ARE YOU READY FOR A CHALLENGE?

Join Somos Latin Dance and Swagchata for the second performance challenge!

This Bachata routine will feature Modern & Traditional music and will be directed by Brian and Andrea of Swagchata!

This challenge is great for first time performers or those who have performed many times before! What’s great about this, is that it is a limited time commitment with an end goal - a performance in front of an audience!

Participants will gain: performance confidence, new moves, street cred, bragging rights, & Swag.

Your commitment: 4-weeks on Monday starting May 12th (skipping May 26 for Memorial Day) with a performance set to June 11th at Pa’ La Calle. Challenge yourself to learn a routine in just 8 hours!

Schedule: May, 12, 19, June 2 and 9; 7:30PM - 9:30PM

Location: 305 w 38th Street, 2nd Floor

Genre and song: Bachata - a Mix of “Tengo Una Necesidad” by Grupo Extra and “Donde Estará” by Anthony Santos

Men’s Outfit for Performance: To be discussed during inital meeting

Ladies’ Outfit for Performance: To be discussed during initial meeting

Shoes: To be discussed during initial meeting

Cost: First 6 registrants only $219.99, $275 after.

SONGS THAT WILL BE EDITED TOGETHER

Meet the Team

This powerful duo comes together to bring you a wonderful experience for this performance challenge!


  • Dance Instructor

    Originally a concert dance performer with a background in styles such as ballet, tap, jazz, modern and african, Andrea Ude holds a BFA in Dance Studies. Her partner dance career began with Ballroom in 2010, before she ventured to the social Latin dance scene of NYC teaching and performing in styles such as salsa, bachata, merengue, and cha-cha. With more than 30 years of dance experience, Andrea has used her diverse background to teach and connect with students for over a decade. She currently teaches salsa, bachata and merengue as the 2nd half of Swagchata and is a Co-Director/Choreographer of Latin fusion performance team, LFX Dancers.


  • Instructor and DJ

    Brian "El Matatan" is an NYC-based Latin dance instructor & DJ with over 10 years of experience in the scene.

    He is a co-founder of the "Swagchata" brand as well as the BachaDura Social Club, helping to spread Caribbean cultural awareness & social dance etiquette.