two-step

A ballroom dance in duple time, having long, sliding steps.

The dancing shadows on the wall / (The two-step in the hall)

A dance move consisting of two steps in approximately the same direction onto the same foot, separated by a joining or uniting step with the other foot.

A piece of music for this dance.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see two, step.

Films corrupted by blotches are often restored in a two-step approach.

The data lake, in turn, supports a two-step process to analyze the data.

To dance the two-step.

To move around as if dancing a two-step.

2024, Paul Salopek, New Map: Ancient Roads of China, National Geographichttps://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org/articles/2024-07-new-map-ancient-roads-china Pacing off on average 25 kilometers a day, month after month, we two-stepped around roaring superhighways, under bullet-train bridges, through megacities of 22 million that took a week to traverse, as well as past dams, mines, airports, and industrial parks—a buzzing tableau you’d expect from China’s reputation as the “factory of the world.”