botafogo

See also: Botafogo

English

Etymology

From Botafogo in Brazil.

Noun

botafogo (plural botafogos)

  1. A dance step in samba.
    • 2010, Christine Darcas, Spinning Out, page 318:
      Four basics, four whisks, three samba walks, one side-samba walk, then two botafogos, four voltas and a maypole.
    • 2023, Sinclair Ogaga Emoghene, Kathleen A. Spanos, Dancing in the World: Revealing Cultural Confluences, page 1979:
      The two of us started doing some basic steps and Sinclair added some ballroom steps like whisks, botafogos, and turning volta steps.
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