Gayotte,

Gayotte, a French dance of a lively yet dignified character. The name is said to be derived from the Gavots, the people of the payes de Gap. The music is in common time, moderately quick, and always begins on the third beat of the bar; each of the two sections of which it consists is usually repeated. It is frequently introduced in the suites (see SUITE) of the elder classical composers (Bach, &c.); and recent imitations of this and other old dances are so numerous as to become wearisome.