Definition of MERENGUE

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Try your hand at salsa, merengue, cumbia, and norteña numbers as waiters in crisp whites with black bow ties circle the room serving liquid courage. — Condé Nast Traveler, "23 Best Things To Do In Mexico City," 4 Mar. 2018 One group worked with a dance instructor and got moving, dancing the merengue, cha-cha-cha, bachata, and salsa twice a week for an hour for four months, while the other group enrolled in a health education program. — Jessica Leigh Mattern, Woman's Day, "Hate the Gym? A Little Salsa Could Help Your Heart," 15 Mar. 2016 The nasal cry from an unknown Puerto Rican merengue singer was ear-piercing and unforgettable. — Billboard Staff, Billboard, "The 98 Greatest Songs of 1998: Critics' Picks," 29 May 2018 Known for fusing many sounds, from Afro-Latin to merengue and more, Guerra has spent a career creating music that has been embraced around the world. — Justino Aguila, Billboard, "Happy Birthday, Juan Luis Guerra! Check Out 5 Songs Showing the Maestro's Musical Mastery," 7 June 2018 Several thousand children across Los Angeles County learn to swing and salsa, tango, foxtrot and merengue over the course of a 10-week program. — Esmeralda Bermudez, latimes.com, "These fifth-graders start out dance-shy, but then they start to shimmy," 26 May 2018 Over the course of ten weeks, kids also learn swing, tango, merengue, and fox trot. — Gwynedd Stuart, Los Angeles Magazine, "Next School Year, This Local Program Will Teach 10,000 Kids to Dance," 22 May 2018 People passing by the restaurant stopped for a little merengue, while diners danced in their seats. — Trevor Fraser, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Disney Springs revives its late night," 18 May 2018 Zoomba at the Zoo is a 90-minute dance/aerobic workout class, featuring salsa, merengue, mambo and hip-hop. — Rianne Coale, RedEye Chicago, "5 things to do in Chicago this weekend," 18 May 2017

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