Dominican Republic – Children’s activities

The Dominican Republic celebrates its Independence Day on February 27th, and I figured this was as good a reason as any to designate this weekend Dominican Republic weekend. Besides, after all the rain we’ve had this winter, we needed a dose of the tropics. I figured there was no better way to start than with a little tropical music and dance.

Merengue is the dance of the Dominican Republic and, handily, it’s probably the easiest of the Latin dances. I’m no expert dancer but I figured even I might be able to teach my four-year-old the basics of merengue. Continue reading