Samba de Gafieira

Gafieira is usually a pair dance, although in artistic performances it is not uncommon to add solo variations, including steps of Samba no Pé.

The word "gafieira" can also refer to the traditional samba music orchestra, as well as the dance hall where it is performed.

In modern codification of the dance, acrobatic elements and the ones not characteristic to Brazilian culture are excluded from the syllabus.

Often only a half of the passo basico is used, e.g., as part of other, more complicated step patterns or as an entry in the dance.

[4] Samba de Gafieira is not restricted to the syllabus, which only lists steps commonly agreed to be most important.