Outside (The Set)
The area Outside (the set) is the adjacent area outwith the polygon formed by joining the initial Places of the Scottish Country Dancers in an Active set, i.e., as shown not shaded in the example Sets in the diagrams.
Structure of 3 Couple Longwise Set

Structure Of Square Set
Here are examples of those Scottish Country Dances for which we have instructions on this site and in which the term, Outside (the set), either appears explicitly or is implied; note that for a common term these will be a small selection; for a rare term, these may be all that exist:
Blue Tartan
Canadian Barn Dance
Doune Mill
Haggis Hunters
Kirkbrae Welcome
Reel Of Five
Riggs Of Corn
Silver Sands Of Islay
Sixteensome Reel
Thurling Strathspey
Links To Pages Related To 'Positions'
Set StructurePositions
Back To Back
Bottom
Centre
Centre Line
Corner Position
Corner Position For 4/2 Couples
Corner Position In Square Set
Corners' Square
Diagonal Line
Diagonal Reflection
End
First Corner Position
Foot
Fourth Corner Position
Inverted
Line Across
Middle
Mirror Reflection
Music
nth Couple Place
nth Couple Position
nth Place
nth Position
Opposite Side (Line)
Original
Outside (The Set)
Own Side (Line)
Parallel Symmetry
Place
Position
Reflection
Second Corner Position
Side
Side Line
Standing Places
Starting
Symmetry
Third Corner Position
Top
Wrong Sides
Bottom
Centre
Centre Line
Corner Position
Corner Position For 4/2 Couples
Corner Position In Square Set
Corners' Square
Diagonal Line
Diagonal Reflection
End
First Corner Position
Foot
Fourth Corner Position
Inverted
Line Across
Middle
Mirror Reflection
Music
nth Couple Place
nth Couple Position
nth Place
nth Position
Opposite Side (Line)
Original
Outside (The Set)
Own Side (Line)
Parallel Symmetry
Place
Position
Reflection
Second Corner Position
Side
Side Line
Standing Places
Starting
Symmetry
Third Corner Position
Top
Wrong Sides
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