HOW TO LEARN MEXICAN BALLET FOLKLORICO ZAPATEADO Did you ever wondered how to dance ballet folklorico? One of the steps you will first learn how to dance is zapateado. There are 3 different types of basic zapateado step. The standard zapateado, the zapateado de punta which is performed on the ball of the feet and the zapateado plano, which is performed making full shoe-sole-contact. In this article we will first show how to do the zapateado standard. At the end of the article we will include videos of all 3 zapateados. Please note that once you learn how to do zapateado standard you can easily switch to dancing it on your toes (The full ball of your feet) or plano (flat zapateado. HOW TO - ZAPATEADO INSTRUCTIONS: Stand with your feet apart (equal length of your shoe size) Observe your posture Pull up the body Bend the knee a little Flat strike with right foot Heel strike with left foot Flat strike with right foot Flat strike with left foot Heel strike with right foot Flat strike with right foot (This concludes a right and left zapateado cycle or count) READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE FOR DETAILS. Continue reading ...