Characterization of the Xote and Baião danced inside the São Paulo State

Authors

  • Antonio Carlos de Quadros Junior UNESP - Rio Claro
  • Ellen Cristina Fontes UNESP - Rio Claro
  • Romualdo Dias UNESP - Rio Claro
  • Catia Mary Volp UNESP - Rio Claro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-8918.2347

Keywords:

Dancing. Folklore. Music. Culture. Diagram.

Abstract

Ballroom dance and Forró are part of Brazilian culture, and Xote and Baião are part of Forró. The aim of this study was to diagramate the dances Xote and Baião tey are danced inside São Paulo State and to describe rhythmly these movements. It was observed and filmed several college couples dancing Xote and Baião for analysis and description of the movements of the dances, by a discursive way and by diagrams. It was identified two basic structures (“Lateral Basic Step” and “Forward and Back Basic Step”), and variation steps “Open” and “Change of places with Turn”, very used by couples.

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Author Biographies

Antonio Carlos de Quadros Junior, UNESP - Rio Claro

Formado em Bacharelado em Educação Física pela UNESP - Rio Claro, mestrando em Ciências da Motricidade, na mesma instituição. Proefssor de Dança de Salão há 8 anos.

Ellen Cristina Fontes, UNESP - Rio Claro

Formanda em Licenciatura em Educação Física pela UNESP - Rio Claro. Professora de Dança de Salão há 7 anos.

Romualdo Dias, UNESP - Rio Claro

Formado em Filosofia e Pedagogia, é professor assistente doutor da UNESP - Rio Claro. Pesquisa temas sobre corpo, subjetividade e educação.

Catia Mary Volp, UNESP - Rio Claro

Livre-docente em Atividades rítmicas e dança, é professora assistente doutor da UNESP - Rio Claro. Pesquisa temas sobre dança e estados emocionais do movimento.

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Published

2009-03-06

How to Cite

QUADROS JUNIOR, A. C. de; FONTES, E. C.; DIAS, R.; VOLP, C. M. Characterization of the Xote and Baião danced inside the São Paulo State. Movimento, [S. l.], v. 15, n. 3, p. 233–247, 2009. DOI: 10.22456/1982-8918.2347. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/Movimento/article/view/2347. Acesso em: 30 apr. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2009)

Section

Original Articles

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