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do-si-do
(also do-se-do)

/ˌdəʊzɪˈdəʊ//ˌdəʊsɪˈdəʊ/
noun
(in
square dancing, and other country dancing) a figure in which two
dancers pass round each other back to back and return to their original
positions.
verb
[no object]
Dance a do-si-do.

Origin
1920s (originally US): alteration of dos-à-dos.

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Danny
and Donna danced with precision at the Saturday night square dance. They and three other couples in their square followed the call. "Allemande left, do-si-do with your partner, now promenade, all the way around then bow to your partner and then we rest."

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