dos-a-dos
Partners pass shoulders
Dos-a-dos is a square dance move where two dancers approach each other, pass right shoulders, move around each other back-to-back, then return to their starting positions without turning around.
The term comes from French meaning "back to back." In bookbinding, a dos-a-dos binding joins two books at their back covers so they open in opposite directions, sharing a common spine.
Legally or morally required
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- coversPuts over, hides
- accordionBellows-driven reed instrument
- foldBend onto itself
pages · double · inverted · codex · format · structure · flip · orientation
Returned light or thought
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- duplicateExact replica of original
- twinOne of matched pair
- counterpartCorresponding person or thing
parallel · match · inverse · reversal · balanced · reciprocal · correspondence · echo
Rhombus with right angles
- contraIn opposition to
- folkRegular common people
- promenadeLeisurely public stroll
- reelWinding cylinder or dance
hoedown · caller · formation · barn · country · swing · partner · turn
In a chair
- facingDirected toward something
- outwardToward the outside
- positionLocation or stance
- reversedFlipped to opposite orientation
opposite · paired · mirrored · symmetrical · aligned · touching · arrangement · orientation
binding
Legally or morally required
fold · pages · double · inverted · codex · format · structure · flip · orientation · sewn
reflection
Returned light or thought
counterpart · parallel · match · inverse · reversal · balanced · reciprocal · correspondence · echo · paired
square
Rhombus with right angles
reel · hoedown · caller · formation · barn · country · swing · partner · turn · figure
seated
In a chair
reversed · opposite · paired · mirrored · symmetrical · aligned · touching · arrangement · orientation · configuration
- contra dancecontra dance, country dance, longways, caller, figure
dos-a-dosface-to-face
Direct personal encounter
vis-à-vis · vis-a-vis · seesaw · fronting · confronting