Hey all! 

  
As promised, I keep posting my progress, what I am experiencing and what are my goals. 



You can check all my previous posts starting 5 months in. 

My last post from 14 months:

[https://www.reddit.com/r/Bachata/s/jkx7LhyNN9](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bachata/s/jkx7LhyNN9)

So last week I had my first J&J competition; it was the preliminary competition where the top 6 qualify for the final competition that will be held in a large festival next month. 

I came for fun and low expectations as the other dancers had much more experience than I do. 

I got number 4 and qualified, had great fun, and danced with the international-level judges that came, like Tom and Daniel (it was part of the competition)!   
The best part was the support of my community, prior, during, and post-competition. It was amazing and probably the best part of the whole experience.

So I do plan on competing more and not just the finals next month. 

This is a clip that was taken in a break we had during the competition, so the follow is not in the competition.



I spoke to the judges post-competition, and they all said my basic was probably the best. I am stating here as in every previous post, I got recommendations to improve it. 

In general, I am in a stage I do try to learn some bachatazouk and take private lessons in Tango to incorporate in my bachata, also improving my style, emphasizing musicality.



Super excited for the future, feels like it's just the beginning :)

Intermediate lead - 1 year 7 months dancing