Zapateado is a style of

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and

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n origins in metre , with lively movement, marked on two beats, the second being very stressed. The dance shows a gracious tapping. Humanists of 16th century affirmed that zapateado derived from the ''lactisma'' of the Roman dancers in times of the Empire. Among the composers who write Spanish ''Zapateados'' is

Paco de Lucía Francisco Sánchez Gómez (21 December 194725 February 2014), known as Paco de Lucía (;), was a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer, and record producer. A leading proponent of the new flamenco style, he was one of the first flam ...

, whose ''Percusión Flamenca'' is a very popular piece for guitar and orchestra. Pablo de Sarasate composed a ''Zapateado'' for

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and

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as part of his ''

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'', Op. 23. The piece is replete with harmonics, double stops, left hand

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s, and is often performed by young virtuosos. In

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, zapateado also refers to a style of dancing which accents the percussive effect of the footwork (''zapatear'' is a Spanish verb, and ''zapato'' means "shoe"). In the footwork of particular ''zapateado'', "the dancer and the guitarists work together in unison, building from simple foot taps and bell-like guitar tones to rapid and complex steps on a repeated melodic theme."Paco Sevilla, ''Queen of the Gypsies. The Life and Legend of Carmen Amaya'' (San Diego: Sevilla 1999), p. 56, cf., p. 57.

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