▁and ▁s als a , ▁may ▁be ▁dan ced ▁in ▁sl otted ▁style . ▁Comp are ▁spot ▁dance , ▁trav elling ▁dance . ▁ ▁Sm ooth ▁▁ ▁See ▁American ▁Sm ooth . ▁ ▁Sp ot ▁dance ▁▁ ▁A ▁dance ▁that ▁is ▁generally ▁dan ced ▁in ▁a ▁restricted ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁dance ▁floor . ▁Ex amples ▁are ▁rum ba , ▁s als a , ▁east ▁coast ▁swing . ▁Comp are ▁trav elling ▁dance , ▁sl otted ▁dance . ▁ ▁Sp ot ting ▁▁ ▁A ▁technique ▁used ▁during ▁turns . ▁The ▁dan cer ▁cho oses ▁a ▁reference ▁point ▁( such ▁as ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁partner ▁or ▁a ▁distant ▁point ▁along ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁travel ) ▁and ▁focus es ▁on ▁it ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁possible . ▁When ▁during ▁the ▁turn ▁it ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁possible ▁to ▁see ▁it , ▁the ▁head ▁f li ps ▁as ▁fast ▁as ▁possible ▁to ▁" spot " ▁the ▁reference ▁point ▁again . ▁This ▁technique ▁gu ides ▁the ▁body ▁during ▁the ▁turn , ▁makes ▁it ▁easier ▁to ▁determine ▁when ▁to ▁stop ▁turning , ▁and ▁helps ▁prevent ▁d izz iness . ▁It ▁must ▁be ▁done ▁by ▁rot ating ▁the ▁head ▁as ▁close ▁to ▁perfectly ▁in ▁the ▁horizontal ▁plane ▁as ▁possible ▁so ▁as ▁not ▁to ▁defeat ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁minim izing ▁d izz iness ▁in ▁those ▁so ▁pre dis posed . ▁The ▁most ▁common ▁spot ting ▁is ▁ 1 8 0 ° ▁to ▁and ▁away ▁from ▁one ' s ▁partner , ▁or ▁the ▁LO D ▁and ▁a ▁full ▁ 3 6 0 ° ▁from