Swing Dance Notation

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count 3 a 4 means "on counts 3 and a and 4". What this means is explained as follows: Count the following with an equal interval between each word:

1  and  a   2  and  a   3  and  a   4  and  a   5  and  a   6

So, stepping on 3 a 4 means stepping at the same time that you would say the 3 ... a 4 of the above line.

This is some notation that might be used somewhere.

l/r means left/right
L/F means leader/follower
CHP means crossed hand position (shake r hands)
LoR/LuR means left over/ under right handhold
& means that we are in the middle of two beats of music
L: means "the leaders footwork is " (analogous for F:)

Example

F: 1 step_r(f), 2 step_l(f) means Follower step forward with the right foot on count 1 and then step forward again with the left foot on count 2.

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Swing Dance Notation

Example

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