SCD-Richmond Cheat Sheet Abbreviations

Abbreviations
1C	1^st couple; 2C = 2^nd couple, etc.
1C-2C	1^st couple and 2^nd couple, 1^st couple with 2^nd couple, etc.
1CR	1^st corner; 2CR = 2^nd corner, etc.
1M	1^st man; 2M = 2^nd man, etc.
1s	1^st couple or “ones”; 2s = 2^nd couple or “twos”, etc.
1s-2s	1^st couple and 2^nd couple, 1^st couple with 2^nd couple, etc.
1W	1^st woman; 2W = 2^nd woman, etc.
2H	two hands; 3H = 3 hands, etc.
4H a-X	four hands across; 3H a-X = 3 hands across, etc.
6H rnd	six hands round; 8H rnd = 8 hands round, etc.
a-X	across
adv	advance
adv (1)	advance one step only
adv–ret, adv/ret	advance and retire
allem	allemande
anti-clkwise	anti-clockwise, counter-clockwise
BH	both hands
bal	balance
bet	between
bk	back
bk2bk, bk 2 bk	back to back
C	couple – as in 1C = 1^st couple, 2C = 2^nd couple, etc.
CR, CRs	corner, corners – see also 1CR = 1^st corner, 2CR = 2^nd corner, etc.
clkwise	clockwise
cont	continue
cpl, cpls	couple, couples – as in “All 3 cpls …”
dbl	double
dbl tri	double triangle(s)
diag	diagonal
dwn	down
fig	figure
fig 8	figure of eight
fin	finish; finishing
H	hand(s); see also 2H = 2 hands, 6H = 6 hands, etc.
J	jig – used when describing a dance; 48J-5C = 48-bar jig for 5 cpls
L	left
LH	left hand
LS	left shoulder
LSh	left shoulder
ld	lead
M	men; man – see also 1M = 1^st man, 2M = 2^nd man, etc.
NH	nearer hands
opp	opposite
orig	original
P	partner
par	parallel
perp	perpendicular
pet	petronella
pl, plc	place
posn(s)	position(s)
pouss	poussette
pouss RR	poussette right round
prom	promenade
qk	quick
R	reel – used when describing a dance; 32R-3C = 32-bar reel for 3 cpls
R	right
R&L	rights and lefts
RH	right hand
RR	right round
RR	round the room – used when describing the form of a dance
RS	right shoulder
RSh	right shoulder
rep	repeat
resp	respectively
ret	retire
ret (1)	retire one step only
rl	reel
rnd	round
S	strathspey – used when describing a dance; 40S-4C = 40-bar strathspey for 4 cpls
SQ	square – used when describing the form of a dance
W	women; woman – see also 1W = 1^st woman, 2W = 2^nd woman, etc.
w	with
X	cross