Side

The Side is the part of a Longwise set towards either the Men's or the Ladies Side line; when looking towards The music along the Centre line, the Men's Side is to the left and the Ladies' is to the right.

Sides refers to both the Men's and the Ladies Sides.

In a Circular set, it is often used to mean the polygon formed by joining adjacent Standing places.

Diagram 23 - Structure Of 3 Couple Longwise Set - Full Size

For example, here are some Scottish Country Dances in which the term, Side, is used in either the Minicrib or the Maxicrib Dance instructions or both -
51st Travellers
Braes Of Breadalbane
Christmas Party Jig
City Of Belfast
Dean Bridge Of Edinburgh
Eileen Watt's Reel
Jimmy's Fancy
La Flora
Nacton Hall
Swithland Woods

Set Structure

Positions

Bottom
Centre
Centre Line
Corner Position
Corners' Square
Diagonal Line
End
First Corner Position
Foot
Fourth Corner Position
Line Across
Middle
The Music
nth Couple Place
nth Couple Position
nth Place
nth Position
Opposite Side (Line)
Original
Outside (The Set)
Own Side (Line)
Place
Position
Second Corner Position
Side
Side Line
Standing Places
Starting
Third Corner Position
Top
Wrong Sides