Incazelo yesichazamazwi yegama elithi "gavotte" ingumdanso wesintu wase-French owawudumile ngekhulu le-18, obonakala ngezinyathelo ezijabulisayo kanye ne-tempo emaphakathi. Ivamise ukuba kumitha eyimpinda futhi ivamise ukufaka ingxenye ephindaphindwayo phakathi komdanso. I-gavotte iphinde ibe uhlobo lomdanso oludumile emculweni we-classical, ovame ukusetshenziswa njengokunyakaza kwama-suites noma ama-sonatas. Ngokuvamile, igama elithi "gavotte" libhekisela kukho kokubili umdanso nomculo ohlobene nawo.