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SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES
MAIN IMAGE Musicians traveling in a 1950s American car BELOW (left
to right) La Bodeguita del Medio bar, with signed walls: couples dancing
salsa at the Salon Rosado; Plaza de la Catedral, Habana Vieja
4 MORE DANCE DESTINATIONS
TO RIVAL BUENOS AIRES
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, CARIBBEAN The locals of this
Caribbean hotspot move to merengue, a high-energy, frantic,
fast-paced dance characterized by slow turns.
SALVADOR DE BAHÍA, BRAZIL This city situated in northern
Brazil is the capital of thumping samba beats and is famous for
its annual carnival, when hordes of revelers descend on the
city to join in the celebrations.
CALIFORNIA, USA West Coast Swing is synonymous with
southern California. All connoisseurs of the dance can sign up
for a class in Los Angeles to perfect the swing patterns which
number more than 5,000.
THE LEVANT AND ISTANBUL, TURKEY The Levant, an
area that encompasses the Eastern Mediterranean region,
gyrates and swivels to the sinuous beats of belly-dancing,
and Istanbul is an alluring place to learn this mesmerizing
Middle Eastern dance.
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