And for the comprehensive exploration of terminology of this nature and its rationale, see the explorations and essays of Larry Jennings in his two books, published by the New England Folk Festival Association (NEFFA) Give and Take (2004) http://www.neffa.org/give_and_take.html also available via CDSS https://store.cdss.org/component/mijoshop/product/360-give-and-take-a-seque… full title: Give-and-Take: a sequel to ZESTY CONTRAS, featuring 628 Dances in the New England Style, Provocative remarks, Exhortative essays and Arcane Analyses (2004) and also Zesty Contras (1983) http://www.cdss.org/product-details/zesty-contras.html Full title: Zesty Contras: A Selection of 500 New England Style Dances with a Provocative Explanatory Text (1988) and.. some background to Larry Jennings: CDSS Lifetime Contribution Award 2004—Larry Jennings Honored http://www.cdss.org/tl_files/cdss/documents/awards/award_2004_larry_jenning… Regards, Mark Jones On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 4:47 PM, Jack Mitchell via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote: The person across from you is generally that person -- your neighbor. In the long lines, the people who are in the same position in their hands 4 as your partner are shadows -- generally you have 2 that you interact with, but sometimes more. Some people just use the term opposite interchangeably with neighbor. In squares, things are more definite. The person across from you is your opposite, the person next to you not your partner is your corner, the person on the other diagonal is your RH lady / LH gent, and as Larry Edilman reminded us at Pinewoods this year, there isn't any *$% neighbor in square dancing. :-) callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote: from you and your neighbour next to you. Anyone outside the minor set is a new neighbour / shadow / something else. opposite you - your neighbour or your opposite? If it's your opposite, who's your neighbour? Is it the person next to you who isn't your partner? (I have seen it used this way.)