Puerto Rican and Dominican Dance -- Merengue

[BaraAnne]

I'm indigenous to Puerto Rico and the Domican Republic. I'm extremely proud of that part of my roots. Love and blessings to all.

[destinymelendez]

This honestly shows how the latino culture is one and stick together instead of arguing which one is better, which neither one is because we all share the same foods, music, and dancing. So we really wouldn't make a difference of whos better or not.

[miguelalvarez]

Que bueno ver que en puerto rico tambien difrutan el merengue dominicano, bendicion a todos en puerto rico.

[tavroaar]

Merengue is from and always will be from the Dominican Republic. It’s our national pride and it’s declared by the unesco as Patrimonial Inmaterial de la Humanidad ❤️

[scburkhardt]

My church did a Puerto Rican dinner dance fundraiser and I’m becoming more familiar with this dance style and loving it. Didn’t get to dance much the first time so just let the music wash over me. Had a previous Latin dance lesson at Fiesta Mexicana though.

[scarletweb]

The Puerto Rican and Dominican music is amazing

[johsiantorres]

Puerto Rican Power y Dominican Power merengue es tan hermoso

[sofizafaronizafaroni]

Salsa music is a popular Puerto Rican dance music that initially arose in New York City during the 1960s.

[neldadon]

El merengue 🇩🇴Dominicano💯👈 ha influido en muchos países vecinos: Venezuela, Honduras, Colombia y Puerto Rico. El merengue dominicano es una de las músicas más tocadas en festivales y celebraciones de América Latina.

[yulde]

Bravo! Thank you so much for saying that also Puerto Rico has merengue as a native dance. How ever, Puerto Rico's merengue is a slow and romantic dance. It has a danza fusion.

[sofizafaronizafaroni]

Often mistaken for reggae or reggae en español, reggaeton is a younger genre which originated in the clubs of San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1991. It became known as "underground" music, due to its circulation through informal networks and performances at unofficial venues. Puerto Ricans DJ Playero and DJ Nelson were inspired by hip hop and Latin American music to produce "riddims, " the first reggaeton tracks.

[neldadon]

The cradle of the Caribbean
The bravest warriors
👏🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
A self-sufficient country
always forever

[irismar]

Deben mover mas la cintura. El merengue es la musica que identifica al Dominicano por sus alegres movimientos y no hay un solo pedacito del cuerpo que no se mueva.  

[sofizafaronizafaroni]

Reggaeton (also known as reggaetón and reguetón[1]) is a musical genre which originated in Puerto Rico during the late 1990s. It is influenced by hip hop and Latin American and Caribbean music. Vocals include rapping and singing, typically in Spanish.

[Williamjclopez]

Puerto Rican musica? Que linda ! Me encanta! Me encanta cómo bailar los puertorriqueños!

[SEVR]

It's the Latin culture, all latinos have the same passion for rithm. I'm Dominican and love all latin music and play all rithms in my percussion instruments, we are the seasoning or the spice of life ViVa LATINOS,
We all descendent from the same common ground.  Just be good to each other. Peace!

[annierodriguez]

NOSOTROS SABEMOS QUE EL MERENGUE ES DOMINICANO, SO NO IMPORTA QUE OTROS QUIERAN DECIR QUE ES DE ELLOS, DEJEN QUE LA GENTE VIVAN, ESO NO ES NADA, A BAILAR SE HA DICHO Y VIVA SIEMPRE LA REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA Y NUESTRO BAILE MERENGUE Y BACHATA

[xiul]

Cierto, el merengue es original de la República Dominicana pero también hay un merengue puertorriqueño de mucha calidad que tiene que ver con el permanente intercambio artístico y la cercanía geográfica entre nuestras dos islas. Que bueno que los hermanos puertorriqueños también han acogido el merengue y lo han convertido en una parte importante de su patrimonio musical, así como los dominicanos hemos adoptado y enriquecido la salsa puertorriqueña y el son cubano para afianzar la hermandad cultural de los pueblos caribeños...

[NickyNunez]

As a puerto rican i started dancing with them as soon as they started 😂

[neldadon]

the DOMINICAN MERENGUE
was played with string instruments.
Requinto /tres (latin guitar) Years later, the string instruments were replaced by the Accordion, thus conforming, together with the güira and the Tambora, the instrumental structure of the typical Merengue ensemble.
 This ensemble, with its three instruments,
represents the synthesis of the three cultures that made up the idiosyncrasy of
🇩🇴DOMINICAN CULTURE .
The European influence
Spanish guitar / berlin Accordion.
the AFRICAN Influence
 Dominican tambora (drum).
The TAINO aboriginal Influence
güira.