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Botafogo, also sometimes spelt as Bota-fogo or Bota
Fogo, is a dance step in Samba. Depending on relative positions and
handholds, there are several versions of Botafogos while the basic footwork
technique is the same. The name comes from Botafogo place in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil.
A generic Botafogo step
pattern may start from either foot, either forward or backward, and its three
steps are counted as "1..a2". During the dance the Botafogos are
usually repeated several times, from alternating feet.
A sample footwork is as
follows:
- Start facing, e.g.,
diagonally to the wall.
- On "1" step
forward with the left foot slightly diagonally across the body (i.e., step
i CBMP)
- On "a" step
sideways with partial weight transfer. During this and the next steps,
make a quarter turn to the left.
- On "2" replace
the full weight onto the left foot.
- End the figure facing
diagonally to the center.
The ballroom Samba has the
following named variations of Botafogo:
- Travelling Botafogos Forward
- Travelling Botafogos Back
- Criss Cross Botafogos
- Shadow Botafogos
- Contra Botafogos
- Botafogos to PP and CPP (to promenade position and counter promenade position)
TV Show References
Botafogo dance moves are often
mentioned various times on British television show BBC One’s Strictly Come
Dancing show, when the dancers perform various Latin dances. They were also
used on the professional dancers' challenge during the Strictly Come Dancing:
It Takes Two (a companion show to the main Strictly Come Dancing TV Show) 2011
season. The dancers were challenged to perform the most botafogos in 30 seconds
to set a new Guinness World Records. The winner was Artem Chigvintsev with 79
botafogos.
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