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Merengue Dance!

Total questions: 7

Worksheet time: 4mins

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1.

Merengue is the national dance of....

a)

The Dominican Republic

b)

Cuba

c)

Mexico

d)

Spain

2.

Merengue is mostly a....

a)

social dance

b)

ballroom dance

3.

Which of these people are MOST LIKELY dancing Merengue?

a)
b)
4.

Which of these people are MOST LIKELY dancing Merengue?

a)
b)
5.

Merengue music usually sounds...

a)

fast and happy

b)

slow and serious

c)

dramatic and intense

6.

Merengue music and dance combines ALL of these:

a)

The French Minuet

b)

African Rhythms from the slaves brought to farm sugar

c)

Polka instruments from German immigrants

d)

Jazz music

e)

Some purely Caribbean instruments

7.

Which of these is NOT a story about how Merengue Dance came to be?

a)

Dancers decided to dance like a wounded hero so he wouldn't feel awkward.

b)

All the girls were wearing very tight skirts, so they had to take the smallest steps possible.

c)

The shuffle steps were imitating slaves and how they had to walk with chains on their feet.