Samba dance step 15.
Botafogos in shadow position on same foot.
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..a 2". 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 in 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)
Botafoga 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 Guiness World Records. The winner was Artem Chigvintsev with 79
botafogos.
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