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Originally posted by Franck
Yes, that does happen every so often, but as mentionned in another thread, each partner in the dance should more or less be in charge / control of their own momentum, ie you should not need the man to send you into a spin, and conversely, you should not need the man's hand to stop you either!
While the above might sound a bit drastic, it is a good habit to develop as it will make your dancing appear neater and more deliberate...
Cheers,
Franck. |
I (humbly) think that the lady does neet the man's hand to stop! If not, there will be no connection between us.
I would like to clarify this a bit. I propose three exagerated possibilities:
i) Men who provide a "pushing post" for the ladies to use to generate the energy for their own spin. The man's hand moves little, but both parties feel a force. The lady hardly uses her legs to spin. I find this feels the best. She IS in control of her motion, but through a stationary man's hand.
ii) Men who try and provide a pushing post (or not), but(and) the ladies just use their legs to spin and there is no force felt. Probably like dancing with a blow-up plastic doll in a vacuum.
iii) Men who grab the ladies hand and crank them round whether they want to or not. Not a pretty sight - probably feels bad too!
Personally, if I spin a lady, I expect her to absorb her own energy on my hand when I catch her. Naturally if I miss catching her then she will use her feet to stop. If she does it herself then I would rather dance with a blow-up variety. For me, jive is about tension and compression. I do admit though that many ladies use a mixture of feet and arms to adapt to the man's lead.