I have been researching and asking around about how to sing correctly. I think I am understanding it now … but now my question is … do people get dizzy at first when they begin to do it correctly? .. when I get dizzy I feel I am doing it wrong and I stop .. what should I do?
It sounds like you may be thinking so hard about your breathing that you are breathing more often than necessary and hyperventilating. Try to relax just a little and let it happen naturally. Sing longer phrases before trying to tank up again. Sometimes you can pause with punctuation without taking a big breath if there is another opportunity to breate coming up soon.
With practice, you want to work toward feeling when and how to breathe so that it feels natrual instead of thinking so hard about it. A good private teacher could help you through this much better than tidbits of advice on the net.
Good luck, and don’t forget to enjoy making music along the way!