I had this problem with swing dancing. A lot of us didn’t know much beyond the basic step and a few spins. I get dizzy with spins, unfortunately. Being led by a partner who is too lazy to spin himself is obnoxious.
When I told partners that they need to go light with the spinning, I sometimes got disapproval, like I must be doing something technically wrong. Could be, but being out of practice and out of shape meant I got winded easily. It seems to me that dizziness is the logical conclusion. Moreover, I never professed to be an advanced dancer. Maybe I was doing the moves wrong. Fine, then I don’t know that move well enough. Do a different move!
Once in the middle of a dance, I told my lead that I needed him to spin me less. He fairly soon spun me again. So with the next spin soon after that, I just stopped in the middle of the floor. Sometimes you literally have to put your foot down.
I had this problem with swing dancing. A lot of us didn’t know much beyond the basic step and a few spins. I get dizzy with spins, unfortunately. Being led by a partner who is too lazy to spin himself is obnoxious.
When I told partners that they need to go light with the spinning, I sometimes got disapproval, like I must be doing something technically wrong. Could be, but being out of practice and out of shape meant I got winded easily. It seems to me that dizziness is the logical conclusion. Moreover, I never professed to be an advanced dancer. Maybe I was doing the moves wrong. Fine, then I don’t know that move well enough. Do a different move!
Once in the middle of a dance, I told my lead that I needed him to spin me less. He fairly soon spun me again. So with the next spin soon after that, I just stopped in the middle of the floor. Sometimes you literally have to put your foot down.