Rodchata, LLC and Alberto Papi Archilla will be hosting the very 1st Hawaii Bachata Vacation in Honolulu, Hawaii: promoting Latin dance. Performers and teachers from all over the world will unite and join forces to celebrate bachata on the weekend of Halloween October 28th until November 1st, 2010.

Following the success of Reno Bachata Festival and San Francisco Bachata Festival, Rodchata, in partnership with Alberto Papi Archilla and in collaboration with Hawaii Bachata Meetup Group and local promoters, Hawaii is going to have its first Hawaii Bachata Festival on a Halloween weekend in Waikiki.

Bachata is a musical style and dance developed in the mountains of the Dominican Republic. Some common themes in its songs are those of lost love, lost hope and betrayal — all delivered through sexual innuendos which originally gave bachata a bad reputation that kept it hidden in the lower class barrios of its own nation for decades. It wasn’t until the 1990’s that bachata became a socially acceptable music on radio stations and in the clubs in the Dominican Republic.

As Rodchata was the first to host such dance festival in Reno, USA, he went further by hosting the biggest and longest bachata festival in the world, San Francisco Bachata Festival. “Everyone was inspired and fired up after the festival. They started forming their own bachata dance teams, enrolled in a dance studio, and some of them even took the risk of organizing a bachata festival in their own city,” said Rodney Aquino, owner of multiple festivals around the world.

“The dance community in Hawaii is small, but dance studios, websites and venues such as HawaiiSalsa.com, Hawaii Bachata Meetup Group, SalsaNoKaOi.com, Alma Latina Productions, Son ‘d Hawaii, Hawaii Salsa Fest, just to name a few, are the very core of what makes the Latin dance community unique, strong and growing. In fact, in a successful collaboration, they recently hosted bachata artist, Domenic Marte in Honolulu. Such collaboration is a good sign of a growing and healthy dance community,” said Rodney Aquino, world renown bachata promoter.

The Hawaii Bachata Vacation will be featuring top DJs such as DJ El Guapo from San Francisco, DJ Smooth from San Jose plus other top DJs locally and nationally (we will keep adding the line-up). Bachata Singer, FREDDIE MUNOZ and Bachata Dance greats such as Jorjet Alcocer from Houston, Ataca y La Alemana from Tampa, Omar Tirador from Puerto Rico, Zeke El Fabulosa from Chicago, Camille Yanantuono from San Diego, Ben and Julianne from New Mexico Nino Acosta from the Dominican Republic, Jorge and Leslie from Los Angeles, Christian Sola from Orlando, plus other excellent teachers and performers locally and all over the world are coming to participate in this exciting event.

The event will be held in the fabulous Prince Kuhio Hilton Resort just a few steps away to Waikiki beach. Dancers of all levels are invited to participate in this exciting event. There will be dance workshops all day (salsa, bachata, merengue, chachacha, bolero, tango) as well as performances and social dancing at night!

“This is going to be the best bachata vacation, ever, ” boasts Aquino

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Rodney Rodchata Aquino is excited to host the widely popular SFBIF once again on July 12-19, 2010. It will be 8 days celebration of Latin dancing in downtown San Francisco’s Parc 55 Wyndham.

As Rodchata was the first to organized such festival in Reno, USA, The 1st San Francisco Bachata Festival was truly the event that popularized it. “Everyone was inspired and fired up after the festival. They started forming their own bachata dance teams, enrolled in a dance studio, and some of them even took the risk of organizing a bachata festival in their own city,” said Rodney Aquino, owner of multiple festivals around the world.

Bachata dance is now this infectious dance that has dancers addicted, they keep coming back. Three steps to the left and a foot tap takes you in the opposite direction again. Repeat in the other direction. It’s a simple yet addicting dance. “They like to “wedge” and “swerve,” said Aquino, the inventor of such moves that likens a snake swerving and wiggling.

“It’s going to be a one week festival. Dancers not only will get to enjoy bachata, but will get the opportunity to enjoy learning other dance as well. We are going to have at least 70 pro workshops for beginners and even advance dancers. We invited, at least, 40 top dance artists in the world! You name me a big name in the bachata (Teachers) industry and they’re part of the line-up! We have Troy and Jorjet, Ataca y La Alemana, Frank and Alina, Zeke El Fabulosa and more!” explains Aquino.

The festival is created for the absolute beginners to get inspired and to learn to dance, but it is also for the advance dancers that love to perform and compete. Bachata, salsa, merengue, bolero, tango, zouk and kizomba will be taught by top teachers in the world during the festival.

The festival also features the bachata sensation, award winning, DOMENIC MARTE AND HIS FULL BAND in concert, as well as soulful bachata singer, Freddie Munoz (full band), Avance, Mazacote, Son De Cana, Vassili, and the popular, Montuno Swing - 7 Latin Bands performing LIVE!

On July 19th, the festival is organizing a Bachata Bus Tour from San Francisco all the way to the wine country and back.  ”It wouldn’t be fair if we don’t host a tour of the city. I mean, this is one of the greatest city in the world,” said Aquino.

Recently announced, SalsaCrazy has joined the 2nd Annual SF Bachata Festival to include his popular salsa summer series, 2nd Annual SalsaCrazy Summer Salsa Festival.  Salsa Bands and Salsa Dance artists such as Magna Gopal, Ismael Otero, Ava Apple and others, are now slated to teach and celebrate along with bachateros in one place, one hotel and one location - IT IS NOW A MEGA FESTIVAL!

So If you’re looking for a memorable vacation and can’t wait to have fun with inspiration in mind, you simply cannot miss the 2nd Annual San Francisco Bachata International Festival (http://www.sfbif.com/). This spectacular one-week happens on July 12-18, 2010 at the luxurious Hotel Parc 55 located in downtown San Francisco.

2nd San Francisco BACHATA International Festival

July 12-19, 2010

Hotel Parc 55 Wyndham

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