Prince of BACHATA Tonight

Prince Royce hits Los Arcos Ballroom Tonight in Odessa. He's known as the Prince of Bachata, but what is Bachata? Bachata is a genre of music that originated in the Dominican Republic in the early parts of the 20th century and spread to other parts of Latin America and Mediterranean Europe. It has become very popular. Its known as a  romantic sound. And the BACHATA dance has become a Latin Dance craze. The dance itself has been around since the 1960's.  Bachata takes on a more dance-hall sound: tempos increased, guitar playing became punchier, and call and response singing more prevalent. Bachata style merengues, or guitar merengues, also became an increasingly important part of the bachata repertoire.