The merengue is internationally recognized as the Dominican Republic’s national dance, an integral and unifying element of Dominican identity. Although Dominicans often claim that merengue has always been in their blood, the dance I relatively young, and its popularity among Dominicans of all social classes and ages is even more recent. This book studies the merengue as a unifying symbol of Dominican identity across its history.
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