Originally Posted by
Andy McGregor
Woodface is saying the advice on my website is bad, he's just not going to neg-rep me, just try to harm my reputation by saying I'm wrong.
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Actually, I think Woodface was trying to make the point that he's being criticised for giving advice as if it were absolute, when your website (and Amir) is doing exactly the same thing. He's commenting that what you advice doesn't work for him but that he understands that doesn't mean it's bad advice.
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As far as spotting goes, you will actually find quite a few professionals who say "if you're doing very fast spins, you can't really spot". The canonical example is in ice-skating, where you will find lots and lots of advice saying not to spot on fast spins.
However, for social dance, knowing where you and your partner are, is really important, and so for that reason, if no other, I think spotting is a good plan, even though I don't really manage it well myself.
I'd also say that genuinely being able to do 7 controlled spins (without paddling etc) is phenomenal - probably more than Amir can do, certainly more than I've ever seen any other man do. The ironic thing is that this doesn't actually put yourself in any stronger position when it comes to advising others. There's been some scientific analysis, and the conclusion was that the best spinners are just really really good at correcting their balance during the spin. (Basically they did things like push people off balance as they were spinning and see what happened). What works for them may well not work for the rest of us.
Of course woodface could be the one to topple Amir from the top spot. I'm sure I'm joined by many others who'd like to have a dance with woodface if this is the case.
Certainly at this point I'd be fascinated to see him dance. How long is it to Blackpool...?
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