huapango
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of huapango
< Mexican Spanish, after Huapango, town near Veracruz, Mexico, where this type of dance originated
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Dancing the huapango there reminded him of his youth spent performing folk dances at local festivals.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2023
After the second song began, the catchy huapango, the violinists launched into their group solo, a dizzying and highly technical arrangement of call-and-response.
From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022
Naturally, Bernstein used Latin dance forms to depict the Puerto Rican characters: an explosive mambo, a delicate cha-cha and, in “America,” a joyful huapango, with its stresses constantly regrouping, two then three, back and forth.
From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2018
The music is driven by guitar, brass and percussion, evoking cumbia, banda, norteño and huapango.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2017
“She seems really nice. And did you know she dances huapango? Very impressive.”
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
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