zapateado
/ˌzɑpəteɪˈɑdoʊ/
noun
- A lively Spanish or Latin American dance in which the dancer stamps the heels and toes to the rhythm of the music.
- The flamenco dancer performed a passionate zapateado that echoed through the theater.
- She practiced the zapateado for months to perfect the intricate footwork.
- At the festival, the crowd clapped along to the fast rhythm of the zapateado.
- The rhythmic foot-stamping sound or pattern made in this dance.
- The zapateado of the dancers' shoes created a percussive beat that matched the guitar.
- You could hear the zapateado from the stage long before the dancers came into view.
- The teacher demonstrated the zapateado slowly so the students could learn the pattern.