do-si-do (d  s -d)n. pl. do-si-dos 1. A movement in square dancing in which two dancers approach each other and circle back to back, then return to their original positions. 2. The call given to signal such a movement. [Alteration of French dos à dos, back to back : dos, back (from Old French; see dossier) + à, to; see black-a-vised.] |
do-si-do [ˌdəʊsɪˈdəʊ]
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(Performing Arts / Dancing) a square-dance figure in which dancers pass each other with right shoulders close or touching and circle back to back
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(Performing Arts / Dancing) a call instructing dancers to perform such a figure Also dos-à-dos
[from dos-à-dos]
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| Noun | 1. | do-si-do - a square-dance figure; two dancers approach each other and circle back to back before returning to their original places contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country dancing, country-dance - a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line square dance, square dancing - American country dancing in which couples form squares |
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