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Dance in Venezuela

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Most of Venezuela's dances originated in Europe in the 19th century, but some originated in the Caribbean and others have African origins. They include the national dance the Joropo, the Venezuelan merengue and the Baile de Tambor.

Venezuelan polka

Joropo

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Venezuelan merengue

Baile de Tambor

Baile de Tambor, also known simply as tambor, is a dance of Afro-Venezuelan origins that is danced to the complex rhythms of the country's surviving African percussion traditions.

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