In Santo Domingo, I danced the bachata and fell in love with the city
Arriving in a sunset-drenched Santo Domingo, I’m enchanted by the lyrical rhythms of bachata music floating from car speakers, corner stores and homes in the Dominican Republic’s cosmopolitan capital city. My guide, Prudencio Ferdinand, is eager to showcase his hometown and have a “true night out” with visitors. “For Dominicans, music is our life,” he says as we walk by a lively band playing in the centre of the city’s Colonial Zone.
our guide takes us first to Hasta la Tambora HLT, an ambient open-air venue that could be mistaken for a casual, intimate backyard party if it weren’t for a platform stage in the middle, where an MC keeps the energy up through the night and anybody is welcome to sing karaoke or dance along.. While I’m enjoying a mouth-watering coconut shrimp curry, a salsa and jazz band starts playing, and soon diners become dancers in the verandas, spinning between tables and bars in the airy and spacious spot.
A sign of a fulfilling travel experience is that it changes you in some way. For the remainder of the trip, I felt refreshed despite a lack of sleep and a non-stop itinerary. It was like dance had unlocked some energy level I didn’t know I had. Now back home, I’ll do anything to bring that joy to my everyday life. Whenever I hear a bachata song, I am transported to the warm Dominican breeze, remembering how a hobby can be a gateway to places and people around the world.
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