Music
What a real social sounds like
Songs are never shared in advance. The mix reflects what you hear at a bachata social today, so expect to move between eras and styles inside the same round. These are the shares of the World Cup Finals, with the artists that define each block.
- 35%
The new wave
2020 to 2026The post-covid sound of the floor
- Pinto Picasso
- Kewin Cosmos
- Jalil López
- Jensen
- Dani J
- Romeo Santos
- Prince Royce
- 35%
The classics
2005 to 2019From the Bronx sound to the years bachata went global
- Aventura
- Monchy & Alexandra
- Toby Love
- Xtreme
- Daniel Santacruz
- Karlos Rosé
- Héctor Acosta
- Grupo Extra
- Early Prince Royce
- Early Romeo Santos
- 15%
Crossover
2015 to todayBachata over pop, R&B and urban songs, often sung in English: the fusion sound of today's floors.
- Pop and R&B remixes
- Original fusion tracks
- 15%
The roots
Amargue roots, 1990s to todayThe original Dominican sound, whatever the year: requinto guitar leading, güira and bongó up front, the mambo section that makes you move, and the amargue in the voice, heartbreak sung the way it was born in the barrio.
- Antony Santos
- Luis Vargas
- Raulín Rodríguez
- Frank Reyes
- Zacarías Ferreira
- Dalvin La Melodía
On the floor
What it means for you
- Heats, partners and songs are random, so there is nothing to rehearse: you dance the social you get, and the judges watch how you handle it.
- A heat is several songs with partner switches inside each one. In a single heat you can go from a 2024 release to an Aventura classic to a 90s amargue, so train to all four blocks, not only the one you love.
- Musicality is one of the five judging criteria: phrasing, accents and breaks, instruments, pauses, and changing what you do because of what the song is doing right now.
- The shares are approximate. The DJ reads the floor, not a spreadsheet.
Musicality is scored
Turning what you hear into what you dance is one of the five pillars the judges look for. Read all five, and how much each one weighs.