Joropo Zapateado Challenge

Start the music and have dancers pair up or form a small line facing each other.

Dancers perform "zapateado" footwork, stamping quick, sharp steps against the floor in time with the music's beat.

Partners alternate leading short footwork phrases for the other to copy back.

Increase the complexity of the stamped patterns as the song builds, mixing heel and toe strikes.

Circle around each other periodically while keeping the stamped rhythm going without pause.

The pair or dancer who sustains the cleanest, most energetic footwork through the whole song is applauded as the round's winner.