Zapateado is a style of dance and traditional music of Andalusian origins in metre 68, with lively movement, marked on two beats, the second being very stressed.
Among the composers who write Spanish Zapateados is Paco de Lucía, whose Percusión Flamenca is a very popular piece for guitar and orchestra.
Pablo de Sarasate composed a Zapateado for violin and piano as part of his Spanish Dances, Op.
In flamenco, 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").
[1][2] 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.