Rodney Rodchata Aquino BIO
Rodney “Rodchata” Aquino is a Latin Dance instructor, writer and lecturer in the United States. Solely responsible for popularizing bachata dance in San Francisco Bay Area, RODCHATA, as bachateros intimately calls him, has been in the Latin Dance scene for over 14 years and is considered one of the foremost authority in salsa and bachata dance. A certified instructor, his dance background includes Latin International Ballroom, salsa (on1, on2 mambo, and Cuban son, Casino), chachacha, merengue and bachata. His 1st encounter of the bachata dance was in the East Coast in the 90’s. He embarked himself into dancing bachata and studying the culture ever since. He is the founder of the popular Salsagang.com, iBachata.com, BachataNews.com, Rodchata.com, iTimba.com and CEO of Rodchata Enterprises, LLC. Since creating Salsagang, he had the opportunity to teach the Latin Dance at big events all over the world such as San Francisco International Salsa Congress, Reno Dance Sensation, Sonoma County Salsa Festival, Salsa Extravaganza (Palm Springs), Summer Splash (Palm Springs), North West Salsa Congress (Seattle), Chico Dance Sensation, Sacramento Salsa Festival, Hawaii Dance Sensation, Sydney Bachata Festival (Australia), Sweden Bachata Festival and Dallas International Salsa Congress. He also teaches regular bachata and salsa classes all over the Bay Area and is constantly sought for teaching Latin Dance workshops in United States as well as overseas. Aside from being a gifted teacher, Rodchata has MA in Psychology and pursung his Phd in Cognition, Brain and Behaviour. He is a certified Personal Fitness Trainer and holds 4th Degree Black Belt in the Martial Arts. His experience in the Martial Arts for 20 years and his background in Fitness Training plays a vital role on his effectiveness as a dance teacher. You can obtain more information regarding his dance classes, workshops and events at Rodchata.com, or email him - Contact@Rodchata.comFeed List
RODCHATA DANCE WORKSHOPS 2008
He is the founder of the popular Salsagang.com, iBachata.com, Rodchata.com, iTimba.com and CEO of Rodchata Enterprises, LLC. Since creating Salsagang, he had the opportunity to teach the Latin Dance at major events such as San Francisco International Salsa Congress, Reno Dance Sensation, Sonoma County Salsa Festival, Salsa Extravaganza (Palm Springs), Summer Splash (Palm Springs), North West Salsa Congress (Seattle), Chico Dance Sensation, Sacramento Salsa Festival, Hawaii Dance Sensation, Sydney Bachata Festival, Swedish Bachata Festival, Philippines Salsa Festival, Finland Bachata Festival, and Dallas International Salsa Congress. He also teaches regular bachata and salsa classes all over the Bay Area and is constantly sought for teaching bachata in United States.
You can obtain more information regarding his dance classes, workshops and events at Rodchata.com, or email him - Rodney@Rodchata.com
Rodchata Dance Workshops 2008
April 15: Bachata Cornerstone, Glas Kat, SF
April 17: Salsa Cornerstone, Amura Studio, SF
April 24: Salsa Int/Adv, 6:30 to 8:30 PM, La Cita, Sydney, AU
April 26: Dominican Style Bachata, 4:30 PM, Sydney Bachata Festival
April 27: Salsa Beg/Int, 5:30 to 8:30 PM, City Dance Center, Sydney, AU
Arpil 28: Bachata Beginner to Advance, City Dance Centerm Sydney, AU
May 3 and Every Saturday: Salsa for Beginners, 2:00 PM, Tehani Studio, Union City
May 9th and every 2nd Friday: Club Sazon Bachata - Concord
May 20 and Every 3rd Tuesday: Bachata Cornerstone, 8:30 PM, Glas Kat, SF
May 31: Swedish Bachata Festival - SWEDEN
June 1: SWEDISH BACHATA FESTIVAL - Sweden
July 16, 2008 (Every Wednesday): Bachata Lesson (Basic and Intermediate), Amura Studio - SF
August 7-10: Salsa Extravaganza - Palm Springs
September 13: Bachata Progressive, Sonoma Salsa Festival
October 2-5: International Finland Bachata Festival
November 6-9: Bachata Progressive, Dallas Intl Salsa Congress
November 14-16, 2008, PHILIPPINES SALSA FESTIVAL
November 23: Bachata Progressive, San Francisco Salsa Congress
(Schedule is subject to change)
Rodney Aquino, Latin Dance Instructor
Rodney Aquino is a Latin Dance instructor, writer and lecturer in the United States. Solely responsible for popularizing bachata dance in San Francisco Bay Area, RODCHATA, as bachateros intimately calls him, has been in the Latin Dance scene for over 15 years and is considered one of the foremost authority in the bachata dance.
A certified instructor, his dance background includes Latin International Ballroom, salsa (on1, on2 mambo, and Cuban son, Casino), chachacha, merengue and bachata. His 1st encounter of the bachata dance was in the East Coast in the 90’s. He embarked himself into dancing bachata and studying the culture ever since.
He is the founder of the popular Salsagang.com, iBachata.com, Rodchata.com, iTimba.com and CEO of Rodchata Enterprises, LLC. Since creating Salsagang, he had the opportunity to teach the Latin Dance at big events such as San Francisco International Salsa Congress, Reno Dance Sensation, Sonoma County Salsa Festival, Salsa Extravaganza (Palm Springs), Summer Splash (Palm Springs), North West Salsa Congress (Seattle), Chico Dance Sensation, Sacramento Salsa Festival, Hawaii Dance Sensation, Sydney Bachata Festival and Dallas International Salsa Congress. He also teaches regular bachata and salsa classes all over the Bay Area and is constantly sought for teaching bachata in United States as well as overseas.
Aside from being a gifted teacher, Rodchata has MA in Psychology. He is a certified Personal Fitness Trainer and holds 4th Degree Black Belt in the Martial Arts. His experience in the Martial Arts for 20 years and his background in Fitness Training plays a vital role on his effectiveness as a dance teacher.
You can obtain more information regarding his dance classes, workshops and events at Rodchata.com, or email him - Contact@Rodchata.com
Rodchata to Perfrom at the Hawaii Dance Sensation
Known for its great entertainment based on the Reno Dance Sensation event, the big show in Hawaii will showcase great talents from West Coast Swing, Blues, Bachata and Salsa.
Espie Hernandez
Bachata by Rodchata with Marcella
Ben and Melina
and much more guest Performances!
Don't miss this big night in Honolulu, Hawaii!
Rodchata Does Hawaii - December 19-23, 2007
On the weekend of December 19-23, 2007, the people at Hawaii Dance Sensation are bringing and flying Rodchata for to teach his popular Bachata Dance Workshops!
Solely responsible for popularizing bachata dance in the Bay Area, and a contributor to the exposure of the bachata dance in United States, Rodney "Rodchata" Aquino is a popular and entertaining Latin dance teacher in the United States. He is the founder of Salsagang.com, Rodchata.com, iTimba.com and CEO of Rodchata Enterprises. He had been dancing and teaching Latin dance for 13 years and is considered to be the foremost authority in bachata dancing. He holds a Masters Degree in Psychology, a certified Personal Fitness Trainer and holds 4th Degree Black Belt in the Martial Arts.
He will be teaching Basic to Advance Bachata Workshops:
Level 1 -Intro to Bachata Dance Styles
You'll learn basic movements of the different styles of bachata. What is the traditional, original and modern style of bachata; You'd learn basic drills and exercises to help you build a good foundation in these dances. Learn when to tap and when to bump. Learn timing. Learn some of the original merengue and bachata moves.
Level 2 - Bachata Progressive
Proper Connection is a must! You will learn the secret of leading and following. Learn to use the whole dance floor. Advance movements with body rolls, shoulder rolls and hip shakes. Learn Close Range motion with sexy moves. Learn creative advance and modern moves. When to pause during the music. When to apply certain moves during a dance and much more. How to dance good bachata while not moving a single step - and much more!
For more info: www.hawaiidancesensation.com
Who is Rodchata?
Rodney "Rodchata" Aquino is a popular and entertaining dance instructor in the United States.
Solely responsible for popularizing bachata dance in San Francisco, Rodchata, as bachateros intimately calls him, has been in the dance scene for over 13 years. His dance background includes Latin International Ballroom, salsa (on1, on2 and Casino Salsa), chachacha, merengue and bachata. He had his first bachata encounter in the East Coast 6 years ago. He had been dancing bachata and studying the culture ever since. He was the first instructor to ever teach a bachata workshop in San Francisco.
He is the founder of the popular salsa website, Salsagang.com, iTimba.com and CEO of Rodchata Enterprises. Since creating Salsagang, he had the opportunity to teach the bachata dance at big salsa events such as San Francisco International Salsa Congress, Reno Dance Sensation, Sonoma County Salsa Fest, Salsa Extravaganza (Palm Springs), Summer Splash (Palm Springs), North West Salsa Congress (Seattle), Chico Dance Sensation, Sacramento Salsa Fest, Hawaii Dance Sensation and Dallas Salsa Congress.
He also teaches regular bachata and salsa classes all over the Bay Area. You can obtain more information regarding his dance classes, workshops and events at Rodchata.com His new projects to date in 2007: iBachata.com and Dance2Success.com
Aside from being a gifted teacher, Rodchata has MA in Counseling Psychology. He is a certified Personal Fitness Trainer and holds a 4th Degree Black Belt in the Martial Arts. Teaching and competing in Martial Arts for 20 years, Rodney’s kinetic and cognitive expertise has always played a vital role on his effectiveness as a dance teacher.
Salsa and Bachata Dance Workshops 2007
bachata by rodchata, rodney aquino Rodchata, as bachateros intimately calls him, has been in the dance scene for over 13 years. His dance background includes Latin International Ballroom, Salsa (on1, on2 and Cuban Timba), Chachacha, Merengue and Bachata. He had his first bachata encounter five years in ago in the East Coast. He had been dancing bachata and studying the culture ever since. He was the first instructor to ever teach a bachata class in San Francisco and one of the few people that popularized bachata dance in the Bay Area. He is the founder of the popular salsa website, Salsagang.com, Lalunaclubs.com and CEO of Rodchata Enterprises.
August 2: Karribean City, Sabor Salsa Thursday, Oakland, CA (www.saboryritmo.com) August 21, 2007, GLAS KAT in San Francisco, 8:30 PM - www.glaskat.com September 1, 2007 - HAVANISIMO 3, Bachata Workshop at 9 PM, Oakland, CA - www.latazadecafe.com September 6, 2007 - Karribean City in Oakland, CA, Bachata @ 8:30 PM - www.saboryritmo.com September 18, 2007 - BACHATA BY RODCHATA @ THE GLAS KAT (www.glaskat.com) Ocotber 6, 2007: TIMBA SATURDAY @ La Taza De Cafe, Oakland - Bachata at 8:30PM (www.lalunaclubs.com) October 16, 2007: BACHATA BY RODCHATA @ THE GLAS KAT (www.glaskat.com) November 1-4, 2007: SAN FRANCISCO SALSA CONGRESS (sfsalsacongress.com) November 3, 2007: BACHATA BY RODCHATA AT LA TAZE DE CAFE - iTimba.com (www.latazadecafe.com) Note: Rodchata Private Lessons now offered every Wednesday at Club Azul. Send your inquiry to
anceLesson@rodchata.com">DanceLesson@rodchata.com
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