huapango

American  

[wuh-pahng-goh, -pang-, wah-pahng-gaw] / wəˈpɑŋ goʊ, -ˈpæŋ-, wɑˈpɑŋ gɔ /

noun

huapangos plural

1. a fast, rhythmic dance of Mexico, performed by couples.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• huapangos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of huapango

< Mexican Spanish, after Huapango, town near Veracruz, Mexico, where this type of dance originated

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The dance instructor started hosting free weekly huapango classes this year for teens to meet growing community interest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024

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

“She seems really nice. And did you know she dances huapango? Very impressive.”

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

With the majority of his quinceañera clients requesting choreography for huapangos, tribal or banda, he also uses this tutorial to scout male chambelanes as prospective dancers for his company.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024