This was the night i attempted my first bit of merengue..............
Around seven o'clock we arrived at our friends house to be greeted with a coconut with the top chopped off. Inside was some alcoholic concoction (maybe an attempt at a Coco Loco). Whatever it was, it was strong. On the side was bottles of Brugal and Barcelo rum and some Bacardi so i assumed i would not be remembering much about tonight!
The music in the background was quiet at first, a slower merengue tune. After a few rum concoctions from the coconut we went into the other room where Kelvin was carving up a pig to go with our rice and other dominican food.
We washed the food down with a bit more rum and cranked up the music volume for a bit of dancing. I kept making excuses about needing more drink before i would dance. Even though i have been to the DR 6 times i leave the dancing part to my wife. However, after a couple more drinks i got up and just tried it (at least the room was dark). From the other room came a pineapple with several straws sticking out of it, i cant say what that was either.
At the end of the night the rum bottles were empty, peoples voices were sore from the singing, feet were hurting from the dancing and there was me - looking for merengue partners. It was a really good night!
The only thing is.............. outside there was no beach, and the temperature was about 5 degrees. We were here in (not so sunny) Yorkshire, England. My friends brother an sister have both married Dominicans and we all put this night on for them!
Around seven o'clock we arrived at our friends house to be greeted with a coconut with the top chopped off. Inside was some alcoholic concoction (maybe an attempt at a Coco Loco). Whatever it was, it was strong. On the side was bottles of Brugal and Barcelo rum and some Bacardi so i assumed i would not be remembering much about tonight!
The music in the background was quiet at first, a slower merengue tune. After a few rum concoctions from the coconut we went into the other room where Kelvin was carving up a pig to go with our rice and other dominican food.
We washed the food down with a bit more rum and cranked up the music volume for a bit of dancing. I kept making excuses about needing more drink before i would dance. Even though i have been to the DR 6 times i leave the dancing part to my wife. However, after a couple more drinks i got up and just tried it (at least the room was dark). From the other room came a pineapple with several straws sticking out of it, i cant say what that was either.
At the end of the night the rum bottles were empty, peoples voices were sore from the singing, feet were hurting from the dancing and there was me - looking for merengue partners. It was a really good night!
The only thing is.............. outside there was no beach, and the temperature was about 5 degrees. We were here in (not so sunny) Yorkshire, England. My friends brother an sister have both married Dominicans and we all put this night on for them!