Back-to-back
In Scottish Country Dancing,
Back-to-back, means that two
Dancers (who are usually
Partners) are in that relative
Position with backs almost touching and
Facing away from each other. It is the relative
Position of the
Dancing man and
lady in
Double triangles and
Crown triangles and of one
Dancer of each
Couple throughout most of the
Strathspey poussette,
Strathspey half poussette and
Highland Schottische poussette.
The term, Back-to-back, is sometimes used as a synonym (it is the official RSCDS term) for the Figure, Dos-à-dos; however, to avoid confusion, it is preferable to limit the usage to specifying the relative Positions of two Dancers at a particular point within any Figure, such as Dos-à-dos itself, where this Positioning arises halfway through.
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