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Standardized Abbreviations |
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These are some of the standardized abbreviations used in folk dance descriptions.
| & | a secondary ct between two major cts, as in "1-&-2" |
| beg | beginning |
| bt, bts | beat, beats |
| bwd | backward |
| CCW | counter-clockwise, often meaning turning that direction in place (see LOD) |
| cir | circle, circles |
| COH | center of hall |
| cpl, cpls | couple, couples |
| ct, cts | count, counts |
| ctr | center |
| CW | clockwise, often meaning turning that direction in place (see RLOD) |
| diag | diagonal, diagonally |
| dir | direction |
| dn | down |
| fig, Fig | figure, Figure |
| ft | foot, feet |
| ftwk | footwork |
| fwd | forward |
| L | left (side, dir, ft, arm, hand, etc.) |
| LOD | line of direction around the floor, counter-clockwise |
| M | man, man's, men, men's |
| meas | measure, measures |
| opp | opposite |
| orig | original |
| pos | position |
| prev | previous |
| ptr, ptrs | partner, partners |
| R | right (side, dir, ft, arm, hand, etc.) |
| RLOD | reverse line of direction around the floor, clockwise |
| shldr, shldrs | shoulder, shoulders |
| swd | sideward |
| twd | toward |
| uh | bt between a major ct and a secondary ct, as in Lawrence Welk's "uh-1-&-uh-2" |
| var | variation, variations |
| W | woman, woman's, women, women's |
| wt | weight |