3.a. Dosado
Starting formation: Facing Dancers
Command examples:
Dosado
Dosado your corner
Dosado your partner
Head Men Dosado
Heads Go Forward And Back; Heads Dosado
Dance action: Walking a smooth circular path, dancers walk forward, passing right shoulders, slide
sideways to the right, walk backwards, passing left shoulders, and slide slightly to the left to return to
their starting position.
Ending formation: Facing Dancers
Timing: Designated dancers from a Squared Set, returning to a Squared Set: 8; otherwise 6
Styling: Men: arms in natural dance position, right shoulders forward as right shoulders pass, left
shoulders forward as left shoulders pass. Women: both hands on skirt, moving skirt forward and back
to avoid opposite dancer, right hand forward as right shoulders pass, left hand forward as left shoulders
pass.
Some new dancers dance Dosado with their arms crossed in front of them. While this indicates that
the dancer has been exposed to square dancing in the past, it is not the recommended styling today.
Comments: The command "Dosado Your Corner" is a shorthand for "Face Your Corner; Dosado". The same
for "Dosado Your Partner".
The Ocean Wave Rule applies to this call. The ending formation remains Facing Dancers.
From a Squared Set, Head Men Dosado is acceptable. They approach each other, Dosado, and return
to their original position.
A Dosado which starts by passing left shoulders is called Left Dosado.
Formerly the phrase See Saw was occasionally used to accomplish a Left Dosado. In 2003 the
Mainstream Committee voted to drop that application of See Saw and requests that callers use Left
Dosado.
3.b. Dosado to a Wave
Starting formation: Facing Dancers
Command examples:
Dosado To A Wave
Dosado and Make A Wave
Dance action: In one smooth motion, Dosado and Step To A Wave.
Ending formation: Right-Hand Mini-Wave
Timing: 6
Styling: Follow the styling for Dosado and Step To A Wave.
Comment: The Ocean Wave Rule applies to this call.
