How to Choose a Great Partner for Reggaeton Dancing

Reggaeton is a passionate dance known for its explicit sexual movements. In reggaeton, dancers rotate their hips, pelvis, and chest while grouping other body parts.

Reggaeton is one of the most sexual dances in the world. It can be danced solo or as a couple. For solo performance, there are many techniques and moves. In partner dancing, the dance becomes even more provocative and explicit.

It was precisely the partnered versions that faced stricter bans in the past. The perreo position itself (where the man stands behind the woman) was considered degrading for women.

In Russia, reggaeton gained popularity mainly among women, unlike in hot Latin American countries where partner dancing has many fans. Whether our men's reserved temperament or echoes of the Soviet past still influence our minds remains a mystery.

If you plan to dance as a couple, you'll first need to work on your own. The early lessons focus mostly on learning to relax and let go, which is quite difficult given today's lifestyle.

Opinions on choosing partners for this dance are divided. Some believe reggaeton should only be danced with a lover, because such movements with strangers are unacceptable.

Others advocate for changing partners as often as possible, arguing that it helps hone your skills.

In reggaeton, you must maintain constant contact with your partner's body: pressing and touching. Dancers express desire and arousal, so your partner should at least be someone you find appealing.

Yet there are variations of this dance where the contact is very close but no actual touching occurs. This technique can be used at the initial stage of partner interaction if shyness persists.

Choosing a partner for reggaeton is not as difficult as for many other Latin American partner dances. The partner doesn't need special qualities other than being attractive to the dancer and having good stamina to execute the dance technique.

The technique itself must be honed to perfection. As reggaeton dancers say: "It should not be intimacy disguised as dance, but a dance hinting at intimacy."

Professional dancers incorporate acrobatic moves into their routines. In that case, partners must be chosen carefully. Tricks require good physical fitness, flexibility, and balance. Trust, feel each other, and maintain counterbalances in lifts.

Thus, for professional-level reggaeton, the partner must be in excellent physical shape and have good flexibility. This dance, more than others, requires mutual understanding between partners. Ideally, partners should be in love with each other.