Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

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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Set Structure
Positions
Back To Back
Bottom
Centre
Centre Line
Corner Position
Corners' Square
Diagonal Line
Diagonal Reflection
End
First Corner Position
Foot
Fourth Corner Position
Inverted
Line Across
Middle
Mirror Reflection
Music
nth Couple Place
nth Couple Position
nth Place
nth Position
Opposite Side (Line)
Original
Outside (The Set)
Own Side (Line)
Parallel Symmetry
Place
Position
Reflection
Second Corner Position
Side
Side Line
Standing Places
Starting
Symmetry
Third Corner Position
Top
Wrong Sides
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