Dancing Merengue dog a YouTube hit

MERENGUE!: A still from the hit YouTube clip.

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A dancing dog from Chile is the latest video to go mega on YouTube.

The clip, featuring a golden retriever named Carrie dancing the Merengue, has had more than 1.2 million hits in six days.

The Merengue is a style of Latin American dance where partners usually hold each other in a close position.

It was once made the official music and dance of the Dominican Republic.

Dressed in a sparkly green dress, the prancing pooch dances in a complicated series of twists and turns while being cheered on by an admiring audience.

Her dance partner is a flamboyant man in a red shirt, who, at one point, picks the dog up and spins her around, then slides her though his legs.

The cavorting canine dances for three minutes on her back paws before the song finishes.

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