Outside partner position

What does “Outside partner position” mean?

A step into outside partner position occurs when the moving foot of the forward travelling partner moves on a track outside of their partner's standing foot when it would ordinarily move on a track aimed between their partner's feet. Due to the offset of the hold, this generally applies to a step with the right foot. (The term left side outside is often used for the rare occurrences when the left foot crosses to pass outside, as in the Hover cross). Steps into outside partner position are also required to be in contra body movement position , and are often preceded by a step with a strong side lead . The term "inline" is occasionally used when it is necessary to clarify that an outside partner position is not involved.

Definition adapted from Glossary of partner dance terms on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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