zapateado
Percussive heel strikes
Zapateado is a style of dance emphasizing rhythmic footwork, found in flamenco and Latin American folk traditions.
The dancer's shoes strike the floor in rapid, percussive patterns, creating both movement and music.
The term also refers to the footwork technique itself or music composed to accompany it: The guitarist played a zapateado while the dancer's heels hammered the stage.
Mexican Gulf port city
- fandangoSpirited Iberian couples dance
- sonMale child relation
- mariachiMexican folk ensemble
- fiestaFestive public celebration
festival · baile · regional · mestizo · Jalisco · zapateo · bailable
Flamenco song form
Raised performance platform
- soloistUnaccompanied performer
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- costumeClothing for portrayal
audience · applause · duende · spectacle · recital · showcase · troupe · touring
Foot's rear underside
- toeFoot's small digit
- stompTread heavily
- stampMark-making device
- percussionSound through impact
rhythm · syncopation · staccato · rapid-fire · beats · strikes · floorwork · articulation
Rate of musical performance
- beatsPulses or defeats
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- percussionSound through impact
- polyrhythmOverlapping musical beat patterns
accents · pattern · pulse · timing · subdivision · cadence · dynamics · groove
Veracruz
Mexican Gulf port city
fiesta · festival · baile · regional · mestizo · Jalisco · zapateo · bailable
soleá
Flamenco song form
stage
Raised performance platform
- soloistUnaccompanied performer
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
costume · audience · applause · duende · spectacle · recital · showcase · troupe · touring · competition
heel
Foot's rear underside
percussion · rhythm · syncopation · staccato · rapid-fire · beats · strikes · floorwork · articulation · attack
tempo
Rate of musical performance
- beatsPulses or defeats
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- percussionSound through impact
polyrhythm · accents · pattern · pulse · timing · subdivision · cadence · dynamics · groove
zapateadoballet
Classical dance on pointe
adagio · classical ballet · lyrical dance · contemporary dance · waltz