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‖ zapateado|θapateˈaðo|
Also Zapateado.
[Sp., f. zapato shoe.]
a. A flamenco dance which involves complex rhythmic syncopated stamping of the heels and toes in imitation of castanets.
1845R. Ford Handbk. Spain I. 190 The chief dances are the Jota of Arragon..the Zapateado and Seguidilla of La Mancha..and the Zortico of Biscay. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 374/2 Other provincial dances now in existence are the Jaleo de Jerez,..the Zapateado, the Zorongo..and the Tripola Trapola. 1952Ballet Ann. VI. 30 Antonio is in certain details of the Spanish dance the greatest exponent I have seen... Both his Bolero and his Zapateado must be seen to be believed. 1958Times 23 Sept. 3/4 There is a good selection of flamenco dances, including solo and à deux Zapateados. 1973Daily Tel. 19 Nov. 12/1 They danced without music and—like flamenco dancers performing a Zapateado—they used a very wide variety of sounds produced with their heels and toes so that music was superfluous. 1985Listener 28 Feb. 18/3 Soon the girls are dancing with sensuous frenzy and a young man leaps on a table to execute a fine zapateado.
b. Dancing or footwork of this kind.
1959Sunday Times 17 May 20/8 José's imprisonment, his rage expressed in zapateado, and the drama of Carmen's death, are adroitly planned. 1980‘M. Fonteyn’ Magic of Dance 56 Antonio, an electrifying dancer of flamenco and particularly of the language of foot and heel beats called zapateado. 1981Daily Tel. 26 Aug. 9/8 Maya..has a superb grasp of subtle and varied zapateado. |