Merengue Dance Course

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The meringue of the national dance of the Dominican Republic, and also to some extent, of Haiti, the neighbor sharing the island.

There are two popular versions of the origin of the Dominican national dance, the Meringue. One story alleges the dance originated with slaves who were chained together and, of necessity, were forced to drag one leg as they cut sugar to the beat of drums. The 2nd story alleges that a great hero was wounded I the leg during one of the many revolutions in the Dominican Republic. A party of villagers welcomed him home with a victory celebration and, out of sympathy, everyone dancing felt obliged to limp and drag one foot.

It is possible that meringue took its name from the confection made of sugar and egg whites because of the light and frothy character of the dance or because of its short, precise rhythms.

Tempos vary a great deal and the Dominicans enjoy a sharp quickening in pace towards the latter part of the dance. The most favored routine at the clubs and restaurants that run a dance floor is a slow Bolero, breaking into a Meringue, which becomes akin to a bright, fast Jive in its closing stages. The ballroom Meringue is slower and has a modified hip action. The Meringue is not only very popular in the Dominican Republic, but also throughout the Caribbean and South America, and is one of the standard Latin American dances. The tempo of the meringue music generally is between 120 to 160 beats per minute (Bpm)

Rocky Poonawala's Dance School

Rocky Poonawalas is more than a dance school, It’s a way of life .

It was founded by Rocky Poonawala in 2004 and since then the only Belief we live by is Live to dance - dance to Live. Teaching all styles from the Salsa , Merengue , cha cha ,Jive , Rumba ,Samba, Tango , Paso Doble , Waltz , Bollywood , Hip Hop and more. Rocky Poonawala, the founder & director, has trained in UK for Latin american and Ballroom dances. Rocky believes that there is no Happiness greater than seeing your students dance well and reach to the top .  Rocky Believes in dedication , concentration and hard work while learning. Another thought he strongly believes in- if you have the above three qualities only then can you have real fun in learning dancing .

Patience experience and dedication is the key to learn any art .

Whether it is about latin styles like salsa cha cha jive rumba samba or bollywood and hip hop - the true art can only be learnt if you have the zest for it .

Since past couple of years, Rocky has taught more than 4000 students and travelled around the world to learn these different styles to give the best he can to India.  Whether it is latin styles or Television and Films, Rocky Poonawala today has reached to different corners of the world and wishes that his students grow more and more with honesty, dedication and always stay true to this art.

'Dance is an Expression and your Body is an instrument '

At Rocky Poonawalas, we aim to get all the styles under one roof . Right from Latin American  , Ballroom , classical , contemporary , hip hop breaking and bollywood. So at any point of time we always aspire to give something unique to our students.

Getting all the cultures and their beautiful flavours in a single place is what we aim to achieve.

Technique and understanding the dance forms is the first step  to really learn any dance style.

Besides all this, Rocky Poonawala wants every person to really understand this beautiful art and the dedication and respect, this art  requires while learning it. We not only want our students to excel and make big names and careers in this field but understand the discipline which is required to do so .

Hence the belief

LIVE To Dance --Dance To LIVE