Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The rhythmic stamping and tapping of the heels characteristic of Spanish flamenco dances.
- noun A Spanish flamenco dance in which the performer stamps and taps rhythmically with the heels.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Spanish dance in which the rhythm is marked by blows of the foot on the ground.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
dance of Mexican Indian origin characterized by alively rhythm punctuated by the striking of the dancer'sshoes .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Their dancing consisted of rapidly dashing about the stage, incredibly fast zapateado (footwork), and the women vigorously fanning themselves and their partner.
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Their dancing consisted of rapidly dashing about the stage, incredibly fast zapateado (footwork), and the women vigorously fanning themselves and their partner.
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Traditional regional dances such as the zapateado, the huapango, and the famous "Jarabe Tapatío" ( "Mexican Hat Dance") have traditionally connected the music with dance.
A new generation embraces centuries-old music of Mexico 1997
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Traditional regional dances such as the zapateado, the huapango, and the famous "Jarabe Tapatío" ( "Mexican Hat Dance") have traditionally connected the music with dance.
A new generation embraces centuries-old music of Mexico 1997
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And all this is delivered by a Torvill and Dean of the typewriter, dancing the zapateado upside down on ice.
Transcendental Chutzpah Annan, Gabriele 1985
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Possessed or not, in her zapateado - stamping - she certainly loses herself in the competitive interplay with her three singers, two guitarists and percussionist, unleashing a furious, disorientating battleground of rhythmic textures.
Evening Standard - Home Clifford Bishop 2012
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Young men in Spanish garb sat on chairs and stomped in a rhythmic zapateado, women in white dresses danced with wild abandon to live drumbeats.
Brownsville Herald : By TRAVIS WHITEHEAD 2010
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Young men in Spanish garb sat on chairs and stomped in a rhythmic zapateado, women in white dresses danced with wild abandon to live drumbeats.
Brownsville Herald : 2010
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Young men in Spanish garb sat on chairs and stomped in a rhythmic zapateado, women in white dresses danced with wild abandon to live drumbeats.
Brownsville Herald : 2010
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Young men in Spanish garb sat on chairs and stomped in a rhythmic zapateado, women in white dresses danced with wild abandon to live drumbeats.
Brownsville Herald : By TRAVIS WHITEHEAD 2010
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