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

“A bunch of these teens are posting themselves dancing to huapango, going to jaripeos,” Cruz said.

Now, she’s noticed an uptick in the huapango dance, a faster and bouncy norteño groove with an alternating two-step and an occasional hip roll that can be done paired or solo — which she has mastered.

The LP’s eponymous single, an ode to a former lover built on a huapango riff, is arguably the singer-songwriter’s most beloved track.

To qualify in the latter category, 50% of the lyrics must be sung in Spanish, or the majority of the musical content must reflect a traditional style of Mexican music, like banda, norteño, corridos, gruperos, mariachi, rancheros, sierreño, jarocho, huasteco and huapango.