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	BACHATA
	Bachata is a form of music that emerged in the early 1960s as romantic guitar music, which is different from dancing guitar music. With time, Bachata’s rhythm was accelerated and a new dance step was initiated and thus, Bachata began to be classified as dance music. Latin American Spanish dictionaries define Bachata as fun and merriment; however, in Dominican Republic, which is the place of its origin, Bachata refers to get-togethers that include food and music. Since these parties played guitars, the guitar-based music of this time became to be known as Bachata.