Spotting Turns

It is essential to spot while dancing through any type of turn. "Spotting" is the use of the eyes focusing on a definite point (usually at eye level) while turning. To do this, the head is the last to move as the body turns away from the spotting point and the first to arrive back to the spotting point as the body quickly catches up. You may also use your partner's eyes to spot. This will help secure a landing position as well.

Practice spotting while brushing your teeth. Take itsy-bitsy steps rotating in a small cirlce. Look at your eyes in the mirror and keep looking at them while your feet & body are turning. Keep looking at yourself as long as your neck can physically able you to do so. As soon as you feel like you can't look any more, bring the head around to other side (as if looking over your shoulder), find yourself in the mirror again and then catch the body up to finish the rest of the turn. Turns should go as follows - spot, body, spot, body

This will eliminate the dizziness felt while turning.