BACHATA ACADEMY: Dominican Music Performance & Workshop

Live music from the Dominican Republic! Bachata, merengue, and other Caribbean styles. Come learn, listen, and dance during an engaging workshop led by Dominican music students and performers.

Bachata Academy offers performances and workshops of Bachata, a music and dance tradition of the Dominican Republic. Bachata is an engaging vehicle for all ages and backgrounds to explore Latin America’s musical heritage.

Based in Cabarete, Dominican Republic, Bachata Academy (Academia de Bachata) is the world’s only school for bachata music. The Academia enrolls 250 boys and girls in intensive daily tuition-free music classes. Academia students are recognized for their virtuosity and mastery of Latin and Caribbean traditions. Academia de Bachata’s bands perform regular concerts and workshops throughout the DR and US.