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Merengue

Merengue

Merengue is a type of dance that is most strongly identified with the Dominican Republic. It has spread by the large numbers of Dominicans immigrating to the United States, bringing the merengue with them.  There are many theories regarding the origin of merengue, which will be discussed in this report.  One of them being that the black slaves saw the ballroom dances in the Big Houses and when they had their own festivities started mimicking the "masters' dances".   However, the Europeans dances were not very exciting, so over time, the slaves added the use of the drums to make the dance more upbeat. 
Even though it was very popular among the masses, high-class people did not accept merengue for a long time, because it was related to African music.  It was considered by some to be the music of the

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