"exit to side", "lateral exit", sometimes translated as "right cross body lead") step is used to enter or exit many other more elaborate Gafieira steps. To execute the figure, start with the first 5 footsteps of the Passo Basico, with the leader's 5th step taken slightly backwards, slightly parting from the follower. The leader's 6th (slow, right foot) step is forward left across the standing foot outside the partner. The follower's 6th step is backward sideways, crossing the left foot behind. In descriptions of more complicated patterns, "Saída ao Lado" often refers to only the last three described steps. Syllabus In 2001, a meeting of teachers took place in Rio de Janeiro, where a common syllabus of main steps for Samba de Gafieira was established, for unified teaching and competitions. The voted syllabus excluded acrobatic steps, i.e., the ones where both feet of a dancer are off the ground. It also excluded steps not characteristic to Brazilian dance. The syllabus is divided into three categories: Nível Básico (Basic Level, or "Bronze"), Nível Intermediário (Intermediate Level, or "Silver"), and Nível Avançado (Advanced Level, or "Gold"). Samba de Gafieira is not restricted to the syllabus, which only lists steps commonly agreed to be most important. New steps may be created or entries and exits of the described steps modified, provided they preserve the spirit of Samba de Gafieira. Basic level Passo Básico (Basic Step) Saída Lateral /Saída ao lado (Lateral Exit) Tirada ao lado (Lateral Drawing) Cruzado (Crossed) Gancho (Hook) Balanço (Swing) Caminhada (Promenade) Esse (letter "S") Giro da Dama (Lady's Spin) Puladinho (Jump) Intermediate level Romário (after the world-famous soccer player Romário) Tirada de Perna (Leg Taken Away) Assalto (Attack) Facão (Jackknife) Gancho Redondo (Round Hook) Trança (Braid) Tesoura (Scissors) Balão Apagado (Falling Balloon) Picadinho (Twists, literally "Stew") Mestre Sala, (literally "Master of Ceremonies"; here it is a reference to a dancer with a special function during the Brazilian carnival, see :pt:Mestre-sala e porta-bandeira) Advanced level Pião (Spinning top) Pica-pau (Woodpecker) Escovinha (Brush) Bicicleta (Bicycle) Enceradeira (Floor polisher) References 2002: Latin dances Partner dance Brazilian dances Ballroom dance