Меренге - национальный танец Доминиканской Республики
Merengue - this is one of the most popular dance in Latin America. Homeland his is the Dominican Republic, as well as some neighboring island of Haiti.
There are several different versions of the origin of dance merengue. In one version of the dance originated by slaves who traveled by being connected, and so dragged his feet to the beat of battle drums. In another version of one of the national heroes of the republic had been wounded in the leg. While welcoming his return to the motherland, the people of the Dominican Republic out of sympathy were also limp and drag one foot. In Haiti, this is a dance called the "kiss." According to another version, the dance got its name from the confection of sugar and egg white.
In the middle of the nineteenth century, became very popular merengue in the Dominican Republic, receiving a national dance. Merengue was made to dance on all public holidays.
Merengue - this is a dance that is sensual and even erotic character. Of great importance are the elements in the dance of flirtation and improvisation. Often, the merengue - is a pair dance, but to demonstrate to others their skills and their partners, the dancers often enter into the dance solo items.
characteristic feature of the dance is in constant body contact partners. Even performing individual steps, the dancers never let go of each other's hands. Merengue dance as an arm's length and tightly pressed against each other. In the Dominican Republic agreed to dance merengue somewhat apart from each other to be able to demonstrate their individual skills. In other Latin American dancers performing merengue tightly pressed against each other and thus emphasizing the sensual nature of dance.
main traffic Merengue is a walking step to the music. The number of steps depends on the willingness of the dancers. The dance uses a huge number of shapes, such as movement of his shoulders in an accelerating rate, the rotation of the hips and body. Merengue dancer costume often has a wide variety of jewelry.
There are several types of merengue. The most popular among them are a salon and figured merengue. There is another kind of merengue - folk dance version titled "tipiko." It is in this embodiment presently included in the Dominican merengue, the national show program.
Merengue is by far the most important component of the program of Latin American dances. This dance is easy to dance in the small and crowded dance halls. This dance is like new to dance for the fact that coordination between the movements of the hands and feet it is not as important as in other Latin American dances. Ease in learning dance steps merengue dancing made this a popular far beyond Latin America and the Dominican Republic. Now merengue dancing all over the world. At the beginning of training Latin American dance program, many coaches teach their wards movements of merengue as well as learning how to perform this dance, students will be easier to move on to more complex pas other dances.