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Merengue Research Paper

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Merengue is the official dance and music of the Dominican Republic. While Merengue has been part of the Dominican culture since the 19th century, it was in the mid 1030s that Merengue became the dominant dance and music of the island. What makes Merengue so special is that it manage to raise from a considered “low-quality” music to an international sensation that not only dominated the radios stations all over the island but influenced all over North and South America. The toxicant beats had everyone in and out the island on their feet dancing and celebrating. There are many stories about the origin of Merengue, but by far the most popular story states that a great hero of the revolution returned hurt with an crippled leg, it was known that

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