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{{Short description|Brazilian music and dance genre derived from the German "Schottische"}} '''Xote''' ({{IPA|pt-BR|ˈʃɔtʃi|pron}}) is a Brazilian music genre and dance with a binary or quaternary rhythm. It is the local equivalent of the German [[schottische]]. Xote is a common type of [[forró]] dancing.

The word ''xote'' is a [[corruption (linguistics)|corruption]] of the German word ''schottisch'' meaning [[Scotland|Scottish]]; the ''schottische'' is related to the Scottish [[polka]]. The schottische was brought to Brazil by [[José Maria Toussaint]] in 1851,<ref>"Xote". ''Nova enciclopédia Barsa'' (electronic version).</ref> and it was a dance popular among the upper classes during the reign of Emperor [[Pedro II of Brazil|Pedro II]]. Later, [[Slavery in Brazil|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''.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

The dance may incorporate steps from other [[Latin American dance]]s, such as [[Salsa (dance)|salsa]], [[Rhumba|rumba]] and [[Mambo (dance)|mambo]].

==See also== *[[Schottische]] *[[Chamamé]] *[[Jenkka]]

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[[Category:Brazilian styles of music]] [[Category:Dance in Brazil]] [[Category:Social dance]] [[Category:Square dance]] [[Category:Polka derivatives]]