Also called Dos-a-dos or do-si-do, two dancers face each other, move forwards and pass each other by right shoulders. Then each one moves slightly to his/her right and dances backwards back to original places, passing the other dancer by the left shoulder on the way back. Dancers continue facing in the same direction throughout the figure. No turns or flips.
Casting
Begin by turning to face the direction opposite to that in which one wishes to go before continuing to turn to face the desired direction. To lead a cast, the 1s cast down (or up), followed by the 2s and 3s to invert the set.
Change Places or Cross
Two dancers change places by passing by right shoulders unless otherwise directed. When corners cross, unless directions say otherwise, First Corners change first.
Circle
Dancers take hands in a ring and dance around the ring clockwise unless otherwise directed.
Circular Hey/Rights and Lefts
Dancers pass by taking right hands of their opposite, then left hands of their neighbor. Four changes retunr the dancers to original places, whereas three make a progression. If no hands are used, it is called a Circular Hey.
A Double
Travel three steps and bring feet together on the fourth count. Often called for as "forward a double" (four steps forwarrd) or "backward a double" (four steps back).
Figure 8
In a Figure 8, a dancer traces a figure 8 over the floor around two other stationary dancers. When two dancers do a figure 8 around the same other couple, the man allows the woman to go in front of him every time they meet.
Gate
Nieghbors take near hands and rotate so that the dancer below comes forwards up the middle of the set and down the outside, while the dancer backs around the same pathway until the heys are complete and the 1s return to progressed places.