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EntertainmentHow to Dance Merengue Step by Step

How to Hold Hands in Merengue

Transcript

First, this will be your hold. Really simple. I can show you with both hands. This will be the hold for dancing. Don’t squeeze. No thumbs unless they’re used for a specific move.

If I go away from her, we have a negative communication. This is what we call positive communication, negative communication, where we’re pushing or pulling. Also, don’t do this. If the follower’s doing it, if I want her to turn, my fingers or my hand can actually slip in between the fingers, and there we have no communication. There is nothing.

So keeping your fingers closed is probably the best bet.

Never. Make sure never. They should be able to turn with this. I don’t move my hand. I give her the information, and they come back straight back to where they were in the beginning.

He’s almost in a cup shape. He’s holding kind of a cup, and I’m just rotating inside that cup. It’s a good tip on holding hands.


Lessons in this Guide

How to Do the Leader’s Turn in Merengue

How to Do Styled Right & Left Turns in Merengue

How to Dance Merengue with Ernesto Palma & Crystal Rodriguez

How to Do the Texas Tommy in Merengue

How to Turn Right & Left in Merengue

How to Do the Styled Side-Together Step in Merengue

How to Do the Pivot Turn in Merengue

How to Do the Basic Turn in Merengue

How to Do the Both Turn in Merengue

How to Do the Tunnel in Merengue

How to Do Alternating Turns in Merengue

How to Do the Basket Step with Rotation in Merengue

How to Do the Cuddle Step in Merengue

How to Do the Colocho in Merengue

How to Do the Side Cross Step in Merengue

How to Do Swivels in Merengue

How to Do Solo Freestyle Steps in Merengue

How to Do the Sweetheart Step in Merengue

How to Do Combinations in Merengue

How to Do the Hammer Lock in Merengue

How to Do the Follower’s Turn in Merengue

How to Do the Basket Step aka Cradle Step in Merengue

Good Merengue Songs

5 Tips for Leading Merengue

How to Do the Side-Together Step in Merengue

How to Keep Time with Merengue Music

History of Merengue Dance & Merengue Music

How to Do Cuban Motion in Merengue

How to Do the Rainbow Step in Merengue

How to Do the Basic Step in Merengue

How to Hold Hands in Merengue

3 Tips for Following in Merengue

How to Do the Forward-Back Step in Merengue

Upper Body Posture in Merengue Dance

How to Follow Proper Merengue Dance Etiquette

How to Dress to Dance Merengue

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