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Encyclopedia ID 1417

Malambo

Also known as gaucho footwork duel

Malambo: photograph by Overkill53
Photo: Overkill53, CC BY-SA 4.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

A solo male dancer performs fast heel-and-toe stamping (zapateo) in sequences, traditionally competing with another dancer, with boleadora strikes on the floor.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Argentina.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of The Americas: Andes and South America.

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