Whip with Inside Turn

A whip in which the follower takes an inside (counter-clockwise) turn on counts 5–6 as they travel back down the slot.

The turn is prepped by the leader's raised hand around the post; the follower's travel and the whip timing don't change. Often the first whip variation taught because it isolates one new skill — turning while maintaining whip geometry — without changing the pattern's skeleton.

Common notes

• The name is literal: Robert Royston defines an inside turn as the lead hand passing inside — between the two partners — where an outside turn sends the lead hand away from the body.¹
• The prep starts early: the lead hand begins rising on "3-and" into count 4, so the follower knows she's going underneath before the turn arrives on 5.²
• Create room at the redirection — crossing the hand in front crowds the partnership if the partners are too close on the "3-and."³