Show producers Alberto Zayas and Valentín Báez are undertaking the reality show this coming 26 November 2019 (National Merengue Day) on Telesistema Channel 11. They plan to bring home to the Dominican Republic the Guinness Record for Most Persons Dancing Merengue at the same time. The record is held by Russian dancers that set the record for “The biggest merengue dance” in 2013 with 330 couples costumed and dancing merengue in synchronicity.
The plan is to synchronize 350 couples dancing merengue non-stop in the Colonial City for the “Un record pa’l merengue” production.
Zayas says the reality will start with auditions in leading Dominican cities, their dance schools, to get the people involved and turn the show into a country branding event.
A theme is being created for the event by Antonio González. They hope that it will become part of Dominican culture in the way iconic merengues such as “Compadre Pedro Juan” is. The song will last for four or five minutes but during that time, the challenge is to synchronize the dancers.
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Diario Libre
20 August 2019