Merengue originated in the Dominican Republic as the dance of the peasant class. Upper classes wanted nothing to do with it. When merengue became popular in other countries it finally gained respect from the social elite in the DR. Merengue…
When I was a kid and we would visit our family in Mexico I would watch in awe as my mom, aunts, uncles and cousins would dance fast paced Latin music with ease. My mom tried to teach me but…