Academia de Bachata

Academia de Bachata is proud to share an important organizational milestone: we became fully independent in January 2026! The Academia began in 2013 as a music program within the DREAM Project. Over the years, we have developed into a flourishing standalone music school, and in January completed the last steps to operate as a fully independent legal entity operated by the newly minted Fundacion iASO (DR) and iASO Cultural Foundation, a U.S. 501(c)(3). We invite you to view our newly...

Emely Díaz began taking classes at Academia de Bachata in 2010, studying guitar, percussion, voice, and contemporary piano. Soon, she was attending classes daily from 2PM-6PM. “It was the place where I found my Dominican roots and saw myself as a girl on stage, something that… [I had been told] wasn’t appropriate for me,” she said. “The Academia had a fundamental influence on my path. It became my community, my family. Here, I can represent my story and share it with others. And the...