Xote (, ) is a Brazilian music genre and dance with a binary or quaternary rhythm. It is the local equivalent of the German

schottische The schottische is a partnered country dance that apparently originated in Bohemia. It was popular in Victorian era ballrooms as a part of the Bohemian folk-dance craze and left its traces in folk music of countries such as Argentina (" chotis" ...

. Xote is a common type of

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dancing. The word ''xote'' is a

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of the German word ''schottisch'' meaning Scottish; the ''schottische'' is related to the Scottish polka. The schottische was brought to Brazil by José Maria Toussaint in 1851,"Xote". ''Nova enciclopédia Barsa'' (electronic version). and it was a dance popular among the upper classes during the reign of Emperor Pedro II. Later, black slaves danced their own adaptations of the dance, adding their own influences, converting it into a dance that was more popular and well known. This period was when the style came to be known as ''xote'' or ''xótis''. The xote is a very versatile dance and has a number of local versions, such as the southern version called ''xote gaúcho''. The dance may incorporate steps from other Latin American dances, such as salsa,

rumba The term rumba may refer to a variety of unrelated music styles. Originally, "rumba" was used as a synonym for "party" in northern Cuba, and by the late 19th century it was used to denote the complex of secular music styles known as Cuban rumba. ...

and mambo.

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