Merengue is the easiest dance in the world to learn and its music can be heard in Latin nightclubs around the world. Merengue is a one-step, meaning you take one step per beat. While the music is upbeat, the moves can be executed without a rush. The music is in 4/4 time with three sections: paseo, merengue, and jaleo. It is danced with a limping step and the weight always on the same side.

Merengue is offered in both our Ballroom Sampler Group Dance Class and our Latin Ballroom Group Dance Class.

History of Merengue

Merengue originated in the Dominican Republic (particularly in the city of Santiago) and Haiti. It is strongly influenced by Afro-Cuban and Venezuelan music and by dances throughout Latin America and dates back to the late 1800s. It is is a new world musical style rooted in old-world traditions.