Five(ish) Minute Dance Lesson: Merengue, Level 1

Have you ever wanted to take a Latin Dance class but didn’t have enough time? In this podcast, Latin Dance instructors Ricardo Loaiza and Elba Garcia prep you to dance the night away! Once you’ve practiced all three dances, find a local Latin Dance club or bust these moves at the next school dance! Wepa!
Ricardo and Elba are going to show you how, with just a few simple moves, you can impress on the floor in no time. The Merengue is the official dance of the Dominican Republic. Remember that when you’re dancing the Merengue, your feet don’t leave the floor.

[@RCInMotion]

WHAAAATTT !!!! Did I just learn merengue ??? YUP !!!! Best video tutorial yet.... now my girlfriend won’t be upset that I don’t know how to dance.... omg like a pro even doing some mixups.... Thank you guys once again for such an awesome video....!!!!!!! You saved me from embarrassment

[@austinpelayo8063]

The best partner is the imaginary one... 😢

[@youtubert3138]

Who said that? Don’t worry ask God for a good woman :)

[@ryanfresh8521]

The best partner is me my wife and shots of tequila.

[@tuboloco2]

Best dance lesson video I've seen in a long time. Ricardo is not only funny, he explains the origins of the music. Together they teach effectively. And the animations are awesome.

[@1maga851]

No. Read my comment above.

[@riptidewolf5412]

@@1maga851 Your comment is not above. KZbin shows your comments at the top but others don't see them there

[@aneeshaperera1387]

it's a proper lesson. points for animations. makes it easier to understand

[@austinpelayo8063]

Hey Dwight!

[@leahuhlir8261]

Love this video and all the Five(ish) Minute Dance Lessons! I am teaching these dance steps in physical therapy to a patient who has Parkinson's but loves to dance and feels like he can't do it anymore! These are awesome!!

[@andrearepetto217]

Wow one of the best learn-how-to-dance videos I've seen! I dance merengue, salsa, ballet and bellydance, and was looking for a video to help a friend learn merengue. Well done!!!

[@ChechuBeauty]

this vídeo is magic! muchas gracias!

[@danielleforte6186]

They are indeed easy to follow. I enjoyed it

[@SimpleCryptoBitcoinAnalysis]

Perfect and short and simple!

[@donzacole]

Gracias Ricardo y Elba!!! 👍🏾♥️👍🏾

[@margaretburnham5683]

Wow...the intro about the weariness of the slaves was emotionally intense

[@jenniferlindes9185]

so shocked....I used to take salsa lessons from you guys when I lived in DC!! Ricardo flipped me over his head once! I cannnnnnot believe this! Before you two were married!! I was watching this video for my students, in search of teaching videos and thought you two looked sort of familiar, but still didn't recognize you ....until Ricardo said his "wepa" of course!!!!!!! WOW I hope you two are doing great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! abrazotes grandes.

[@didlidoodles343]

You are very good teachers. Keep up the good work!

[@frizzzx86]

Finally!!! Yes it's in the knees! Bravo excellent video.

[@MegaMusicNotes]

You've got the best bend!

[@swimwithsue9227]

thank you ..simple expalnations

[@cjbakin9397]

This video was awesome an well put together! Thank you!

[@prewettcr]

Awesome intro - many thanks!

[@Moongazer101]

Excellent video. I love merengue!

[@gurmitchaudhri3984]

A👌🙏 great explanation

[@Fverheijden]

Great explanation

[@raven2114]

So Cool 😄

[@david_negron]

that wepa hit my soul

[@Gruess2you]

great!

[@kashiku01]

Thanks for the video!

[@roadrossmap]

Beautiful. Simple. And an "ish" tad too long, but I'll be coming back to keep learning. (Satire) Thank you so much

[@chuggco]

Best tutorial ever!

[@charlessmith263]

2:31 mark - this is known as making a set of railroad tracks - feet and legs are slightly offset to prevent knee incursions with each other, because since I had danced merengue before, your knees are precious little items! You can also use knee protection, such as knee caps, as needed.

[@belenbouw7079]

i have learn very easy and fast from him salsa and mirenge

[@carmenbarrera80]

Good job on this video

[@redeemedharshsw209]

AFRICA HAS SLWAYS DANCED THUS DANCE AND STILL DO IN MANY OF ITS COUNTRY FIR THOUSANDS OF YEARS..

[@tangonice8189]

Live band nice 😁 What song are they playing.

[@siegfriedk728]

Sehr gutes Video !

[@amshyllsekhmet6631]

This better than how dranny taught me. " mija go dance! " At the cookouts and shit knowing I just wanna eat, but noooooooo. Abelita always tapping me to go learn to dance from my cousins. My tios are the best but my primas get on my nerves and they hate me anyway.

[@homiekeen23]

Step 1: pretend you're tired 😂😂😂😂😂 💕

[@justintoussaint6875]

This videois eazy to me to lourn from

[@1maga851]

The (first Merengue); as we know it today; was recorded by "El Maestro Luis Kalaff Perez". He was born in Pimentel, Provincia Duarte, Republica Dominicana. El Maestro Kalaff died in 2010. NOTE: My neighbor. Had nothing to do with "slaves". That is not how Merengue is danced. If you want to know anything about Merengue; ask a Dominican; and make sure he/she is certified from "El Cibao". Better yet!!! Ask a (Pimentelense).

[@kmatos4life]

Wepa

[@user-qs2sk1pn5r]

ok

[@jamonfalin1528]

dominican is not that smal i've been there tons driving from east end to west end is like 7 hours that is if u don't stop so is not that smal, good video by the way.

[@kashiku01]

"keep your elbows down, so that we can prevent accidents from happening" me: flashback to 2 nights ago when i elbowed this random dude in the eye oops, feels bad >///< (it was completely accidental, I'm a very new beginner)

[@leannadejesus2561]

This music is not the merengue that we play

[@charlessmith263]

Basically, that is why most merengue DJs will likely do a mixture of merengue styles - techno-merengue (like "Izquierda derecha" of La Factoria de Sabor), classic merengue (like "Bibillurrina" of Juan Luis Guerra), and High-NRG merengue (like "Latinos" of Proyecto Uno), as well as meren-raps (merengues with rapping, like "Tiburon" of Proyecto Uno, or "El Jardinero" of Wilfrido Vargas). Cumbia-merengues are also probable (for example, "A Mover La Colita" from La Dinamita Sonora - which is actually based on the classic merengue done by Wilfrido Vargas!!!). This is because a merengue DJ wants to please almost everyone who likes only one or a few styles of merengue.

[@kripeshdhakal2736]

I have my best partner with me.