Prepared for the benefit of the ROUNDALAB & URDC membership Maintained, reproduced and distributed by RAL and URDC October, 2001 1 Common Glossary of Round Dance Terms A joint publication of The International Association of Round Dance Teachers, Inc and The Universal Round Dance Council, Inc. This document represents months of dedication on the part of the RAL/URDC Joint Committee for Development of a Common Glossary of Round Dance Terms. It is being made available to you with the recognition that it may contain some words and definitions that will need to be corrected and/or in some other way improved upon. However, RAL and URDC believe that even in it's present form the reader will find this Glossary to be an excellent source of terms and definitions encountered in the Round Dancing activity. A joint committee, composed of RAL and URDC representatives, will update this glossary periodically as needed. Suggestions for corrections and/or revisions should be addressed to the Roundalab main office or the URDC secretary (at the following addresses) for consideration in the next edition. This glossary is not intended to replace any Glossary issued exclusively under the RAL or URDC Organizational name, but to supplement it. Addresses of RAL & URDC: ROUNDALAB 355 N. Orchard, Suite 200 Boise, ID 83706-1600 e-mail:
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[email protected] 2 Term Definition - A - "a" A character designating 1/4 beat, normally the last 1/4 of the beat in which a step or action is completed; so, for example, typical Samba timing might be written "1a2" meaning step one gets 3/4 beat, step 2 gets 1/4 beat, and step 3 gets 1 full beat.