It also has a side to side movement, and the turns are very important in the dance. The very popular merengue in Puerto Rico has two variations. One of which is a basic two-step, but with a contrary twist of the hip to the right, and the two partners get in a position similar to the waltz. The second variation is called the Figure Merengue or Merengue de Figura, and the performing couple makes individual turns without letting go of each other's hands. Dancing the cha-cha consists of three quick steps called the triple step or cha-cha-cha, followed by two slower steps on the one beat and two beat. These are the dances of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rican music is very diverse because of it's cultural influences. The known musical sources in Puerto Rican music is Spain and West African. Puerto Rican music culture today is made up of a wide variety of genres, ranging from essentially indigenous genres like bomba to recent hybrids like