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Directional designators
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(written in small letters in parentheses following basic movements)
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b
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back (leg is moving toward the rear)
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bs
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next to weight bearing foot
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f
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directly in front of the normal "in place" position for that foot
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ib
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in back
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if
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in front
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in
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toward the weight bearing leg
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ins
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inside [beside the instep of weight bearing foot normally use "bs"]
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o
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leg is swinging away from body
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o&b
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out and back (as a brush starting from the "xif" position
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oba
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out, back & around makes a horizontal semi-circle from "f" to "b"
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ots
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out to side (foot is extended directly to the side) knee almost straight side (usually
a step to the side)
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s
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step (usually a step to the side)
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up
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implies raising the foot by bending the knee up to the front of the body
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wt
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takes weight
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x
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uncross (following "xif" or "xib")
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xba
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across in back and around (foot makes a vertical circle behind body) Often cued
as a "windmill"
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xib
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across in back
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xif
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across in front
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