, taps, and a coordinated arm stroke across chest and stomach.
Master hip rolls to the front in bachata styling, matching counts and basic steps with forward hip push, up and round motions, and front-to-back transitions for improvers.
Master lateral hip rolls by lifting the left hip, stepping out, dropping the hip, and circling in a full motion, with two versions and weight transfers to left and right.
Perform lateral hip rolls back to center with one-two-three-four timing, driving movement from the hips to coordinate right and left sides at a slow, controlled tempo.
Master hip rolls in bachata by practicing to music, building styling and technique for improvers.
Master bachata ladies styling in improver course by mastering step turns with arms, including inside turns, arm swaps, and smooth, circular hand movements to match the rhythm.
Master step turns with a second arm variation in bachata ladies styling for improvers. Follow scoops, chest brushes, and cross-arm swaps across timed counts.
Learn a body roll and apply it to porchetto dancing through a three-step progression, from chest-forward stance to arch, lean, and sit, then combine into smooth up and down rolls.
learn the second body rolls variation in bachata, combining two slow steps with chest out, weight transfer, and corner twists, then execute faster eight-count ripple with relaxed arm styling.
Practice body rolls to music to improve bachata ladies styling and technique for improvers in this course.
Master bachata flares to music while refining ladies styling and technique for improvers.
Master head rolls and head drills in bachata, integrate them with step turns, release the upper body, and balance hair management for smooth, versatile styling.
Learn head rolls to music as part of bachata ladies styling and technique for improvers, developing rhythm and confident movement.
Learn a slow intro bachata routine focused on hand styling and expression, with arm movements, weight transfers, twists, and body rolls to complete the sequence.
Master a bachata routine with basic 1-2-3-4 patterns, hip rolls, side and front turns, a half basic to the side, and mambo and mumble steps with arm styling.
Develop bachata ladies styling and technique through routine 1 performed full to music, guiding improvers through expressive movement.
Master the diamond step as the core move in bachata, bending your legs as you cross behind, open up, and fall onto the right leg, with taps and round variations.
Learn fast two steps in bachata, syncing end and full beats on one count, with side, front, and back variations while keeping knees bent and hips facing the corner.
Master fast two steps through practice to music in the bachata ladies styling and technique course for improvers.
Learn to add a twist to bachata by shifting weight on the feet, releasing the hips, and lifting the knee, then apply the twist to boxed up and two-step.
Practice the bachata twist while dancing to music to build confidence and refine ladies styling and technique for improvers.
Explore bachata syncopations with easy variations, from basic one two three to back-front steps, cross leg styling, and last-step syncopation, plus body and hip rolls.
Practice syncopations variation in bachata styling, coordinating cross steps, left-right crossings, facing corners, and knee bends with weight shifts to match fast but steady timing.
Explore bachata syncopations through practice to music, sharpening rhythm and timing while enhancing ladies styling and technique for improvers.
Practice the grapevine in bachata, including the basic counts and cross behind, out, cross in, front, out and up, while keeping hips moving and knees bent.
Master the grapevine to music in bachata, focusing on ladies styling and technique for improvers.
Learn the basic kumbia step and its variations to blend into bachata styling, including race and replace, cross and tap, hip movement, traveling forward and backward, and flares for transitions.
Practice cumbia to music in this session, sharpening rhythm, timing, and musicality. Enhance bachata ladies styling and technique as an improver with focused drills.
Take the routine 2 breakdown for bachata ladies styling, counting through fast to step patterns, diamond steps, toe-heel, tops, kumbia, grapevine, twist, syncopations, and basic side steps.
Recap routine 2, highlighting two-step to the side, basic steps, kumbia, syncopate, and twist, with front and back sequences for improvers.
Practice to music in routine 2 of the bachata ladies styling and technique course for improvers.
Celebrate your progress in the Bachata ladies styling & technique course for improvers by revisiting sections and mastering moves, then explore more advanced steps and styling in the next course.
Incognito Bachata Ladies Styling Course - Improvers
This course will build on what you learned on the Incognito Bachata Ladies Styling Course - Beginners and cover all essential aspects of Bachata Ladies Styling on the dance floor.
If you are unsure of any of the fundamental techniques or just want more practice, we recommend and invite you to complete the Incognito Bachata Ladies Styling Course - Beginners course.
During this course you will discover that dancing is more than a movement – it’s a passion and love for music and your body is an instrument to express it.
We expand and introduce new “Core Techniques” essential for this level.
During this course we will cover:
Recap of essential techniques
Body Isolation exercises
Body coordination
Arms movement
Spinning and turn type drills
Variety of footwork
Developing confidence
Music Interpretation
Practice videos
Corina Wuersch
Corina is one of those rare talents to be gifted with style, beauty, flair, and an incredible ability to pick up any dance style in ultra-quick time. Dance has been her biggest passion and the center of her life from a very young age. She completed her training with a BA(Hons) in Dance from the prestigious Trinity Laban Conservatoire for Dance. Whilst being professionally trained in Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz and Commercial dance styles at her university Corina branches out and discovers her love for traditional dance styles from around the world. She trains in Salsa, Bachata, Rumba, and Afro with the best teachers in Europe and Cuba which resulted in her winning the SWISS SALSA CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014 and she lands a featured role as a competition dancer in the cinema movie CUBAN FURY (2014).
Corina established herself as a professional dancer and has performed all over the world including Bangladesh, Bahrain, India, Norway, Spain and Germany to name but a few. Corina has also appeared as a dancer on popular TV Shows such as THE X FACTOR, EASTENDERS, THE ONE SHOW, THE LAST LEG and THE CROWN and several national commercials for LINKS, REDBULL and BT, not to forget her appearances in future featured movies such as HOUSEFULL 3 (2016), LOVE YATRI (2018) and COBRA (2019). Corina is part of several established dance companies in London and also performs regularly with her dance partner at cooperate functions and Salsa events in the UK and internationally.
Incognito Dance – Brilliant Business Award 2015, 2017, & 2019
Experienced dancers are given fun, technically challenging classes, and plenty of hours to social dance to the latest Latin music by our fabulous DJ’s. We teach many Latin dance styles of salsa from LA Style, NY Style, Cuban and Puerto Rican, as well as Bachata, Kizomba, Cha Cha, Reggaeton, Latin Hip Hop, Merengue etc.