Merengue is the national dance of the Dominican Republic.There is a lot of variety in Merengue music. Tempos vary a great deal and the Dominicans enjoy a sharp quickening in pace towards the latter part of the dance. The most favored routine at the clubs and restaurants that run a dance floor is a slow Bolero, breaking into a Merengue, which becomes akin to a bright, fast Jive in its closing stages. The ballroom Merengue is sloMerengue choreography is as follows: Men and woman hold each other in a vals-like position and step to their side in what is know as “paso de la empalizada” or “stick-fence step”. They can then turn clockwise or counterclockwise. This is called Ballroom Merengue (merengue de salón), in which couples never separated. There is also what is called Figure Merengue (Merengue de Figura) in which dancers also make turns individualy, but never letting go the hand of the partnerwer and has a modified hip action.“MERENGUE OUR MUSIC”

Originally from THE HOT GIRL by thehotgirl on Mar 22, 2006, 3:47PM