Merengue

Merengue is the national dance of the Dominican Republic. The dance has a young and cluby style and is considered a salsa-cousin dance as it is often played in salsa clubs. These classes are progressive and are suitable for newbies as well as those already dancing merengue who wants an improver and to add some zest to their merengue! The sessions will teach and practice correct weight change and techniques to get that merengue hip action; posture/frame; lead and follow techniques; turn patterns; and dancing to a variety of merengue music. Suitable for anyone who has experience in a partner dance.

The classes will be taught by Jackson & June who have been to the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean where they learned the dance. They were also at the capital city, Santo Domingo, for the Merengue Festival 2002 – a major annual event in the country.