[Verse 1]
When you're dancing through the notation
And you need to show rotation
Look beside the support column there
Special symbols in the air
Arcs that curve to left and right
Tell the dancer which way's right
[Chorus]
Turn signs, turn signs, showing which way to go
Clockwise curves right like the hands of a clock you know
Turn signs, turn signs, counterclockwise goes left
With degrees marked clear so no movement's bereft
Quarter turn, half turn, three-quarter spin
Full rotation brings you back where you begin
[Verse 2]
Place the symbol near the base
Where the foot finds its place
Small arc curving to the right
Clockwise turning feels just right
Arc that bends the other way
Counter-clockwise leads the day
[Chorus]
Turn signs, turn signs, showing which way to go
Clockwise curves right like the hands of a clock you know
Turn signs, turn signs, counterclockwise goes left
With degrees marked clear so no movement's bereft
Quarter turn, half turn, three-quarter spin
Full rotation brings you back where you begin
[Bridge]
Additional marks tell how far
Quarter, half, or three-quarter
One full turn completes the wheel
Making every movement real
In the support column's space
Every turn finds its place
[Chorus]
Turn signs, turn signs, showing which way to go
Clockwise curves right like the hands of a clock you know
Turn signs, turn signs, counterclockwise goes left
With degrees marked clear so no movement's bereft
Quarter turn, half turn, three-quarter spin
Full rotation brings you back where you begin
[Outro]
Now you know the turning way
In Labanotation's display
Arcs and marks will guide you true
Every spin and pivot too