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COMMON ABBREVIATIONS USED IN DANCE NOTATIONS

There are terms used in dance notation that are usually abbreviated to facilitate reading and
understanding the dance as follows:

R Right
L Left
bwd Backward
fwd Forward
swd Sideward
Ct Count
cts Counts
M Measure
diag Diagonal
CW Clockwise
CCW Counterclockwise
upwd Upward
Fig figure
Wt weight
Ctr center
cpl couple or couples
pos position
ptr partner or partners
opp opposite
hd hand or hands
ft foot or feet
B boy
G girl
dnwd downward
twd toward
X number of times a step
is performed
LOD line of direction,
counter-clockwise
on the dancing area
RLOD reverse line of direction,
clockwise
on the dancing area