1st Reno International Bachata Convention: 9th - 11th of January, 2009

The first week of January in the USA is the middle of winter, so it was hard to believe that an International Bachata festival could take place at such time. But to everybody’s surprise, the 1st Reno Bachata Convention brought together more than 400 Bachateros under one roof. Although it was the festival’s first edition and the idea was formed only in November - trough a simple email between Australia and the USA - the Bachata convention proved to be a very successful event!

...whether you choose to tap or bump. When I first heard of the Bachata festival in Reno I was a little bit skeptical. For two reasons. After all it is a simple dance and who wants to dance Bachata for three nights in a row.

My weekend had it all: lap dancing, heat, sweat, hot bodies against one another, and hot action until 4:30am on a Saturday night. I'm talking about the 1st Reno Bachata convention mind you.