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Merengue is to the Dominican Republic what blues, jazz and hip-hop are to the United States — a musical style and dance that seems to represent the spirit of an entire country.
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Distinct from mambo, salsa, bachata, cha-cha, rumba and other Afro-Caribbean Latin dance styles, merengue is both the music and dance of the Dominican Republic.
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