Bachata Levels at Refinery Dance

At Refinery Dance our goal is to create versatile, well rounded social dancers. Therefore, our teaching methodology incorporates Bachata Sensual, moderna, traditional and fusion techniques.

Foundations

Our foundations classes are where it all begins. These classes are focussed on setting you up with the essentials to build your bachata dance upon. Think of this class like the equivalent of a good pizza base. You could have the best pizza toppings in the world- but if your base is too soggy, or rock hard then no amount of amazing toppings will disguise it.

Dancing is the same. Establishing good techniques and fundamentals from the very beginning sets you up for a journey of accelerated growth and even more as you progress.

So, with that in mind, we strongly encourage everyone to attend Foundations classes from beginners to experienced dancers. If the worlds best spend years training their basics, then who are we to think we can skip over them?

Intermediate

Our intermediate classes are suitable for people with an understanding of the foundations and ready to progress further.

We drill into more complex concepts and steps requiring dancers to have control of their weight shift, timing, frame and body isolations.

If you have not attended a class at Refinery Dance before we strongly suggest attending the Foundations class prior to Intermediate

Shines

Shines classes are solo bachata classes where we work on footwork, body movement, styling, musicality and choreography.

But, why do we need a solo class for a partner dance, might you ask?

We are big believers that if you want to lead or follow something with a partner, then you need to be able to do it on your own first. Shines classes are the perfect place to challenge yourself and work on your own movement!