The Prefer CONCEPT does not have a clear-cut definition and in most cases is call-dependent. EN: 10

In general, the 'Preferred' dancers do the first part of the call, the given part of the call, or the most obvious or active part of the call. The caller will usually say 'Prefer the anyone: anything' or 'anyone is Preferred: anything.' The caller may also indicate which part of the given call the Preferred dancers are to do. EN: 20

Examples are given below. EN: 25

Since the Prefer CONCEPT is inherently ambiguous, the caller should be specific as to who is to do what with whom. For instance, in the last two examples above, the caller could have said: EN: 80

Another use of the Prefer CONCEPT is to designate which hand or which direction is to be used in case of a conflict. For example, EN: 110