Abbreviations Flashcards
AB
At barre
ALT
Alternating
ARAB
Arabesque
ARD
Around
AST
At the same time
ATT
Attitude
B&A
Bow and Arrow
BATT
Battement
BC
Ball change
BD
Bend
B@E
Bent at elbow
BEG
Beginning
BK
Back
BKWDS
Backwards
BR
Bodyroll
C1
Corner 1
C2
Corner 2
C3
Corner 3
C4
Corner 4
CH
Chaines
CHS
Chasse
CONT
Contract
CS
Center stage
CT
Count
CTR
Center
DEV
Develop
DIAG
Diagonal
DIR
Direction
DITL
DBL inside turn left
DNWD
Downward
DOTR
DBL outside turn right
DP
Demi plié
DS
Downstage
DWN
Down
E@S
Engaged at side
ELB
Elbow
FLR
Floor
FRT
Front
FT
Foot
FWD
Forward
FX
Flex
GP
Grand plié
GV
Grape vine
HCK
Hitch kick
HD
Head
HND
Hand
ILJA
Inverted long jazz arm
INWD
Inward
IP
In place
ISOL
Isolation
JH
Jazz hands
JZ SQ
Jazz square
KC
Kick
L
Left
L to L
Left to left
L-R
Left then right
LXBR
Left cross in back of right
LXFR
Left cross in front of right
LJA
Long jazz arm
LOB
Lying on back
LOD
Line of direction
LOF
Lying on the floor
M
Measure
MOV
Movement
NEUT
Neutral
OBL
Oblique
OTWD
Outward
OPP
Opposite
OH
Overhead
P
Pass
PDB
Pas de bourree
PDBT
Pas de bourree turn
PDBras
Port de bras
POS
Position
PP or //
Parallel
P/R
Plié releve
PT
Point
PVT
Pivot
PREP
Prepare
REG
Regular
R
Right
R to R
Right to right
RC
Rib cage
RDJ
Rond de jambe
RELS
Release
REL
Releve
REP
Repeat
REV
Reverse
SL
Stage left
SR
Stage right
SDWD
Sideward
S/S
Side by side
SITL
Single inside turn left
SOTR
Single outside turn right
SHLD
Shoulder
SLO
Side layout
SOF
Sitting on the floor
SS
Sous sus
ST
Step
STIP
Step in place
STR
Straight
TBTP
Table top
TORS
Turnover right SHLD
TOLS
Turnover left SHLD
TT
Torso twist