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NOC Calendar Terminology and Abbreviations
Rnd = Round (as in round dancing,
like ball room dancing but with cues)Includes many forms such as
two-step and waltz, as well as many levels (ie. phase II or phase III)
Pre-Rnds = Round dancing done just in
advance of a square dance (usually about 1/2 hour)
MS = Mainstream ( as in the entry level of
square dancing)
Rhody O's = Rhody O's Square Dance club,
started by the Rhododendron Grange at Gardiner in 1976. This is a
mainstream club with phase II & III round dancing between square dance
tips.
Plus = Plus Level Square Dancing (
the second level of square dancing, following mainstream)
4PLUS4's = 4PLUS4 Square Dance Club.
This is a "plus" level club with phase III & IV round dancing between
square dance tips.
"A" = Advance Level Square Dancing (
the third level of square dancing, following plus)
A-Team = The A-Team square dance club.
This is an advance level square dance club. There is no
Round dancing in this group
Caller = The individual who sings out the various
square dance steps, (each step is a "call")
Cuer = The individual who sings out the
various round dance steps, (each step is a "cue")
Workshop = A dancing opportunity where the
caller will make a particular effort to help resolve dance questions
(as opposed to a Lesson, where the dancing is being learned for
the first time or a Dance where the calling a cueing is continuous and
there is less time to go back and fix things)
Forks Hoh Downers: Hoh Downers Square Dance club,
Established in Forks, Washington in 2006. This is a mainstream
club with some round dancing between square dance tips. The name
is NOT a misspelling of the word "hoe", but is instead a reference
to the local Hoh River.
Red Hot Twirlers: Red Hot
Twirlers Square Dance club, dancing in Chimacum, Wa.
This is a mainstream club with Phase II & III round dancing between
square dance tips. Established as a family club with lots of "red
hot" energy.
Strait Wheelers:
The Strait Wheeler Square Dance Club, established in Port Angeles,
and dancing in Agnew, Wa. This is a mainstream Club with
round dancing between square dance tips. Name is a reference to
the Strait of Juan De Fuca.
NOCCA:
North Olympic Caller/Cuer Association. Membership includes
all of the callers and cuers who regularly perform and/or reside within
the area of the North Olympic Council. Their organization is
established to provide support and improvement opportunities for active
square dance callers and round dance cuers
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