Originally Posted by
Tessalicious
I know posting threads about actual dancing is practically illegal on the forum these days, but...
I have a question (more out of curiousity than need, as I very rarely lead the kinds of moves I'm asking about).
On Saturday night at Hammersmith, I danced with a particular guy I'd maybe danced with once or twice before, but didn't know other than that, and he put me into a few leans and dips. The leans were ok (I didn't feel like I was going to collapse in the middle from lack of support) but the dips were strange, because the support came from one hand on my shoulder blade (I think) and one hand on the back of my head! This felt really weird (not very supportive and a bit too intimate) to me, even though I've danced with a few (forumite) men who do the hair-pulling thing and that never felt insecure, even though the hand on the head wasn't for support in those cases.
So, my question is two-fold:
- for the dips and drops aficionados: what is the technically correct way to support a lady in a dip where her position means that she cannot take her full weight, but she is still within arms reach (i.e. a 45 degree angle to the floor)?
and
- for the ladies: where do you feel most comfortable being supported or most uncomfortable being supported, and does the hand on the back of the head bother you (whether or not full support is being provided) when it is a relatively unfamiliar lead?
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