Merengue

Merengue is a Latin American music and dance style from the Dominican Republic. It is the country's national dance and one of the best-known styles in the Caribbean. Today it is danced all over the world – from Latin America to dance schools in Europe and the USA.

The dance:

• Dance position: danced as a couple – close together, in a closed hold.
• Basic step: alternating feet – left, right, left, right – with pronounced hip movement.
• Style: smooth and rhythmic, with hardly any hops. The focus is on feeling the rhythm together and the connection between the dancers.
• Variations: turns, changes of direction and lifts (in more advanced versions) are added gradually.

Fun facts:

• Merengue is easier to learn than, say, salsa or bachata, so it is often the first dance beginners learn in Latin dance courses.
• In 2016 merengue was inscribed on UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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