inside turn

Rotation facing partner

An inside turn is a rotation where you pivot toward your supporting leg, turning inward rather than away from your body.

In dance, it's a turn toward the arm being held or toward your partner: She executed a clean inside turn under his raised arm.

The term also appears in skating and skiing for turns that curve toward the inside edge.

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ballroom dance · ice dance · figure skating · skating · pirouette · twist · swivel · maneuver · edge · blade · toe pick · arc · spiral · technique · balance · body control · weight shift · center of gravity

Opposites
direction of rotation

inside turnreverse turn

Rotation switching direction entirely

open turn

Family

inside, turn, in, side, sides, sided, siding, insider, insiders

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