merengue
Dominican ballroom dance
Merengue is a style of dance music originating in the Dominican Republic, characterized by a fast two-beat rhythm and typically featuring accordion, saxophone, and güira (a metal scraper).
The accompanying dance involves partners in close hold moving their hips in sync with the beat: The band played merengue until midnight.
Not to be confused with meringue, the whipped egg-white confection.
Preaching order member
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- Afro-LatinOf African-Latino descent
Carnival · Latino · identity · folklore · Trujillo · diaspora · Creole · celebration
Dominican romantic music genre
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
- ballroomVenue for formal dances
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- footworkSkilled lower-limb movement
two-step · turn · spin · lead · follow · dancefloor · mambo · cumbia
Bellows-driven reed instrument
- saxophoneReed instrument, brass body
- bachataDominican romantic music genre
- cumbiaColombian folk dance genre
- claveLatin music's rhythmic spine
rhythm · brass · synth · tropical · bolero · melody · arrangement
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- pulseArterial blood throb
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
2/4 · cadence · downbeat · polyrhythm · driving · steady · infectious · fast-paced
Dominican
Preaching order member
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
Afro-Latin · Carnival · Latino · identity · folklore · Trujillo · diaspora · Creole · celebration · fiesta
bachata
Dominican romantic music genre
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
- ballroomVenue for formal dances
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
footwork · two-step · turn · spin · lead · follow · dancefloor · mambo · cumbia · rumba
accordion
Bellows-driven reed instrument
- saxophoneReed instrument, brass body
- bachataDominican romantic music genre
- cumbiaColombian folk dance genre
clave · rhythm · brass · synth · tropical · bolero · melody · arrangement
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- pulseArterial blood throb
groove · 2/4 · cadence · downbeat · polyrhythm · driving · steady · infectious · fast-paced · upbeat
lively
Animated and energetic
joyous · festive · spirited · animated · upbeat · celebratory · dynamic · infectious · vivacious · buoyant
sugar
Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener
whipped · torched · Swiss · Italian · French · marshmallow · glossy · foam · confection
merenguebolero
Cropped open-front jacket
slow waltz · ambient music · lullaby · adagio · ballad
merenguebolero
Cropped open-front jacket
rumba · bossa nova · tango · bachata