Los bongós, las trompetas, el saxofón y las maracas are some instruments used in this fast paced music and two person dance from Cuba.

Some people believe that this popular dance originated in Panama when a large Jamaican population of immigrants worked on the Panama Canal in the early 20th century.

In this Dominican dance dancers move mostly the lower body up to the hips to the sounds of la guitarra, los bongós y las maracas.

There are two versions of the of the origin of this dance, one involves slaves forced to drag their feet at the sound of drums, and the other is about the dance to welcome a war hero.

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Salsa

2.
Bachata

3.
Reggaetón

4.
Merengue