English
Etymology
From the French phrase dos à dos, back to back, from dos back, from Latin dorsum, back, and à , from Latin ad, to.
Noun
Dos a Dos (no plural)category:English nouns
- A move in square dancing in which two dancers face each other, then step forward and left until they have right shoulders adjacent, then move to a position where they are back to back, then move to have left shoulders adjacent, then return to facing each other.
Alternative spellings
Do-Sa-Do
Dosado
dos-Ã -dos
do-se-do
Do-Si-Do
Dosido
Usage notes
Square dancing is called in English everywhere except in parts of French Canada. This square dance move is one of the oldest, and as a term which came over from another language, over the years it has been spelled many ways in English, including Dos a Dos, Dosado, Do-Sa-Do, Dosido, and Do-Si-Do. Note that none of these is quite the same as the original French phrase.
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See also
Do Paso
square dance
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