Afro-Peruvian Zapateo

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Covers Afro-Peruvian zapateo (shoe tapping), developed by the African-descent populations in the Peruvian coast. Zapateo involves a variety of rhythms using different parts of the body (heel, ball, sole, hands, hitting against the floor or on the body). Students explore the cultural, historical, and sociopolitical contexts in which this dance emerged and evolved through practice, lectures, videos, and discussions.