nothing to spot, we spin too fast!

[@sofiafigureskates]

for everyone confused, spotting is a technique used in dance when dancers turn. The dancer picks a specific spot to focus on as they turn their head quickly. This helps them maintain their balance and prevents dizziness. Figure skaters don’t spot because we spin too fast! It also wouldn’t help our spins in any way, so we just don’t do it. + there are some spin positions that are impossible to spot in!

[@fee3222]

Its the same for gymnasts? But we still try to spot

[@deeabee96]

How do you keep balance then? Do you close your eyes to help with dizziness? Didn’t know you could spin without spotting.

[@Leprodus]

​@@deeabee96it isn't necessary, it just helps

[@halloweennightmare6442]

​@@deeabee96never close your eyes while spinning! It throws off your equilibrium and balance, causing you to fall incredibly hard. You balance with your eyes open easier because you have a reference point to know you arent moving.

[@Lumen04]

@@fee3222 They literally spin SO much faster that gymnasts and ballet dancers that they'll break their fucking necks trying to spot

[@Demigirlandaroacelesbain]

I figure skate and do ballet. I’m always accidentally spotting while ice skating are forgetting to spot while on point and I always end up falling over

[@jessipoof]

intermediate ballarina here 😊 i have so much respect for ice skaters and that is hilarious lolllll

[@channieeee143]

wow! that's the best of both worlds!

[@wjamimah7772]

En pointe

[@korenna123]

Usually gotta choose one sport to focus on at that point

[@kyala04]

@@wjamimah7772when I hit the “translate to English” it says cutting edge haha

[@user_263cj79sjx]

i always forget that figure skaters literally just see that while they create so much beautiful art

[@Randomthoughts526]

And in our minds we’re like “look up be tight” “oh shoot I hope I’m not dizzy and can go right to the next thing” “oh got to smile or else I look like a dying rat” 😂

[@Sunghoons-new-Jake]

@@Randomthoughts526 I look like a dying rat anyways, I’m to concentrated while doing my jumps ans footwork. Spins are easier for me but footwork nahhhh

[@angelsnaiilz]

that makes total sense 😭 we have so much more friction slowing us down as dancers, we have time to spot without snapping our necks

[@Mdaisydoodle]

This explains alot. The ice gives us our own little frictionless surface (less) lol i never worried about spotting. Most times i was changing my spinning position too often to be lost in my spin

[@ilincayoutube]

This video itself gave me motion sickness I could never 😭😭

[@cachetona4794]

Figure skating is hardcore . I have so much respect for the sport and those who practice it 😭😭

[@GiraffeEmz.-.]

“No Spot, just Spin.”

[@pixelzebra8440]

1.7k likes and no replies? I’ll fix that.

[@filmedby_evv]

@@pixelzebra8440 2.8k*

[@pando0884]

​@@pixelzebra8440why you ruin something perfect

[@-..Blossoms..-]

very accurate

[@mina-simp]

in spain without the a 😔👊

[@Littledasher]

I figure skate and I can’t stand being dizzy even though im used to it.

[@Littledasher]

Omg I got hearted!! Tysm!!

[@bunnie26]

hi i’m a dancer but this is a tip to get undizzy fast! stare at ur finger while standing still after u turn!

[@I.d.K.w.H.a.T.tO.p.U.t.He.R.e]

@@bunnie26 well we really can’t because after we spin in our program we have to go to the next element right away😂

[@bunnie26]

@@I.d.K.w.H.a.T.tO.p.U.t.He.R.e ohh lol ok well maybe u could do it during practices when u have time????

[@I.d.K.w.H.a.T.tO.p.U.t.He.R.e]

@@bunnie26 I’ll try it

[@thestrangesloth1083]

This is why I have a lot of respect for figure skaters, my vertigo could never😂

[@raerohan4241]

​@ClairePlaysTodayYT Neither is harder. They're different techniques despite looking similar, and so require different skills. Same with dance and figure skating as a whole, but there is some crossover

[@surprisebling3538]

Lmao. I have vertigo and I saw the spinning on the screen and when “AHh-“

[@tenaujahsrandom629]

I have vertigo too!! I always wanted to figure skate but I don’t think it would be a very good idea. I do it leisurely though no spinning.

[@ginamcmahon351]

@ClairePlaysTodayYT I have done dance and figure skated both are very difficult but in my opinion figure skating is much harder and more dangerous. First off your doing everything spinning, jumping, and moving around on ice. It makes things so slippery plus the fall can hurt way more. I’ve broken two bones and sprained my wrist 3 times from skating. Plus your doing all the same lifts and spins sooooo much faster and way higher in the air if you have a partner compared to dancing.

[@Heyy610]

@ClairePlaysTodayYTdance is not harder

[@xuefensun1117]

as a dancer, i figured one reason you can’t spot is because of your spinning speed, so that’s why my question has always been: if you can’t spot, how do you keep track of yourself? how many spins you’ve done/where you are/where you need to stop etc

[@diorteez8405]

i haven't skated in years 😅 but from what i can remember; usually (not always) the wall where the judges are at is a different color, so we can kiiind of keep track of ourselves, though we don't really need to know how many spins we've exactly done, when we change positions that depends on the music and choreo (bc it's so fast it's kind of impossible to switch while exactly facing the judges), bc of symmetrical force you won't really change your spot (except if your doing a traveling entrance but that one's slower), and where u need to stop, we just stop anywhere sooo to summarize the answer: we just do what feels right haha

[@Me-vc2dm]

you’re not a dancer, they are called turns or pirouettes not ‘spins’ (or you were trained weirdly)

[@DeniseAWright]

@@Me-vc2dm they're talking about skating spins not dancing...

[@tiffaniema3583]

Honestly when u spin while ice skating u just do as many rotations as you can and you usually just have to make sure u r in one place by using ur toe pick

[@ItsAsparageese]

​@@Me-vc2dm There are literally thousands of styles of dance. Not to mention thousands of languages. Nobody needs your language policing

[@MisterFloufry]

Honestly, the orientation skills you gotta have after that spin are impressive

[@tessaissupercool007]

omg i cannot imagine going that fast, as a dancer i barely have enough control to do a double

[@S_Carol]

It's very different. I used to do ballet and the best I could do was doubles, too. Then I took up figure skating later on. Spins and pirouettes just have completely different technique. For spins you need extra precision when pulling in, but then you can just focus on balance because there's so little loss of speed. The entrance is less critical for pirouettes, but then you have to work hard to keep the momentum going because you're constantly losing speed to the floor.

[@tessaissupercool007]

@@S_Carol that's very cool thank you!

[@Inkate.wetrust]

It’s is much more stable in ice skating than dancing your flat foot ice skating and on a tiny lil platform (your foot) in dance also you have to worry about spotting they don’t (this is based off of my EXPERIENCES doing dance and ice skating

[@Lilyyxo1]

I can do 42 fouettés en pointe

[@tessaissupercool007]

@@Lilyyxo1 that's insane omg

[@mossy.forest.fae.]

I'm an aerialist (lyra and silks) and a former dancer, and in aerials they tell us not to spot too because when you're not firmly on the ground it can mess with your sense of up and down

[@magda3422]

I'm curious, in what situations exactly would you spot while doing aerial silks? Not trying to be rude, I just started doing aerial silks couple months ago and I'm curious

[@bob3Rann]

@@magda3422 chances are they're talking about Lyra, there are a lot of situations where you have to spot in Lyra. for silks, you could choose to spot for spin moves-- like when the silks are wrapped around your arm or your elbow

[@Unstrict]

Agree but the way you worded it made it seem like you shouldn't spot in the air in general, but if I didn't in gymnastics i would die 😂

[@div.div.b]

me too!! my first coach always told me to spot while spinning on the silks but I would never feel stable. good thing I switched bc the next coach said the opposite 😅

[@_A_94]

I am also an aerialist and I’ve done silks, split silks and Lyra. (I’ve also done trapeze) and usually you just start spinning and you do some random moves but spotting is not gonna really affect much except some minor things you do. But it’s probably not recommended that you spot.

[@emmag.7731]

When I did ballet in college I had a classmate who was on the figure skating team and wanted to try ballet. She was a natural at ballet with a few little things that needed tweaking. She had it all- amazing flexibility, high jumps, and consistent strength. But the one thing she would always do is fall over on her spins bc she never spotted haha. She always laughed at herself for it and we always dogged her, but we all knew she’d never break the habit bc ice skating was more important to her.

[@elainegina]

Wow I really wanna see the video of her do pirouettes 😍😍😍

[@Therandomkid1344]

Bro Ballet is the definition of not a sport

[@emmag.7731]

@@Therandomkid1344 who asked?

[@Therandomkid1344]

@@emmag.7731 ballet is the most stupid thing ever

[@emmag.7731]

@@Therandomkid1344 okay? Again, who asked?

[@brace_face618]

Your hair is so pretty

[@Dr3amsToNightmar3s]

As a dancer, I always thought that figure skaters would have a hard time spotting

[@GorgieClarissa]

You can't spot... otherwise... you'd break your neck!! 😂😂 Oh wow! this comment blew up! But the function of spotting is to whip your head to be at the exact same spot every time you turn. A figure skater spins so fast, that in order to actually spot correct, he/she would have to whip their head so incredibly fast that the physics of the speed and the whipping would actually create a force so fast, it actually WOULD break your neck. I am not saying that anyone could actually perform such a feat in order to make that happen. I don't think it is scientifically possible to spin that fast AND spot at the same time. But this is literally what whiplash is.... so yes... IF one COULD perform this task, then there would be a possibility of breaking one's neck. It's just physics.

[@void_fire5903]

⁠​⁠@ClairePlaysTodayYTThey can actually do it really easily ha 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Edit cos I confused some people: What I meant is if they tried to spot, they would easily break their necks, plus they’re spinning too fast, so it’s just a waste of neck.

[@loveEq75]

they actually can’t do it easily, because figure skaters spin much faster

[@sofiafigureskates]

@@void_fire5903figure skaters can’t spot, we spin too fast! spotting also wouldn’t help our spins in any way, so there’s no reason to do it!

[@justsomeguywithadjset353]

​@@sofiafigureskateswhat's a spot

[@d9zed_y9na]

​@@justsomeguywithadjset353in dancing when you turn you focus on this one thing and face your head to it so you don't get dizzy when you turn and you turn your head when you've turned too far to continue looking at it so you turn it quickly the same way you're turning and focus on that one thing again, hope this helped ♡

[@zoerain2003]

I used to do both figure skating & ballet…I’d spot something on myself while spinning on ice while learning to avoid dizziness. I can also say, figure skating spins made my ballet spins more graceful, balanced, and fast!

[@michaelb2685]

I was an avid roller skater before I took ballet classes. My spins were good on skates and it translated to my ballet. Now my take on that is because ballet dancers turn much slower than a skater spins. Skaters have this internal awareness and dancers use spotting externally for that same sense. Also with dance, your audience is usually in one direction, and skaters have it all around them. Also, ballet was designed to never turn your back on the King, so everything had to face him (maybe it could have spilled over from this?).

[@JenniferFigueroa-fw3dg]

something on yourself? what do you mean? like can you give me an example? because you can’t really see yourself in front of you so i’d assume maybe, your hands? or looking down at your body? sorry if that sounds silly haha i’m not a figure skater but i used to dance and this is the first time im hearing abt this and you’re kind of the only person that commented on how to not get dizzy even tho you don’t spot haha

[@michaelb2685]

@JenniferFigueroa-fw3dg If you skated and tried spinning, you would find the revolutions are too fast to spot. You have to focus more inward or pick a somewhat stationary spot, like the ice directly below you or your legs on the inside of the spin. I have found just before I stop spinning I can even close my eyes for a brief bit. We use to spin on different things as kids and never knew about spotting. Only a few became dizzy. I danced professionally in NYC and with Alvin Ailey II. I understand both worlds. Before dance, I wanted to be a professional roller skater.

[@zoerain2003]

@@JenniferFigueroa-fw3dg yes exactly! Like the point of my skate, or my hands or maybe my arm/shoulder or something on my clothing. I suppose it’s a little trick to avoid dizziness but spins consist of extreme groundedness and grace within oneself. It’s honestly a flow when you don’t do it for competition purposes.

[@PastelPeachEdits]

I’ve always wondered this as a dancer !! Also, I wanna start figure skating sometime, any tips?

[@Nunelii]

Don’t be scared to fall and fail ! But ballet and dance in general can certainly help a lot

[@PastelPeachEdits]

I see

[@miaa_edit]

DONT REKY ON ONE LEG TO MOVE

[@urfavgirl_Ella]

It’s going to be a very hard journey but just remember to keep pushing and STRECH

[@sophia2474]

Don’t hunch

[@aspenshawarma]

i used to do ballet and figure skating I loved both so much

[@elizabethmaxwell2887]

I love long episodes and such a cute mod list. Im super excited to see whats next!!

[@_moon_pizza_pie_]

one difference you can notice majorly is dancers when they spit they whip there head around but since figure skaters cant spot there head just moves with their body.😊

[@cammy.preppy.4life]

This is so true!!! I’m a figure skater and when I spin it makes me suuuuuper dizzy. I’ve been in 16 competitions and winning 1st place in 10 ( they were spaced out obvi!! ) but then I got 2nd in 3 and 3rd in 3, I’ve loved figure skating all my life. And hope to be a better one in the future 😊

[@elainegina]

How do you transition from the diziness of the spin into the next coreography perfectly??? 😮

[@oneminuteofmyday]

That’s what I have always been curious about too. How do you control the spin to come out of it facing the correct direction and continue with the choreography?

[@Audr3ylsy]

@@oneminuteofmydaynormally the requirments in competitions are like 3+ spins so you could do like 10 and no point deduction🤷

[@vaishnav1.13]

My iron deficient ass could never I would faint

[@maryscheitler2488]

fr me too

[@BronwynAlexandriaa]

Because dancers are on their toes and we need to spot to not fall, whereas skaters are balancing on the ball of the blade which is more about the gravity of your body and anchoring to the ice. Two different methods (I was a dancer and a skater) also, we just spin too fast 😅

[@staywithskzzzzzzzz]

if you dont know, spotting is a technique dancers use while turning. it basically helps us not get dizzy and turn better.

[@atrom08]

another reason we do this is because our body and limb placement is essential, if we move oue head around, we spiral out of control or stop spinning

[@froglady7491]

Thanks for the answer. The video didn’t answer its own question. Yours was the first explicit answer I came across.

[@frostbittenskater995]

That's true! I've always been reminded that your body goes wherever your head is looking.

[@atrom08]

@@frostbittenskater995 one of the biggest reasons beginners are told not to look down! Sometimes I teach basics and I always say you go where your nose does, including down :)

[@frostbittenskater995]

@@atrom08 I like that. Lol I'm hoping to become a coach someday soon, so I'll definitely utilize that advice. 😁

[@sunsetovertheocean13]

Also the fact that for some spins like haircutter, cannonball, and layback, it’s just impossible to spot.

[@ackhually]

I honestly love spinning, its kinda like a reliever for me :)

[@Audr3ylsy]

do u do figure skating?

[@ackhually]

@@Audr3ylsy yup! But im only in novice 1.

[@Audr3ylsy]

@@ackhually nice! but tbh idk what that means bc i live in canada and i think there might be different names to the levels lol💀

[@ackhually]

@@Audr3ylsy yea, I'm from Australia so it might be different.

[@Audr3ylsy]

@@ackhually what are the things u do in novice 1?

[@xloveskyex6628]

also turning your head the wrong way stops you from spinning, it’s the little things that can throw you off

[@Dancegirl2024.]

Thats kinda what dancers see if they dont spot you know, but its different i get ive been ice skating i dont know how you guys are so good i was so bad i love you vids 😊

[@milaquinn2801]

I do Dance, including ballet and jazz, yes we use a thing called spotting when we do turns. Spotting is helpful and makes turns look pretty and makes the dancer less dizzy.

[@alguienxd1897]

I needed to see this, I never understand how do ice skaters and dancers spin so smoothly without getting dizzy

[@skitzmagitz4292]

I’ve only done ballet and a few of us have minor whiplash injuries from spotting. I can’t imagine the whiplash injuries trying to spot while doing some figure skating turns.

[@ColumbinaSimp]

I’m not a figure skater/ballerina so please can you explain what spotting means? I’m so confused and haven’t found a comment that explains it yet 😅😭

[@apofid]

​@@ColumbinaSimpbasically, before you turn, you pick a spot on the wall at eye level (my dance teacher used to put a sticker on the wall so you know what to look at) and keep looking at that spot as you turn, then whip your head around during the turn to stay looking at that spot. if that makes sense?

[@ColumbinaSimp]

@@apofid ah I see, I understand now :)

[@ColumbinaSimp]

@@apofid thank you!

[@bakachan3601]

@@apofid My mom always called it "spot fixing", as in fix your eyes on a when you spin to keep yourself from getting dizzy. Idk exactly where she learned the term, but I'm pretty sure is from when she was a majorette in high school.

[@slimshady1987]

i’m a dancer and i’m pretty sure it’s because you literally can’t spot, like figure skaters turn a whole lot faster since they’re on ice

[@joyce-leopold]

Bravo! Loved every second of it.

[@PandoraHaggai]

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with heart.

[@humin5094]

As a figure skater, my friends are always asking how I'm not dizzy after spinning for a long time. It's because I'm used to it.😅

[@StarBerry_muffin]

Same well before I quitted

[@donthateanyorall8006]

As someone who just learned how to do 1 foot spins you are amazing

[@Armford]

I physically can’t spot, my body can’t do it while I’m dancing. Props to every figure skater for just dealing with it

[@nandininair7419]

Any type of skaters have my ultimate respect ❤like bro, i can barely stand on one leg for 30 seconds😭

[@l4nt3rn.l0tu55]

Okay, so i’m a figure skater and the actual reason we do this is because it slows our rotational speed down, so if you’re going for an axel, it would practically just be a waltz jump. PLEASE DO NOT SPOT IN YOUR JUMPS!!! in spins it it not that bad, but it will again slow your spinning speed down.

[@Bria09]

I do dance and I turn and get less dizzy. The only turns we don’t spot in are skater turns, floats, teddy bear turns and more but those are the ones I can think of.

[@Birb_World-xc5fe]

As a figure skater that does a lot of combo spins I totally understand that this is what we see when we spin

[@georgerobins4110]

You’d break your goddamn neck trying to spot lmfaooooo I also personally found that spotting in dance made my dizziness worse???? I could never do it without feeling sick lol

[@Okkitty_____]

I’m a dancer who started getting into skating and remembering that spotting is useless is so hard 😭

[@MischiefRoblox]

Same for gymnastics we never spot

[@MrDannyinla]

So cool! Also there are plenty of times dancers don't spot for the same reason. If you're spinning continuously and rapidly, it's impossible.

[@alinazhang5171]

As a ballet dancer, my muscle memory could never 💀💀

[@amh_01]

as a dancer and a figure skater i used to try to spot during my spins but i eventually have up 😭😭 however i continue to spot when i twizzle and my coach makes fun of me every day because of it 😭✋

[@scdxtlf]

You're so pretty ❤

[@sofiafigureskates]

aw thank you!!!

[@MariaBareiss]

As a non-spinner of any kind (except casually dancing) I respect anyone who doesn't fall down after any kind of twirling!❤

[@scythey8584]

How long did it take to learn that move? like the backwards crossovers into scratch spin?

[@sofiafigureskates]

not that long! maybe about a month after learning my first scratch spins

[@scythey8584]

@@sofiafigureskates Oh okay! Hopefully i can learn it that quick haha

[@FrostedFoxerz]

I learned like 1 month after starting figure skating ⛸️

[@annahaines9868]

Took be like 3 months to master it

[@judithnjiri1941]

for real like im a figuer skater too

[@marthalopez877]

I always step out of my spin with my arm extended in front and stare really hard at the end of my hand for about 2 seconds and that gets rid of the di,iness

[@AmyVisa-g5o]

also, for us dancers we spot for two reasons it’s because 1. ofc it helps us balance 2. this is kinda unusual to hear but when we spot, when we keep our head fixed while our body is spinning, it kind of forces your body to turn.

[@MISTxMARIA123]

Sunghoon got me into skating

[@user-tv4ih2kq6r]

As I recall, professionals try to look at one direction while swiftly spinning their head to look at the same direction as their bodies turn. This is avoid dizziness.

[@sofiafigureskates]

yes! that’s how dancers spot

[@emma_nutella58]

I can’t believe he was taken from this world so soon, rest in piece Ludwig. Fly high😔🕊️

[@nycetomeetyou]

Who?

[@epicgaming7813]

@@nycetomeetyousometimes KZbin glitches and puts the comment on the wrong short Ludwig is a gaming KZbinr, he’s still alive, this person is joking

[@sssoybeann]

My ballet teacher once got asked ‘why do we spot in ballet, in figure skating we dont’ she was pissed and made sure she had everyone’s attention before lecturing everyone for a good 30mins that dancers turn and do not spin. That’s 30 mins of my life that I’ll never get back

[@Nili_the_chilli]

What exactly is spotting?

[@sssoybeann]

@@Nili_the_chilli spotting is when you chose a ‘spot’ to focus on whilst you are turning, and don’t take your eyes off of it

[@Nili_the_chilli]

@@sssoybeann thank god for you, otherwise I might have never known

[@xoxo._sisi]

As a ballet dancer,I can’t imagine myself ice skating without spotting.

[@juqwe-f1p]

not me being a figure skater AND a ballet dancer i sometimes at ballet forgot to spot and in figure forgot to not spot lmao

[@That_ottb_named_waldo]

Frrr

[@soobins.bread143]

so this is what sunghoon sees 😭how are you digure skaters so good at this atuff? 😭😭

[@natalieandrews]

I was searching for this comment 😭

[@kidulting]

FOUND THE ENGENE 😂.

[@soobins.bread143]

heheheh@@kidulting

[@soobins.bread143]

you found me lol @@natalieandrews

[@savannalorenzen2368]

i used to dance but figure skating will always be so impressive to me

[@vlogsbyodelia]

As a dancer, spotting is something I am forever grateful for 🙌🏾

[@queenstrawberry10]

I do ballet and I've always wanted to do figure skating especially because turning is like my favorite thing in ballet 🩰 I still haven't been able to do figure skating tho because it's not really around my area 😢😢

[@luvlylilaa]

fr i do competitive dance and i can skate a little bit so i tried to do a spin in skates and i was spotting but i kept falling cause i was going to fast and my friend just called me stupid without even saying it, the look said it all lol

[@barbaraandklee6760]

She’s so good

[@Rara_baha]

Whenever I dance and I don’t spot in my turns I end up on the floor. Imagine me figure skating😂

[@Teleperlavita]

I do artistic skating and gymnastics so I accidentally spot my skating sometimes and then I fall 👍🏾

[@ongmingh]

Excellent short!

[@Urlocal_dancer]

As a dancer I don’t spot when I do any type of turns I’ve tried many times but it just doesn’t work for me so just go for it and my turns normally always turn out great😊

[@3.Indi.3]

As a figure skater, I can confirm this is most definitely what we see while spinning as we slow down we feel like we are about to fall over but for our performances mewed must stay out and resume our duties

[@CrossedSwords1818]

As a rollerskater this is real❤ love artistic skating and dancing and it helps my skill watching figure skating tutorials (currently learning waltz jump and then salchow)

[@Marlsgaming129]

DANCER HERE So for those who don’t know spotting is a technique that dancers use to keep spinning.So they don’t get dizzy and fall out off there pirouettes or turns.It helps you with the speed to if you wanna stop just spot a little slower and put your foot on the ground.I really hope this helped for those who didn’t know

[@NikitaInShambles]

My sister is a dancer, she doesn't exactly understand that she can't "tweak" my spinning technique because they aren't the same lol

[@NikitaInShambles]

Now I want to see somebody wear pointe shoes on the ice, that would be interesting.

[@griffingirl5805]

Im happy to see this video, I’ve always wondered

[@gwenchapman5068]

That looks FUN

[@bobateaaa7510]

Omg when I do a sit spin I am so dizzy afterwards like it’s scary

[@EasterBunnyObv]

You’re hair is so long I love it!

[@itssaveriee]

As a figure skater, this is so relatable.

[@archielikin7688]

I learned this from my mother and yes many skaters have s technique they used it’s not just that or else they would probably throw up and ballet dancers also use a technique where they look at something as they spin and turn their head right back to it as soon as they can

[@skriddlehiddles]

I’ve always admired figure skaters; I would get so dizzy and fall if I tried just once haha. This is amazing!

[@Iss-m8k]

This is so accurate! As a retired 16yr old ballroom and Latin dancer, spotting is a vital technique to reduce dizziness during our spins and turns!

[@avam.212]

You can definitely spot when figure skating! I did it all the time and it saved me in competition.

[@lilg-j1952]

True I know how that feels I'm a jr star figure skater (11 yrs old😊)

[@leatherboot9422]

Im an intermediate skater who has been figure skating for about two and a half years. It’s crazy how much of spinning is just how you feel and not what you see. Your eyes only help to avoid other skaters that get too close. I avoid dizziness by keeping my chin up and doing some move after in the reverse direction of the spin.

[@kristyna366]

Fr I’m doing figure skating and it’s like:” ahhh I can’t see”

[@ItzMagg1e]

As a fellow dancer in some turns we do spot but if we turn to fast we stop so we can prevent breaking your neck if you accelerate and go slower

[@seren8312]

I have so much respect for figures skaters! Just broke my ankle in 4 different places from ice skating and having surgery Tuesday!😭

[@Dog_lover9017]

As a dancer and a figure skater, it’s true when we spin in dance we can stop cuz we are going at a normal speed, like a normal spin,but for skaters you spin so fast you can probably get dizzy if it’s your first try

[@1ndonlymaddyy]

In Ballet, we do spins really fast, so we have to spot to keep balance because in my class we do about 5-8 spins in one go. Putting your hair up helps a lot too. It helps not get hair in your eyes when you are doing turns.

[@fuzyfuzfuz2]

Facts! I used to figure skate and you just spin WAY too fast when you're going full speed! ❤

[@ThefisSkfnrhis]

That makes sense! When dancers turn for 15 or more reps we don’t really spot till we slow down a bit. Not only would you break your neck but the whipping would throw you off balance. I was wondering what techniques figure skaters might have to prevent dizziness or is it just practice!❤

[@quinntheduck]

i actually have turns like that in my tap solo! im used to spotting in jazz and ballet so i usually still spot even though im spinning just as fast as you guys 😅 its probably fine though lmao

[@CamillaCerna]

to the people who are confused, figure skaters don’t spot like dancers because when dancers spin they don’t spin as fast as figure skaters so it’s easy for them to spot, but when figure skaters spin, they spin too fast so they can’t spot. If they spot, they might hurt their neck or even break it because your neck looses control.

[@cheyennemayberry7280]

for the confused people to spot is super helpful when youre doing a spin and if you wanna teach yourself how to spot then put a noticable sticker or smth on the wall and try to do a pirouette and try to focus on that object you put on the wall. spotting helps you get more pirouettes too. i can do about 13 and thats ab it

[@cheyennemayberry7280]

ok so i worded it wrong. spotting is a technique that helps dancers keep balance and prevents dizziness and nausea but it can also help you do your turns

[@Kaineedsleep.-.771]

As someone who does ballet and mainly pirouettes, I spin just as fast yet I still spot, but I don’t get dizzy so it’s easier for me to spot.

[@WxnderfulRxse]

i have been figure skating for like 7 yrs (from 2015 up to this day) and when I spin, i can confirm that’s all I see.

[@ObvnotAri0]

I do ballet and spotting is for when you spin slow,normal or fast to help you not get dizzy and you can spot anything that is not moving

[@xartemisstarsx]

As a dancer and a figure skater, sometimes it’s really hard to get out of spotting mode so my coaches always have to tell me to stop spotting 😂