paseo

dance step and cadence

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Latin American dance

  • Aztec round dance
    In Latin American dance: Folk and popular dances

    …the musical measure), called the paseo, or a quick 6/8 cadence (i.e., a compound metre having two three-part beats to the measure), called the zapateado (rhythmic stamping). The flexed hips and knees of the asentado body position made zapateado easier to do. The dance opened with a brief promenade…

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