[Gadget]

Originally posted by Fran
I dont mean to be cheeky Gadget, but then perhaps there could be something gained for the men in practicing a stance which looks and feels good for them while the lady is spining or learn to do some extra spinning yourself.

I don't think it's so much the stance or posing, as the disruption of the thought process: I can pose and spin with the best of them (Perhaps not as well as them...) but when you expect to catch a hand on a beat and it's not there, or you try to mirror a spin and the lady does a double spin; just little 'glitches' that throw off the timing and make it look less than it could be.

A lot of women easily do mulitple spins ~...~ are you suggesting that all these ladies should stop and stick to 1 spin?

Not at all - I was just using it as an example; I think that the men should either lead into a double spin (giving a bit more 'oomph' than normal or spinning from the hips instead of hands) OR should be given warning.

great in an ideal world gadget , but the reality is that this does not happen very often and it then when it does it is usually with more confident and experienced leaders.

Something to aspire to then . But should you try and take the initiative with less experianced leaders ? I think that only the more experianced or 'good' dancers will actually give you the space to move - it is a led dance, and ultimatly should be up to the lead as to how much freedom to give their partner.