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Cue Sheet Explanations
General Note: These are guidelines, and are not written in stone. Actual application will depend on choreographer's resources [typewriter, computer equipment, software, etc.].
1. Name of Dance: Must be CAPITALIZED. In addition it may be BOLD, UNDERLINED or BOLD AND UNDERLINED.
2. RELEASED: Release Date of Dance. Should include month and year. Day of release would also be useful. Can appear on sequence line as a second choice. If dance has been revised, then use REVISED instead of RELEASED. Revision date should also appear on subsequent pages.
3. CHOREO: Name of choreographer, address, city, state, country, zip code, area code, telephone number, e-mail address.
4. RECORD: Name of record [especially important if different from the name of the Dance]. Record Label, Number and Side. Artist: [either singer or band]. Flip of: [Name which appears on reverse side].
5. Same As: Other name or record number [especially important when the recording has been repressed by the record company].
6. FOOTWORK: Specify whether opposite or same. Woman's footwork, if needed, should appear in parentheses [( )]. Time@RPM: or Time@MPM: How long a record plays at whatever speed the choreographer prefers. State your preference as the choreographer. Don't say "slow" or "speed to suit". Time is in minutes and seconds. Speed is either RPM [Revolutions Per Minute] or MPM [Measures Per Minute]. Example: Time@MPM: 2:15@30
7. RHYTHM: State the rhythm of the dance, i.e. Foxtrot, Waltz, Tango, etc. RAL Phase: II + 1 + 1 would be Phase II plus one [1] figure from Phase III plus one [1] figure which iscurrently unphased in the manuals. The name of any figure from the next higher phase shouldbe in brackets. The same would be true for unphased figures which should follow the figures in the next higher phase. Example: RAL Phase II + 1 [Fishtail] + 1 [Basketball Check Thru].
8. SEQUENCE: The sequence of the dance parts.
9. The Column Heading MEAS: Timing for unusual figures, new rhythms, syncopation, etc. should go in the MEAS: column [see measures 5-8 of Part A]. The heading must be CAPITALIZED. In addition it may be BOLD, UNDERLINED or BOLD AND UNDERLINED.
10. The Column Heading INTRODUCTION. This is the beginning of the dance and is generally some small number of measures or pickup notes before the main body of the dance. The abbreviation INTRO may be used. The heading must be CAPITALIZED. In addition it may be BOLD, UNDERLINED or BOLD AND UNDERLINED.
Revised June 2000
11. HEAD CUES: Should be 4 measures at a time, if possible, for ease of reading. Complete figures should not be split for the sake of adhering to the 4-measure guideline. Each semicolon denotes one [1] measure of music. Preferred cue terms from the Phase Manuals should be used. They must be CAPITALIZED. In addition they may be BOLD, UNDERLINED or BOLD AND UNDERLINED. Use of abbreviations is optional. When doing so, refer to the Abbreviations Manual.
12. Descriptive Cues: Should be two [2] measures at a time, if possible, for ease in locating a particular measure. Each beat of music within a measure should be accounted for and separated by a comma [ , ] and the measure is terminated by a semicolon [ ; ].
13. PART A: This is the first major part of the dance. It must be CAPITALIZED. In addition it may be BOLD, UNDERLINED or BOLD AND UNDERLINED.
14. BRIDGE: A part of the dance routine not more than two [2] measures long which connects major parts of the dance. It must be CAPITALIZED. In addition it may be BOLD, UNDERLINED or BOLD AND UNDERLINED.
15. PART B: This is the second major part of the dance. It must be CAPITALIZED. In addition it may be BOLD, UNDERLINED or BOLD AND UNDERLINED.
16. Page numbers: For a cue sheet of more than one page, page numbering should appear in the upper right corner using the format: Page 1 of 3, Page 2 of 3, Page 3 of 3.
17. Subsequent page headings. Dance title and choreographer's full name should appear centered at the top of subsequent pages.
18: INTERLUDE: A part of the dance routine more than two [2] measures long which connects major parts of the dance. It will be shorter than any major part of the dance. It must be CAPITALIZED. In addition it may be BOLD, UNDERLINED or BOLD AND UNDERLINED. The abbreviation INTLD may be used.
19. ENDING: This is the pattern of steps, figures or actions which ends the dance. It must be CAPITALIZED. In addition it may be BOLD, UNDERLINED or BOLD AND UNDERLINED).
20. (W): Woman's footwork, when indicated, should be included within parentheses using the abbreviation capital W.
21. QUICK CUES: Put quick cues at end of cue sheet if it does not require an extra page. List the sequence of the dance. Use semicolons to denote measures. Quick cues are defined as the head cues in an abbreviated form.
Revised June 2000
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Note: The formatting of this document, especially the cue sheet examples, may not be exactly like the Cue Sheet Writing Guidelines published by ROUNDALAB. However, the essential characteristics of the Guidelines as suggested by ROUNDALAB are present and should provide sufficient information to write a cue sheet according to those Guidelines. Hard copies of the Guidelines may be purchased from ROUNDALAB (See the Catalog)