Dizziness can really kill partner dance ability.
You might have excellent technique and timing and musicality, but if you get dizzy after a few spins, then it's all for nothing.
You can spot to reduce the effect by spotting, but sometimes you just need able to spin without getting dizzy (sometimes without getting sick).
This is especially so in couple dancing because you might be getting spun by another or you might need to remain stable to lead another after spinning.
It would be embarrassing falling over in ballet, but we all worry about letting our dance partner down.
Luckily, you can condition against dizziness, just as you can condition for almost any other physical characteristic.
This article will cover a number of exercises that you can use to reduce the dizziness you experience in your couples dancing.
But first I want to go over dizziness so that you know the exactly what it is that I am talking about.
It could be that we are talking about slightly different things and it's good to be sure that we're not.
In this article I am focusing upon the symptoms caused by vigorous motion (often spinning within the context of dance, but maybe other types of motion in different contexts).
Dizziness might not be the only symptom, it could also be nausea, and is very similar to motion sickness.
If the dizziness issues you have during dance are similar to motions sickness or you also get motion sickness, then the content of this article will help you overcome dizziness issues within your partner dancing.
However, if you have a medical condition that makes your more susceptible to dizziness or you feel light headed due to stress from dancing, then this is less likely to help.
Be sure you know the cause of your issues within couples dancing, and you are much better able to resolve them.
Assuming your dizziness is indeed a result of the movement within dance, I now want to explain what causes it so that you can understand how it can be dealt with.
This effect from spinning and such come about because the brain receives too much and conflicting information about what is going on.
In particular it is too much information from our eyes and balance senses within the ears or information from the two that cannot be resolved with each other.
When the brain can no longer process this information the feeling of dizziness (and other symptoms) are induced.
This is why spotting can help.
You keep your head (which includes the eyes and balance senses within the ears) as stable as possible.
If this isn't enough, then you need to take further action.
The next step you can do is to basically condition yourself to get used to it.
Like all other forms of conditioning, continued exposure will help your body become better able to deal with this exposure.
The simplest thing to do would be to do spins at home each night before bed say (that way the dizziness induced will not affect other activities).
If you do this continuously, then you can expect improvements within two weeks.
If you really want to take things further, then there are products you can buy that are designed to make you immune to any form of motion induced sickness, dizziness or disorientation.
The Puma method is one such product, Part 2 of the e-book Dance Better Now also has such methods along with other techniques to improve you couples dancing ability.
You might have excellent technique and timing and musicality, but if you get dizzy after a few spins, then it's all for nothing.
You can spot to reduce the effect by spotting, but sometimes you just need able to spin without getting dizzy (sometimes without getting sick).
This is especially so in couple dancing because you might be getting spun by another or you might need to remain stable to lead another after spinning.
It would be embarrassing falling over in ballet, but we all worry about letting our dance partner down.
Luckily, you can condition against dizziness, just as you can condition for almost any other physical characteristic.
This article will cover a number of exercises that you can use to reduce the dizziness you experience in your couples dancing.
But first I want to go over dizziness so that you know the exactly what it is that I am talking about.
It could be that we are talking about slightly different things and it's good to be sure that we're not.
In this article I am focusing upon the symptoms caused by vigorous motion (often spinning within the context of dance, but maybe other types of motion in different contexts).
Dizziness might not be the only symptom, it could also be nausea, and is very similar to motion sickness.
If the dizziness issues you have during dance are similar to motions sickness or you also get motion sickness, then the content of this article will help you overcome dizziness issues within your partner dancing.
However, if you have a medical condition that makes your more susceptible to dizziness or you feel light headed due to stress from dancing, then this is less likely to help.
Be sure you know the cause of your issues within couples dancing, and you are much better able to resolve them.
Assuming your dizziness is indeed a result of the movement within dance, I now want to explain what causes it so that you can understand how it can be dealt with.
This effect from spinning and such come about because the brain receives too much and conflicting information about what is going on.
In particular it is too much information from our eyes and balance senses within the ears or information from the two that cannot be resolved with each other.
When the brain can no longer process this information the feeling of dizziness (and other symptoms) are induced.
This is why spotting can help.
You keep your head (which includes the eyes and balance senses within the ears) as stable as possible.
If this isn't enough, then you need to take further action.
The next step you can do is to basically condition yourself to get used to it.
Like all other forms of conditioning, continued exposure will help your body become better able to deal with this exposure.
The simplest thing to do would be to do spins at home each night before bed say (that way the dizziness induced will not affect other activities).
If you do this continuously, then you can expect improvements within two weeks.
If you really want to take things further, then there are products you can buy that are designed to make you immune to any form of motion induced sickness, dizziness or disorientation.
The Puma method is one such product, Part 2 of the e-book Dance Better Now also has such methods along with other techniques to improve you couples dancing ability.