Spinning and turning are movements that improve with regular practice. Being balanced is important and being focused on the spin or turn is vital.

The technique for the good turn is to plant the feet firmly on the ground and keep the knees slightly bent. This will ground you and help keep your balance.

For spins, one foot is kept flat on the ground, with the other being raised at the heel. The foot that is raised propels the movement, the foot that is flat, steadies the spin. Do not bob up and down, and, unless you are a very experienced dancer, do not raise yourself onto the balls of the feet.

Always practice spinning or turning both ways, and don't start off by moving too swiftly. A slow, graceful turn or spin is more effective than a fast, uncontrolled one.

Spotting
This is a technique used by dancers to enable them to spin very quickly without getting giddy. Spotting involves whipping the head around as the body rotates. Eye contact is focused on a fixed point, as the dancer begins the turn, the head is whipped around first and comes out of the turn first.

What’s important about spotting is that you learn how to "separate" your head from your body as you turn. The effect of not spotting is dizziness. Also, since the head is heavy, it needs to be controlled as you cause your body to spin or turn. At first, you will feel dizzy. Since our eyes are like the lens on glasses and cameras, you will find yourself going out of focus and then back into focus. Eventually, you’ll become more accustomed to focusing your eyes and balancing your body to accomplish single or multiple turns.

It is the movement of the eyes in relation to the inner ear that causes the dizziness. Spotting helps stabilise the fluid in the inner and this in turn eliminates dizziness.