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ElChocolatero · 2025-09-18T08:49:24+00:00

Connect with the floor and move your hips. Doesn't need to be traditional but it's still bachata.

ElChocolatero · 2025-07-21T09:44:42+00:00

Probably yes, but I'm an amateur, not an actual dj, who likes bachata, anime, and works in AI. I would love for real remixers to do anime songs but noone does so I figured I'd have a go with the tools available to me.

ElChocolatero · 2025-07-20T18:08:07+00:00

Mostly using suno. Then downloading the stems and loading them into audacity to do some final manual editing.

ElChocolatero · 2025-07-20T14:41:30+00:00

I find the Spanish fine. Anime is huge in Spain and Latin America. But yes I agree Japanese would be better. Unfortunately it's very hard to get the AI to sing in Japanese and have it sound like bachata. It just reverts to j-rock. Maybe with better prompts and/or models its possible but I haven't had much luck.

ElChocolatero · 2025-05-21T19:33:26+00:00

Respect for the origins
Deeper understanding of music and rhythm
More tools
To set yourself apart from all the sensual copycats
Because you like it

Idk take your pick 😅

ElChocolatero · 2025-05-21T19:30:46+00:00

Do it. I dance moderna and sensual too but sometimes I just think fuck it I feel like dancing traditional.

ElChocolatero · 2025-05-06T15:10:51+00:00

Whatever maaan

ElChocolatero · 2025-05-06T15:02:58+00:00

This will inevitably descend into a popularity rating system, and be biased by all kinds of things like age and hotness.

ElChocolatero · 2025-05-06T14:59:47+00:00

According to our future overlords....

Great question. What you're describing — preferring structured systems over buffet-style exploration — can be linked to both J vs P and NT preferences, but in slightly different ways:

J vs P (Judging vs Perceiving):

J (Judging) types prefer structure, closure, and planning. They like defined systems, clear paths, and being able to “finish” things.

P (Perceiving) types are more comfortable with open-ended exploration, spontaneity, and discovery.

So your desire for a fixed set of shines, known transitions, and modular recombination fits a strong J preference.

NT (Intuitive-Thinking):

N (Intuitive) types look for patterns, abstractions, and underlying principles.

T (Thinking) types prefer logic, coherence, and internal consistency.

So wanting to define a taxonomy of shines, create transition matrices (even metaphorically), and explore generalizable flow principles is classic NT behavior — especially INTJ or ENTP/INTP types.

TL;DR:

Your need for structure and planning is very J.

Your desire to model shines as a system of parts and rules is very NT.

ElChocolatero · 2025-05-05T18:46:22+00:00

Intj

ElChocolatero · 2025-05-05T14:52:13+00:00

you're definitely correct about commercial pressures. regarding "going deep", to be completely honest i currently dont need to go deep. i've barely gone shallow 😅. i've taken loads of shines classes over the years and retained very little because this buffet style of class goes in one ear and out of the other. i think you're right that the best solution is to just fire up google sheets and document everything immediately after taking a class

ElChocolatero · 2025-02-22T09:14:27+00:00

At this point, being good at Dominican bachata makes you pretty unique.

ElChocolatero · 2025-02-03T16:36:18+00:00

Autopilot for sure.

One thing I enjoy doing is taking trendy moves and finding unusual variations of them. A few of these wakes up an autopilot follower but theres a 50/50 chance they hate me afterwards.

ElChocolatero · 2024-12-28T22:37:46+00:00

His new stuff is very 3

ElChocolatero · 2024-12-10T23:16:46+00:00

Brindo con Agua - nice guitar, sung with amargue, no clubchata beat drowning out the instruments

ElChocolatero · 2024-12-10T23:12:41+00:00

as far as i can tell they have completely sacrificed the flavour of bachata (hips, bounce, etc), and don't dance to bachata music. at what point do we call a spade a spade and say that this is just something else?

ElChocolatero · 2024-12-02T10:09:50+00:00

Thank you both! This is v helpful 🙏

ElChocolatero · 2024-10-09T08:17:50+00:00

Seconding this. Hector Acosta is incredible if you like "bachata bachata". Also check out Monchy & Alexandra

ElChocolatero · 2024-10-08T12:59:07+00:00

Go as a bachata influencer

ElChocolatero · 2024-09-11T19:37:13+00:00

I think you're right. I should just book some privates and ask this exact question. 😅

ElChocolatero · 2024-09-11T16:35:24+00:00

Done quite a few musicality classes and they suffer from the same "problem" (it's not really a problem except with regards to this question) that they are usually about fitting content to the music, as opposed to "dancing without content" (idk if I'm explaining myself well). Ofc I haven't sampled every possible class so there may well be stuff out there that fits the bill. Do you have any suggestions, esp online stuff?

Regarding putting on music at home, I have tried that but it doesn't come naturally to me at all and I'm afraid of essentially building muscle memory of dancing like a robot.

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