Build your confidence, understand the movement and enjoy the dance. Progressive Monday and Wednesday classes bring together clear foundations, creative partnerwork and a welcoming community.
One class, no membership needed. Review your date and price on the next step.
Our approach
Understand the movement. Enjoy the dance.
Our teaching is influenced by our training in the Esencia Method, with strong traditional and modern bachata foundations. Explore timing, connection, leading and following, body mechanics and musicality—then put them into practice through enjoyable combinations, routines and creative partnerwork.
You’ll learn why movements work and how to adapt them to different partners and music. There is space to ask questions, experiment and progress at your own pace.
Your progression pathway
Strong foundations. Room to grow.
Level 0 — Absolute Beginner Bachata
Your first steps in bachata, with no previous dance experience or partner needed.
What you’ll learn
Bachata rhythm, timing and traditional basic steps
Weight transfer, balance and simple footwork
Leading and following, hand connections and partner positions
Basic turns and confidence on the social floor
Is this right for me?
No previous experience required. Come alone or with a friend.
Your next steps
Build comfortable basic steps and timing, then continue developing your foundations at Level 1.
Explore movement quality, musical interpretation and adaptable partnerwork as a confident beginner or developing intermediate dancer.
What you’ll learn
Refined leading, following and traditional variations
Sensual bachata techniques and safe, controlled transitions
Body movement, isolation, dissociation and waves
Song structure, improvisation and creative partnerwork
Is this right for me?
Confident basics and turns, independent timing, familiarity with open, middle and closed positions, and simple combinations. Social dancing experience is strongly recommended.
Your next steps
Build fluidity, connection and the ability to adapt to different partners, preparing for advanced training.
Level 0/1 combines absolute beginner foundations with opportunities for developing beginners to strengthen their confidence. Level 1/2 brings beginner development and intermediate concepts together in one technical, creative class. Your teachers offer variations and challenges where suitable.
Monday
With Alex · Studio 1 · Up to 40 dancers
20:00–21:00
Level 0/1 — Absolute Beginner & Beginner Bachata
60 minutes · No experience or partner required.
£9 online · £10 on the door
21:00–22:30
Level 1/2 — Beginner & Intermediate Bachata
90 minutes · Familiarity with basic steps, timing and partnerwork recommended.
£12 online · £13 on the door
Both classes: £15 online / £16 on the door.
Upcoming sessions
Monday classes with Alex in Studio 1.
Online pre-booking price£9
Review availability and payment status on the next step.
Stay after class to try something new, meet other dancers and put your learning into practice. Our Wednesday social is a welcoming place to grow your confidence, one dance at a time.
Train in Studio 1 with a focus on foundations, connection, musicality and understanding how movement works in social dancing.
Wednesday with Alex & Ayesha
Develop leading and following, movement quality and creative partnerwork together in the Event Space, then join the community social.
For regular dancers
Make progress part of your week.
Our £50 monthly membership covers the regular Monday and Wednesday programme from 2 November, including the Wednesday social. Reserve a place in each class you attend. Monthly parties and special events have separate booking arrangements.
A new Friday chapter
BOH-Chata Fridays. Monthly parties.
Look forward to monthly bachata parties, guest artists, workshops and collaborations. Each date has its own programme and tickets. This is a special-event series, not a weekly Friday class.
No partner or previous dance experience is needed for Level 0/1. Come on your own or with a friend. Partners rotate, and you can stay with your own partner if you prefer.
Which class should I choose?
Start with Level 0/1 if you are new to bachata or want to strengthen your basics. Level 1/2 is for dancers comfortable with basic steps, timing and partnerwork. Ask your teacher if you are unsure.
How do combined levels work?
Each session is one shared class, with variations and technical challenges to suit different stages of learning. Level 0/1 combines first foundations with beginner development. Level 1/2 develops technique, partnerwork and intermediate concepts.
What should I wear?
Wear comfortable clothes and shoes you can move and turn in. Bring water. Specialist dance shoes are not required for your first class.
How much are classes?
Level 0/1 costs £9 online or £10 on the door. The 90-minute Level 1/2 class is £12 online or £13 on the door. Both classes on the same evening cost £15 online or £16 on the door. Wednesday class tickets include the Wednesday social.
When is the social?
Wednesday, 9:30–11pm, in the Event Space. Practise what you have learned, meet other dancers and enjoy the music. Contact BOH for social-only entry details. There is no scheduled Monday social.
Are there Friday classes?
Regular Friday classes finish when the new programme starts on 2 November 2026. BOH-Chata Fridays becomes a monthly party series with individually announced dates, artists and tickets—not an event every Friday.
Is Level 3 available weekly?
No. Level 3 describes our advanced progression pathway. Workshops, intensives and advanced training will be announced separately when available.
How does membership work?
Membership remains £50 per month. From 2 November it covers the regular Monday and Wednesday programme, including the Wednesday social. Special events have separate booking arrangements. Renewal is monthly from your joining date; cancel to stop the next renewal, with access continuing until the end of your paid month.
Where are the classes?
BOH Studios, 104 Commercial Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5LR. Monday is in Studio 1 and Wednesday is in the Event Space. We welcome dancers from Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch and the surrounding area.
Your first dance starts here.
Join our Level 0/1 class. No partner, experience or membership needed.
