#10 Struggle with Insecurities Did he really just say that? What should I reply? Shall I pretend I did not hear it? Should I defend myself? Or is it just best to ignore it? We were all backstage after performing for one of the first times with

#9 spreading our passion around the world Our teaching and performing has brought us to many places. We are so grateful for all the special experiences it has given us, that we would probably never have had if it were not for Bachata Passion. From travelling to

#8 behind the scenes at our Bachata shows Last week I wrote about how we create a show, the whole process of choosing the music, creating the choreography and then lots of practice. Bachata Passion has over 7 different teams that all have their own shows. So,

#7 the process of creating a Bachata show The stage, the lights, the public, the energy, the nerves, the excitement, the doubt, the waiting combined with impatience, it is a rollercoaster of emotions. And it is this rollercoaster we go through before show-time, which we used to

#6 our BP vision & founding principles I do not think I will ever be able to make a choice between the different Bachata styles and pick a favourite. For me Bachata is the perfect combination between sensual body movements, turn patterns, musicality & footwork. The music

#5 Building our dream-team We realized when we turned BP into a business that we needed a strong team of like-minded people around us. Not just for the business to grow but also for us, because working in a team makes us much stronger and makes the

#4 It all seems so easy.  It all seems so easy The people close to me have all commented that in these blogs I make it seem quite easy. As if it was without any struggle that we build Bachata Passion to where it is now. And

#3 Full focus to keep growing, secrets to our success. I can now say that quitting my job to focus completely on Bachata Passion, was the best decision I ever made. Because it gave me the drive to make this succeed no matter what. If you think

#2 Growth & Difficult decisions Moving to a bigger location sounds like a step forward, and it was. But you should realize that at that time it was a big risk to take. At this time we had just enough members to pay for the new location,

#1 the start of Bachata Passion Never did I think that Bachata could be our fulltime job. Nor did we imagine that we could turn it into an actual growing business. When we started Bachata Passion, we just loved dancing Bachata. At that time the dance style