 Zapateo

Zapateo () is a dance form rooted in the Spanish Flamenco and before that, in the ancient cultural influences imported in to Europe by the Gypsies.Zapateo, which later produced the more famous Malambos dance, arrived in South America from Spain around the year 1600 CE and was a favorite pastime of the gaucho (descendants of Spanish conquistadores and aborigines) also known as the "South American cowboys", especially around the camp fires in the lonely stretches of the flatlands, known as the Pampas.