As I said at the end of my post - it is just IMHO. So you come to a complete stop with your hands close to your body, you move your hand to the leaders hand (good job you know which hand your leader wants to connect with then), you establish connection and the leader leads your rock step to start the next move. All I am suggesting is that instead of having these all as seperate, discrete parts that you allow each of them to flow seamlessly together. That is what I was getting out when I wrote about flow.
Arriving at the end of your spin with your arms and hands neatly stowed away close to your body makes it impossible for your leader to spin you and collect you in a closed position. So you have cut off that possibility for your leader. You decide which hand you are going to offer to your leader when you stop spinning so you have cut off the possibility that he could take the other hand. Because you have come to a complete stop before offering your hand you have stopped the leader from absorbing the last bits of energy from your spin and then using that energy as a prep for spinning you the opposite way. That is just another option you have denied your leader.
I dance with a lot of beginners, and a lot of people who have been dancing a long time but still dance like beginners. I don't complain and I don't express an opinion unless asked to. I just work within the limitations of myself and my partner. If I can't make contact with my followers left hand and I get their right hand thrust at me then I lead something that uses their right hand. If they turn with their left hand tucked behind their back or elbow clamped at their side I can't collect them in closed hold, then I lead something from open hold.
I have seen you and know that you can spin like a demon. I know that you would stop spinning if a) you ran out of energy to spin, b) you were about to stop fall off balance c) the music indicated that this was a good place to stop, d) the music had actually stopped. The leader, after initating your spin would wait with their hand offered at waist height ready to collect your hand until a) your hand landed into theirs b) the blood had drained from their hand and they got bored c) you had travelled so far away from you leader that you connect with someone elses leader and start dancing with them. Of course if I gave you enough energy for a single spin and you went off for 8-10 spins I would wonder why you bothered asking for someone to lead you if you were going to spend your time ignoring the lead.
Some followers do seem intent on going for multiple spins way beyond the point when they are off balance trying to regain balance while they are actually spinning. When they do actually realise that if they persist any further they are going to hit the deck then the leaders job is just to collect the wreckage as best they can to prevent the loud thud on the floor. If these multiple spins don't work when you practice them at home then they probably won't work in freestyle (assuming followers practice spins on their own at home).
If your follower is coming out of their spin off balalnce then you cannot flow into the next part of the dance until you have averted the crisis.
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