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 14 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.
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 Ssaturday: 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
August 7-10: Salsa Extravaganza - Palm Springs
September 13: Bachata Progressive, Sonoma Salsa Festival
October 2-5: Bachata Progressive, Chico Dance Sensation
November 6-9: Bachata Progressive, Dallas Intl Salsa Congress
November 23: Bachata Progressive, San Francisco Salsa Congress
 
(Schedule is subject to change)