Newcomer Tango & Merengue

No dance form can convey elegant passion the way the Argentine Tango does. It is the most sensual version of the Tango. It’s a celebration of life in the South American country while it was labeled dirty dancing in the United States. That’s because of those extremely sensuous moves that make up this wonderful dance form. The Argentine Tango was introduced in New York in 1921 by the silver screen’s most loved Latin Lover, Rudolph Valentino although it was a tamer version of the original.

Merengue is often considered the national dance of the Dominican Republic and has strong African roots. The Dominican Merengue is sung in Spanish while the Haitian Mereng music is sung in Creole. It is also influenced by Cuban music and a dance called Upa Habanera, which makes Marengue a truly multicultural dance form. Merengue music was the favorite of Dominicans although its popularity in the Western world is recent. Some styles of the dance form are attributed to a war hero who had a wooden right leg, a style that was copied by the rest of the population on Dominican beaches.