Chicote
Acción de látigo del zouk brasileño
ZoukNivel: Intermedio1 min de lectura4 citas
Chicote es una figura de zouk brasileño cuyo nombre significa “látigo” en portugués, en referencia al rebote visual de la cabeza, el cabello y la parte superior del torso de la seguidora, más que a una acción forzada del cuello.[1] Pertenece al vocabulario del zouk brasileño que surgió de la práctica de la lambada en Brasil a principios de los años 90, con un desarrollo asociado a escenas como Río de Janeiro, São Paulo y Porto Seguro.[2] En la mecánica de pareja, el líder prepara el eje de la seguidora, redirige el torso mediante un marco conectado o una marca visual, y le da tiempo a la seguidora para permitir que la cabeza siga la trayectoria del cuerpo; la acción puede ser suave o acentuada con nitidez, pero permanece controlada.[3] La seguidora no lanza la cabeza de manera independiente: la parte inferior del cuerpo y las caderas organizan el equilibrio mientras la parte superior del cuerpo se libera después de que la base ha sido colocada.[4] Musicalmente, el chicote suele colocarse como un acento dentro de una frase de zouk más que como un reemplazo fijo del paso básico, con preparación, redirección y recuperación distribuidas en cuentas sucesivas para que el movimiento se lea como un rebote escenificado y no como un solo latigazo.[1]
Cómo se baila
Señales para líder y seguidor
ConteoBrazilian zouk phrasing: commonly prepared over 1-2-3 and accented or redirected over 5-6-7, with recovery completed before the next phrase. Chicote is an accent figure, not a separate timing system.
Líder
Across counts 1-2-3, establish the follower’s base and prepare the torso pathway without pulling the head. Across 5-6-7, redirect the follower’s center and upper torso so the head follows in sequence, then absorb the rebound and return the partnership to neutral. The rotation or tilt is budgeted in stages: preparation through the base first, upper-body release second, recovery last; no single count contains the whole action.
Seguidor
Across counts 1-2-3, place the base under the body and keep the neck released but supported. Across 5-6-7, let the torso respond first, allow the head and hair to follow after the body changes direction, then recover the axis into neutral with the leader. The movement is staged as base, torso, head, recovery rather than as an isolated head throw.
Tiempo musicalBest at moderate Brazilian zouk social tempos where the preparation, head release, and recovery can each be heard. Faster tracks require smaller amplitude; slow lyrical tracks allow a softer, more suspended chicote. The figure should be omitted or reduced when the music or partnership does not allow controlled deceleration.
Aprende antes
Prerrequisitos
- Brazilian zouk basic timing and weight transfer
- Comfortable close or elastic frame connection
- Follower head-movement technique and neck safety
- Leader control of preparation, redirection, and deceleration
- Shared ability to stop or reduce amplitude immediately
Ten cuidado
Errores comunes
- Leading from the follower’s head or neck instead of from the prepared body pathway.
- Follower throwing the head independently before the base and torso have organized the movement.
- Compressing preparation, release, and recovery into one abrupt count instead of staging the action across the phrase.
- Using more amplitude than the follower’s mobility, balance, or current musical tempo supports.
- Failing to absorb the rebound, leaving the follower off-axis at the end of 7.
No confundir con
Movimientos que se confunden
- Lambada hair whip: historically related vocabulary may look similar, but Brazilian zouk technique usually emphasizes slower preparation and controlled recovery.
- Head roll: a circular head pathway is not the same as chicote’s directional whip-and-rebound quality.
- Cambre: a backbend shape can appear in related zouk material, but chicote is defined by redirection and release rather than by holding a backbend.
- Solo hair flick: the visible hair accent is not the figure unless it is supported by partnered timing, axis, and lead-follow mechanics.
Por el mundo
Otros nombres
Brazilian zouk, Brazil
Chicote
Portuguese term; literally “whip.”
International Brazilian zouk scene
Chicote
The Portuguese name is commonly retained in English-language zouk instruction.
English-language zouk classes
Whip
Used as an explanatory gloss, but the Portuguese term remains the figure name.
Referencias
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Bailar Editorial Team. (2026). Chicote. Bailar Biblioteca. Recuperado el 4 de julio de 2026, de https://getbailar.com/biblioteca/move/zouk-chicote
Bailar Editorial Team. “Chicote.” Bailar Biblioteca, 2026, getbailar.com/biblioteca/move/zouk-chicote. Consultado el 4 de julio de 2026.
Bailar Editorial Team. “Chicote.” Bailar Biblioteca. Consultado el 4 de julio de 2026. https://getbailar.com/biblioteca/move/zouk-chicote.
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