Merengue History. Merengue is a ballroom dance of Haitian and Dominican origin in which one foot is dragged on every step. In this essay I will tell you about the origins, the choreography, and about the rejection and acceptance of the dance. The origin of the dance was lost throughout time but it is still discussed between many people. They think it may have been possible that a man named Alfonseca created the dance or …showed first 75 words of 396 total…

…showed last 75 words of 396 total…campaign to introduce the dance into the ballrooms. Once again there was resistance because of the lyrics. Eventually it caught on and had a couple of hits on the radio. That led to the making of the 2 different types of Merengue. I hope that you have learned something about the history of Merengue and that you will eventually try the beautiful dance. Thanks for your time. References: http://www.mindspring.com/~adiascar/musica/merhst-e.htm