Dominicanese
09-28-2016, 03:32 PM
Dominican Republic 2.
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Culture:
The Dominican people and their customs have origins consisting predominately in a European & African cultural basis, with native Taíno influences. The Dominican Republic was the site of the first European settlement in the New World, namely Santo Domingo, founded in 1493.
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Shortly after the arrival of Europeans, African peoples were imported to the island to serve as slave labor. The fusion of European, African and Taino traditions and customs contributed to the development of present-day Dominican culture.
Cuisine:
Dominican Republic cuisine is predominantly made up of a combination of Spanish, indigenous Taíno, and African influences. Many Middle-Eastern dishes have been adopted into Dominican cuisine, such as the "Quipe" that comes from the Lebanese kibbeh. Dominican cuisine resembles that of other countries in Latin America, those of the nearby islands of Puerto Rico and Cuba, most of all, though the dish names differ sometimes.
http://www.godominicanrepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Plato-tipico-X3-1533x1080.jpg
A traditional breakfast would consist of mangú, fried eggs, fried salami, fried cheese and sometimes avocado. This is called "Los Tres Golpes" or "The Three Hits". As in Spain, the largest, most important meal of the day is lunch. Its most typical form, nicknamed La Bandera ("The Flag"), consists of rice, red beans and meat (beef, chicken, pork, or fish), sometimes accompanied by a side of salad.
http://www.godominicanrepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Frituras-offered-at-Boca-Chica-beaches-1920x1080.jpg
Mangú – mashed, boiled plantain can be traced back to west Africa. The origin name of this dish is fufu. Still called fufu in parts Africa, Cuba and Puerto Rico and cayeye in Colombia . This is a typical and official national breakfast in the Dominican Republic but can also be served at lunch and dinner. Mangú is typically served with queso Frito (white cheese fried in a pan), Dominican salami, eggs and topped with onions cooked in vinegar. This is also known as los tres golpes (the three hits).
http://nbclatino.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/best-mangu-photo.jpg
What Dominicans tend to eat depends highly on where they live: whether near the sea or in the interior mountains. In either case, most Dominican meat dishes tend to involve pork, as pigs are farmed quite heavily on the island. Meat dishes tend to be very well cooked or even stewed in Dominican restaurants, a tradition stemming from the lesser availability of refrigeration on the island.
http://www.uncommoncaribbean.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Chilli-con-tostones-at-Langosta-Roja.jpg
Seaside Dominican fishing villages will have great varieties of seafood, the most common being shrimp, marlin, mahi-mahi or dorado, and lobster. Most villagers more commonly dine on cheap, lesser-quality fish, usually stewed with la criolla, a type of rice. Premium seafood tends to be too expensive for the many locals, and is saved for the island's upper class and the tourist resorts.
https://elfogoncito.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/dscf5469.jpg
Differences between Dominican cuisine and those of other parts of the West Indies include the milder spicing, which mainly uses onions, garlic, cilantro, cilantro ancho (culantro), ají cubanela (cubanelle pepper), and oregano. Dominican sofrito is known on the island as sazón.
Music:
The music of the Dominican Republic is primarily influenced by West African traditions, with some minor European, and native Taino influences. The Dominican Republic is mainly known for its merengue and bachata music, both of which are the most popular forms of music in the country.
Musically, the Dominican Republic is known for the creation of multiple musical styles and genres but is mostly recognized for merengue, a type of lively, fast-paced rhythm and dance music consisting of a tempo of about 120 to 160 beats per minute (though it varies) based on musical elements like African drums, brass, piano, chorded instruments, and traditionally the accordion, as well as some elements unique to the Dominican Republic, such as the tambora and güira. Its syncopated beats use Latin percussion, brass instruments, bass, and piano or keyboard. Between 1937 and 1950 merengue music was promoted internationally by Dominican groups like Chapuseaux and Damiron "Los Reyes del Merengue", Joseito Mateo, and others. Radio, television, and international media popularized it further. Some well-known merengue performers include Johnny Ventura, singer/songwriter Juan Luis Guerra, Fernando Villalona, Eddy Herrera, Sergio Vargas, Toño Rosario, Milly Quezada, and Chichí Peralta. Merengue became popular in the United States, mostly on the East Coast, during the 1980s and 1990s, when many Dominican artists, among them Victor Roque y La Gran Manzana, Henry Hierro, Zacarias Ferreira, Aventura, and Milly Jocelyn Y Los Vecinos, residing in the U.S. (particularly New York) started performing in the Latin club scene and gained radio airplay. The emergence of bachata, along with an increase in the number of Dominicans living among other Latino groups in New York, New Jersey, Florida and Massachusetts contributed to Dominican music's overall growth in popularity.
Bachata, a form of music and dance that originated in the countryside and rural marginal neighborhoods of the Dominican Republic, has become quite popular in recent years. Its subjects are often romantic; especially prevalent are tales of heartbreak and sadness. In fact, the original name for the genre was amargue ("bitterness", or "bitter music", or blues music), until the rather ambiguous (and mood-neutral) term bachata became popular. Bachata grew out of, and is still closely related to, the pan-Latin American romantic style called bolero. Over time, it has been influenced by merengue and by a variety of Latin American guitar styles.
http://www.heritageinstitute.com/danceinfo/images/bachata.jpg
Palo is an Afro-Dominican sacred music that can be found through the island. The drum and human voice are the principal instruments. Palo is played at religious ceremonies - usually coinciding with saint's days - as well as for secular parties and special occasions. Its roots are in the Congo region of central-west Africa, but it is mixed with European influences in the melodies. Palos are related to Dominican folk Catholicism, which includes a pantheon of deities/saints (here termed misterios) much like those found in the African derived syncretic religious traditions of Cuba, Brazil, Haiti, and elsewhere. Palos are usually associated with the lower class, black and mixed populations. They can be seen in different regions of Dominican Republic, but with variations.
Salsa music has had a great deal of popularity in the country. During the late 1960s Dominican native Johnny Pacheco, creator of the famed Fania All Stars, played a significant role in the music's development and popularization, and is also credited for coining the term "Salsa" to denote the genre.
Dominican rock is also popular among younger and not so younger crowds of the Dominican Republic. Dominican rock is influenced by British and American rock, but also has its own sense of unique style. The rock scene in the Dominican Republic has been very vibrant in recent years, spanning genres of rock such as pop rock, reggae/rock, and punk. There are also several underground Metal concerts occurring occasionally mainly in the cities of Santo Domingo and Santiago, where teenagers and young adults usually not satisfied with the other genres express themselves.
Ethnic Racial Composition:
* 90% Black & Mulatto
* 10% White
People:
The vast majority of Dominicans are of African descent, however there is also a sagnificant White minority of which they occupy the upper middle and upper class spectrum of the Dominican Republic, like in all countries of the Americas. The Dominican Republic was discovered in 1492 by christopher columbus. Upon European discovery millions migrants have came to the island since then.
African Dominicans - Are Dominicans who descend from West and Central Africans who came to the Dominican Republic by force as a result of slavery. The Portuguese slave traders had control of certain regions of Africa and in many cases traded slaves illegally to the Spanish even when band in British laws. Africans who were brought to the Dominican Republic largely consisted of Senegambians, Beninese, Togolese, Ghanaians, Nigerians, Angolans, and Congolese peoples of which the following African tribes who dominated the Dominican slave populations were the Wolofs, Yorubas, Fongbes, Fulanis, and the Bantus. The rest (Igbos, Akans, Zai, Mande, Ewes, etc...) and many others impacted sagnificantly. A total of 30 African tribes were documented in Santo Domingo during slavery. Today, African Dominicans make up around 70 to 90 percent of the Dominican population, Dominicans that are pure Black or predominantly Black make up around 35 percent of the population while the rest of the 60 percent are of Mixed race, known as "Mulattoes" who are a mix between African and European ancestry.
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European Dominicans - Are Dominicans who descend from Europe, mostly from Spain who came to the Dominican Republic upon European discovery in 1492. Most White Dominicans descend from Andalusians and Canarians who came over in 1492-1800s. Andalusians were among the first Spaniards to come. In the late 17th century the French population was getting over whelmingly large so they sent many people from the Canary Islands (South of Spain) to the Dominican Republic in order to dilute the French population, for the next 100 years till the late 18th century the Canarian population grew dramatically. There was also an already well established Portuguese and Gallego population in the Cibao region before, they then interbred with many Canarians. Today, the Dominican White population makes up about 8 to 10 percent of the population, with less than 3 percent being pure White.
Many Dominicans have some Native Taino ancestry to some extend, DNA studies shows that the average Dominican has between 4 and 8 percent Native American ancestry in their genome. Asian Dominicans, though a minority also can contribute to the Dominican population due to the large presence of Japanese in Constanza and Bonao during the mid 20th century as well as earlier and a large Arab and Chinese population in Santo Domingo.
Languages:
Spanish is the official language of the Dominican Republic. However, a local dialect is spoken in informal situations and it is known as Dominican Spanish. Dominican Spanish has it's roots in Andalusian and Canarian Spanish with influences from West-Central African languages and a minor Portuguese influence. An English dialect is also spoken in the Dominican Republic by some 8,000 people in the Samana Peninsula in NorthEast Dominican Republic and it is known as Samana English. Samana English has it's roots in Hiberno English spoken in Southern Ireland, WestCountry English, and British English, with influences from West African languages. English explores discovered Samana without the Spanish having knowledge of the peninsula existing in the 17th century. The English brought West African slaves to Samana and an English-Creole language developed among them. The British abandoned Samana due to economic reasons and political instabitily between Dominican Republic and Haiti, leaving the slaves behind as fishermen and farmers. In 1824, many freed African American slaves arrived to the Bahamas and Samana in which they influenced the English dialect some more.
Religion:
The many kinds of religion in the Dominican Republic have been growing and changing. Historically, Catholicism dominated the religious practices of the small country. In modern times Protestant and non-Christian groups, like Buddhists, Jews, and Muslims, have experienced a population boom.
The Dominican Republic, being a nation full of African heritage was able to preserve some African religions, and aspects of them. A lot of the Afro-Caribbean religions in the country are syncretized with Catholicism, but not all to the same extent. Some may only use the image of saints but be completely Africanized in every other aspects. While some may be fully Christian with some African aspects.
Sports:
Baseball is by far the most popular sport in the Dominican Republic. The country has a baseball league of six teams. Its season usually begins in October and ends in January. After the United States, the Dominican Republic has the second highest number of Major League Baseball (MLB) players. Ozzie Virgil, Sr. became the first Dominican-born player in the MLB on September 23, 1956. Juan Marichal and Pedro Martinez are the only Dominican-born players in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Other notable baseball players born in the Dominican Republic are: Robinson Cano, Rico Carty, Starling Marte, Vladimir Guerrero, George Bell, Julian Javier, Francisco Liriano, Manny Ramírez, Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion, Hanley Ramírez, David Ortiz, Albert Pujols, Nelson Cruz, Ubaldo Jiménez, José Reyes, Plácido Polanco, and Sammy Sosa. Felipe Alou has also enjoyed success as a manager and Omar Minaya as a general manager. In 2013, the Dominican team went undefeated en route to winning the World Baseball Classic.
In boxing, the country has produced scores of world-class fighters and several world champions, such as Carlos Cruz, his brother Leo, Juan Guzman, and Joan Guzman. Basketball also enjoys a relatively high level of popularity. Tito Horford, his son Al, Felipe Lopez, and Francisco Garcia are among the Dominican-born players currently or formerly in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Olympic gold medalist and world champion hurdler Félix Sánchez hails from the Dominican Republic, as does NFL defensive end Luis Castillo.
Other important sports are volleyball, introduced in 1916 by U.S. Marines and controlled by the Dominican Volleyball Federation, taekwondo, in which Gabriel Mercedes won an Olympic silver medal in 2008, and judo.
Dominican videos
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUQt3BCRBAA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOK_ZlAC9ZM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygs6Wa5j29w&t=8s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec70AvHvjPQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuT6AkIkNCE
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http://new.latincoming.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/K%C3%BCste-Barahona-2.jpg
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http://i1.wp.com/www.worldwanderista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/quad-driving-Samana-Dominican-Republic-8.jpg
Culture:
The Dominican people and their customs have origins consisting predominately in a European & African cultural basis, with native Taíno influences. The Dominican Republic was the site of the first European settlement in the New World, namely Santo Domingo, founded in 1493.
http://www.needgreaters.com/NGDRculture.JPG
Shortly after the arrival of Europeans, African peoples were imported to the island to serve as slave labor. The fusion of European, African and Taino traditions and customs contributed to the development of present-day Dominican culture.
Cuisine:
Dominican Republic cuisine is predominantly made up of a combination of Spanish, indigenous Taíno, and African influences. Many Middle-Eastern dishes have been adopted into Dominican cuisine, such as the "Quipe" that comes from the Lebanese kibbeh. Dominican cuisine resembles that of other countries in Latin America, those of the nearby islands of Puerto Rico and Cuba, most of all, though the dish names differ sometimes.
http://www.godominicanrepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Plato-tipico-X3-1533x1080.jpg
A traditional breakfast would consist of mangú, fried eggs, fried salami, fried cheese and sometimes avocado. This is called "Los Tres Golpes" or "The Three Hits". As in Spain, the largest, most important meal of the day is lunch. Its most typical form, nicknamed La Bandera ("The Flag"), consists of rice, red beans and meat (beef, chicken, pork, or fish), sometimes accompanied by a side of salad.
http://www.godominicanrepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Frituras-offered-at-Boca-Chica-beaches-1920x1080.jpg
Mangú – mashed, boiled plantain can be traced back to west Africa. The origin name of this dish is fufu. Still called fufu in parts Africa, Cuba and Puerto Rico and cayeye in Colombia . This is a typical and official national breakfast in the Dominican Republic but can also be served at lunch and dinner. Mangú is typically served with queso Frito (white cheese fried in a pan), Dominican salami, eggs and topped with onions cooked in vinegar. This is also known as los tres golpes (the three hits).
http://nbclatino.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/best-mangu-photo.jpg
What Dominicans tend to eat depends highly on where they live: whether near the sea or in the interior mountains. In either case, most Dominican meat dishes tend to involve pork, as pigs are farmed quite heavily on the island. Meat dishes tend to be very well cooked or even stewed in Dominican restaurants, a tradition stemming from the lesser availability of refrigeration on the island.
http://www.uncommoncaribbean.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Chilli-con-tostones-at-Langosta-Roja.jpg
Seaside Dominican fishing villages will have great varieties of seafood, the most common being shrimp, marlin, mahi-mahi or dorado, and lobster. Most villagers more commonly dine on cheap, lesser-quality fish, usually stewed with la criolla, a type of rice. Premium seafood tends to be too expensive for the many locals, and is saved for the island's upper class and the tourist resorts.
https://elfogoncito.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/dscf5469.jpg
Differences between Dominican cuisine and those of other parts of the West Indies include the milder spicing, which mainly uses onions, garlic, cilantro, cilantro ancho (culantro), ají cubanela (cubanelle pepper), and oregano. Dominican sofrito is known on the island as sazón.
Music:
The music of the Dominican Republic is primarily influenced by West African traditions, with some minor European, and native Taino influences. The Dominican Republic is mainly known for its merengue and bachata music, both of which are the most popular forms of music in the country.
Musically, the Dominican Republic is known for the creation of multiple musical styles and genres but is mostly recognized for merengue, a type of lively, fast-paced rhythm and dance music consisting of a tempo of about 120 to 160 beats per minute (though it varies) based on musical elements like African drums, brass, piano, chorded instruments, and traditionally the accordion, as well as some elements unique to the Dominican Republic, such as the tambora and güira. Its syncopated beats use Latin percussion, brass instruments, bass, and piano or keyboard. Between 1937 and 1950 merengue music was promoted internationally by Dominican groups like Chapuseaux and Damiron "Los Reyes del Merengue", Joseito Mateo, and others. Radio, television, and international media popularized it further. Some well-known merengue performers include Johnny Ventura, singer/songwriter Juan Luis Guerra, Fernando Villalona, Eddy Herrera, Sergio Vargas, Toño Rosario, Milly Quezada, and Chichí Peralta. Merengue became popular in the United States, mostly on the East Coast, during the 1980s and 1990s, when many Dominican artists, among them Victor Roque y La Gran Manzana, Henry Hierro, Zacarias Ferreira, Aventura, and Milly Jocelyn Y Los Vecinos, residing in the U.S. (particularly New York) started performing in the Latin club scene and gained radio airplay. The emergence of bachata, along with an increase in the number of Dominicans living among other Latino groups in New York, New Jersey, Florida and Massachusetts contributed to Dominican music's overall growth in popularity.
Bachata, a form of music and dance that originated in the countryside and rural marginal neighborhoods of the Dominican Republic, has become quite popular in recent years. Its subjects are often romantic; especially prevalent are tales of heartbreak and sadness. In fact, the original name for the genre was amargue ("bitterness", or "bitter music", or blues music), until the rather ambiguous (and mood-neutral) term bachata became popular. Bachata grew out of, and is still closely related to, the pan-Latin American romantic style called bolero. Over time, it has been influenced by merengue and by a variety of Latin American guitar styles.
http://www.heritageinstitute.com/danceinfo/images/bachata.jpg
Palo is an Afro-Dominican sacred music that can be found through the island. The drum and human voice are the principal instruments. Palo is played at religious ceremonies - usually coinciding with saint's days - as well as for secular parties and special occasions. Its roots are in the Congo region of central-west Africa, but it is mixed with European influences in the melodies. Palos are related to Dominican folk Catholicism, which includes a pantheon of deities/saints (here termed misterios) much like those found in the African derived syncretic religious traditions of Cuba, Brazil, Haiti, and elsewhere. Palos are usually associated with the lower class, black and mixed populations. They can be seen in different regions of Dominican Republic, but with variations.
Salsa music has had a great deal of popularity in the country. During the late 1960s Dominican native Johnny Pacheco, creator of the famed Fania All Stars, played a significant role in the music's development and popularization, and is also credited for coining the term "Salsa" to denote the genre.
Dominican rock is also popular among younger and not so younger crowds of the Dominican Republic. Dominican rock is influenced by British and American rock, but also has its own sense of unique style. The rock scene in the Dominican Republic has been very vibrant in recent years, spanning genres of rock such as pop rock, reggae/rock, and punk. There are also several underground Metal concerts occurring occasionally mainly in the cities of Santo Domingo and Santiago, where teenagers and young adults usually not satisfied with the other genres express themselves.
Ethnic Racial Composition:
* 90% Black & Mulatto
* 10% White
People:
The vast majority of Dominicans are of African descent, however there is also a sagnificant White minority of which they occupy the upper middle and upper class spectrum of the Dominican Republic, like in all countries of the Americas. The Dominican Republic was discovered in 1492 by christopher columbus. Upon European discovery millions migrants have came to the island since then.
African Dominicans - Are Dominicans who descend from West and Central Africans who came to the Dominican Republic by force as a result of slavery. The Portuguese slave traders had control of certain regions of Africa and in many cases traded slaves illegally to the Spanish even when band in British laws. Africans who were brought to the Dominican Republic largely consisted of Senegambians, Beninese, Togolese, Ghanaians, Nigerians, Angolans, and Congolese peoples of which the following African tribes who dominated the Dominican slave populations were the Wolofs, Yorubas, Fongbes, Fulanis, and the Bantus. The rest (Igbos, Akans, Zai, Mande, Ewes, etc...) and many others impacted sagnificantly. A total of 30 African tribes were documented in Santo Domingo during slavery. Today, African Dominicans make up around 70 to 90 percent of the Dominican population, Dominicans that are pure Black or predominantly Black make up around 35 percent of the population while the rest of the 60 percent are of Mixed race, known as "Mulattoes" who are a mix between African and European ancestry.
http://www.dominicanrepublicindex.com/images/people.jpg
European Dominicans - Are Dominicans who descend from Europe, mostly from Spain who came to the Dominican Republic upon European discovery in 1492. Most White Dominicans descend from Andalusians and Canarians who came over in 1492-1800s. Andalusians were among the first Spaniards to come. In the late 17th century the French population was getting over whelmingly large so they sent many people from the Canary Islands (South of Spain) to the Dominican Republic in order to dilute the French population, for the next 100 years till the late 18th century the Canarian population grew dramatically. There was also an already well established Portuguese and Gallego population in the Cibao region before, they then interbred with many Canarians. Today, the Dominican White population makes up about 8 to 10 percent of the population, with less than 3 percent being pure White.
Many Dominicans have some Native Taino ancestry to some extend, DNA studies shows that the average Dominican has between 4 and 8 percent Native American ancestry in their genome. Asian Dominicans, though a minority also can contribute to the Dominican population due to the large presence of Japanese in Constanza and Bonao during the mid 20th century as well as earlier and a large Arab and Chinese population in Santo Domingo.
Languages:
Spanish is the official language of the Dominican Republic. However, a local dialect is spoken in informal situations and it is known as Dominican Spanish. Dominican Spanish has it's roots in Andalusian and Canarian Spanish with influences from West-Central African languages and a minor Portuguese influence. An English dialect is also spoken in the Dominican Republic by some 8,000 people in the Samana Peninsula in NorthEast Dominican Republic and it is known as Samana English. Samana English has it's roots in Hiberno English spoken in Southern Ireland, WestCountry English, and British English, with influences from West African languages. English explores discovered Samana without the Spanish having knowledge of the peninsula existing in the 17th century. The English brought West African slaves to Samana and an English-Creole language developed among them. The British abandoned Samana due to economic reasons and political instabitily between Dominican Republic and Haiti, leaving the slaves behind as fishermen and farmers. In 1824, many freed African American slaves arrived to the Bahamas and Samana in which they influenced the English dialect some more.
Religion:
The many kinds of religion in the Dominican Republic have been growing and changing. Historically, Catholicism dominated the religious practices of the small country. In modern times Protestant and non-Christian groups, like Buddhists, Jews, and Muslims, have experienced a population boom.
The Dominican Republic, being a nation full of African heritage was able to preserve some African religions, and aspects of them. A lot of the Afro-Caribbean religions in the country are syncretized with Catholicism, but not all to the same extent. Some may only use the image of saints but be completely Africanized in every other aspects. While some may be fully Christian with some African aspects.
Sports:
Baseball is by far the most popular sport in the Dominican Republic. The country has a baseball league of six teams. Its season usually begins in October and ends in January. After the United States, the Dominican Republic has the second highest number of Major League Baseball (MLB) players. Ozzie Virgil, Sr. became the first Dominican-born player in the MLB on September 23, 1956. Juan Marichal and Pedro Martinez are the only Dominican-born players in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Other notable baseball players born in the Dominican Republic are: Robinson Cano, Rico Carty, Starling Marte, Vladimir Guerrero, George Bell, Julian Javier, Francisco Liriano, Manny Ramírez, Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion, Hanley Ramírez, David Ortiz, Albert Pujols, Nelson Cruz, Ubaldo Jiménez, José Reyes, Plácido Polanco, and Sammy Sosa. Felipe Alou has also enjoyed success as a manager and Omar Minaya as a general manager. In 2013, the Dominican team went undefeated en route to winning the World Baseball Classic.
In boxing, the country has produced scores of world-class fighters and several world champions, such as Carlos Cruz, his brother Leo, Juan Guzman, and Joan Guzman. Basketball also enjoys a relatively high level of popularity. Tito Horford, his son Al, Felipe Lopez, and Francisco Garcia are among the Dominican-born players currently or formerly in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Olympic gold medalist and world champion hurdler Félix Sánchez hails from the Dominican Republic, as does NFL defensive end Luis Castillo.
Other important sports are volleyball, introduced in 1916 by U.S. Marines and controlled by the Dominican Volleyball Federation, taekwondo, in which Gabriel Mercedes won an Olympic silver medal in 2008, and judo.
Dominican videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpAUlGocK4Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUQt3BCRBAA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOK_ZlAC9ZM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPYr4MTfVX8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygs6Wa5j29w&t=8s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec70AvHvjPQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuT6AkIkNCE