{"id":250,"date":"2010-03-23T15:12:27","date_gmt":"2010-03-23T20:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webdesignsbydanielleb.com\/?page_id=250"},"modified":"2010-05-18T14:36:39","modified_gmt":"2010-05-18T18:36:39","slug":"merengue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shallwedanceusa.com\/?page_id=250","title":{"rendered":"Merengue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">There are two schools of thought                     as to how this captivating dance began. One says it started as a peasant dance in                     the Dominican Republic by African slaves. Another says a returning war here, a General                     Maringie, danced dragging an injured leg. Whatever its origin, today&#8217;s exciting                     rhythm of the Merengue inspir<span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;\">es dancers all over                         the world to move to its intoxicating beat. Merengue dance steps are easy and deliciously                         fun! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;\"> Walking<span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"> steps and side steps (chasse)                     are the basic components of Merengue. This dance is introduced as a marching dance,                     but can be developed into a rhythmical dance. With &#8220;Cuban Motion&#8221; and animated                     body movement, the Merengue gives a festive party appeal.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"> <span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Merengue songs and artists                     include:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"> <span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webdesignsbydanielleb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Buster-Poindexter-Feeling-Hot-Hot-Hot.mp3\">&#8220;Hot, Hot, Hot&#8221; &#8211; Buster Poindexter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webdesignsbydanielleb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Harry-Belafonte-Shake-Shake-Senora-Beetlejuice-soundtrack.mp3\">&#8220;Jump in the Line&#8221; &#8211; Harry Belafonte<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webdesignsbydanielleb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Jim-Carrey-Cuban-Pete-The-Mask-Soundtrack1.mp3\">&#8220;Cuban Pete&#8221; &#8211; Jim Carey<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are two schools of thought as to how this captivating dance began. One says it started as a peasant dance in the Dominican Republic by African slaves. Another says a returning war here, a General Maringie, danced dragging an injured leg. Whatever its origin, today&#8217;s exciting rhythm of the Merengue inspires dancers all over [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":93,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-250","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shallwedanceusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shallwedanceusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shallwedanceusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shallwedanceusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shallwedanceusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=250"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/shallwedanceusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":273,"href":"https:\/\/shallwedanceusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/250\/revisions\/273"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shallwedanceusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/93"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shallwedanceusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}