ITDA — Island Touch Dance Academy

Sound familiar?

If your bachata looks the same as it did two years ago — this is why.

You didn't stop improving because you ran out of talent. You stopped because you learned in pieces — a workshop here, a video there, no order. And pieces without order build habits, not dancers.

There's a sequence that actually takes you from stuck to advanced. Most people never see it. We mapped the whole thing inside ITDA.

The Island Touch method

This isn't a video library. It's a path.

Fundamentals

Footwork, timing and musicality — the foundation everything else stands on.

The Dictionary

The complete Island Touch vocabulary: 75 moves, taught in the right order.

Partnerwork

Lead, follow, connection and frame — the conversation between two dancers.

Shines

Solo combinations that make you feel the music in your own body.

Styling

La Alemana's lady style & Ataca's flow — the layer that makes it yours.

Who's teaching you

Twenty years ago, their video went viral before "viral" was even a word.

In 2006, Jorge "Ataca" and Tanja "La Alemana" uploaded a dance video to a brand-new website called YouTube. That clip traveled the world — and took bachata with it.

Since then they've performed and taught on the biggest stages of the bachata world, building a complete methodology — tested with thousands of students in dozens of countries.

For the first time, all of it is in one place. Every concept, every detail, in the order they wish someone had taught them.

What's inside

13 courses. 135 lessons. One clear order.

Beginner

Bachata Fundamentals

6 lessons

Beginner

Bachata Partnerwork — First Moves

8 lessons

Beginner

Combo Shines for Beginners

4 lessons

Beginner

Alemana Lady Style for Beginners

4 lessons

Beginner

Island Touch Bachata Dictionary — Beginners

17 lessons

Intermediate

Bachata Partnerwork Intermediate

7 lessons

Intermediate

Combo Shines Intermediate

7 lessons

Intermediate

Alemana Lady Style Intermediate

4 lessons

Intermediate

Island Touch Bachata Dictionary — Intermediate

25 lessons

Advanced

Bachata Partnerwork Advanced

9 lessons

Advanced

Combo Shines Advanced

7 lessons

Advanced

Alemana Lady Style Advanced

4 lessons

Advanced

Island Touch Bachata Dictionary — Advanced

33 lessons

Built for how dancers actually learn

Not your average video player.

Mirror mode

Flip any video so you can follow behind the instructors without reversing the moves in your head.

A–B loop

Select any sequence and repeat it on an infinite loop until your body owns it.

Continue watching

Every lesson remembers exactly where you stopped — pick up mid-move, on any device.

Any device

Train in the studio, at home or on the road — phone, tablet or desktop.

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Start dancing better today.

$29.95/month

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All 13 courses · 135 lessons, Beginner → Advanced
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Questions

Everything you're wondering.

I'm a complete beginner. Is this for me?

Yes — that's exactly what the path is built for. You start with Bachata Fundamentals and the Beginner Dictionary, and every course tells you what comes next. No guessing, no skipping steps.

Do I need a partner?

No. Footwork, shines, the dictionary and styling are all solo. Partnerwork courses teach lead and follow separately, so you can train your side alone and be ready when you hit the social floor.

How much time do I need?

Lessons are focused and bite-sized. 20–30 minutes a few times a week is enough to make visible progress — and the player remembers where you left off.

Why not just learn from YouTube?

YouTube gives you pieces with no order — and pieces without order build habits, not dancers. ITDA is the full methodology in sequence: what to learn, when to learn it, and the details in between that free tutorials skip.

What devices can I use?

Any of them. ITDA works on phone, tablet and desktop, and your progress syncs across all of them.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes — one click, no lock-in, no questions. Cancel before your next billing date and you won't be charged again.

You've been dancing the same dance for years. Not because you stopped caring — because nobody showed you what was missing.

This is it. In the right order. Let's dance.

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