These recaps come from the classes I teach in person in New York City. After class, I record the material in my home studio and break it down piece by piece. If you came to class, you can use it to review. If you couldn’t make it, you can learn what we worked on and practice at home. This week, “breaking rhythm together” means changing what your partner might expect next—staying in place, bringing a step back, or changing the timing—and making that clear through your connection. We also worked on keeping hand changes light and adapting when your partner feels something differently than you intended. The clips below are previews of the solo and partner work. In the full recap, I break things down two moves at a time before putting everything together. Then Maya helps me work through the partner version the same way. Watch the full August Week 4 recap here

I just came back from Bachata Como Eh in Sofia, Bulgaria, and I’m thinking about the same two things I do after every trip: when’s the next one, and how do we have more of this here in New York? My first Dominican bachata festival in 2024 gave me a reason to take this further. As I met people, I started finding out about the classes they taught, the communities they were building, and the things they wanted to share. Being around that made me want to contribute something too. This week’s article is about why I keep going and how those experiences connect to what I’m building with Tres Golpes. Read it here: https://www.tresgolpesbachata.com/articles/what-i-bring-home-from-bachata-festivals Have you been to an event that made you wish you had something like it closer to home?

The full mix from our August 29 social is ready! Over four hours of Dominican bachata, with merengue and salsa along the way. Put it on for practice, a dance break, or to revisit the music from the night. 🎶 Watch the full mix on YouTube Includes the tracklist and timestamps to find your favorite songs. Listen to the event playlists: → Spotify → YouTube Music Streaming playlists may differ slightly depending on available recordings. The full mix follows the music played at the event.

It’s been two years since I started recording my practice sessions. I put this year’s recording alongside the first one and last year’s, and watching them together helped me notice things I hadn’t picked up on when I watched them separately. Some of what I’ve been working on is showing up in how the movements connect to the music. But looking back is also humbling, because I thought I was doing pretty good at every stage. I like how I’m dancing today, and next year I’ll probably notice things in this recording that I can’t see yet. That’s what this week’s article is about: keeping something to look back on, giving the earlier version of yourself some credit, and recognizing that what you want to get better at can change along the way. You can read the full article here: https://www.tresgolpesbachata.com/articles/getting-better-is-a-moving-target I’ve attached the short comparison if you want to see the difference between the three recordings. Have you ever looked back at something you recorded and noticed a change you hadn’t realized was happening?

The full practice session is now in the August 2026 folder under Bonus — Daily Practice. This one focuses on giving the basic a smoother, more circular movement and keeping things simple while getting comfortable with different timings. We go through three rounds of Dominoes Flow, practice on all three timings, and finish with three freestyle songs. Watch the full session here