'Orbits' are usually symptomatic of non-pilot ATCOs overcontrolling the visual circuit for commercial reasons and should be a last resort, rather than routine practice.
My advice is to turn in the direction of the circuit (in accordance with the Rules of the Air) unless ATC direct otherwise. All such turns should be nothing more than a simple 30 deg medium turn with bank adjusted to maintain position over a ground reference point.
Orbiting in the visual circuit is a very undesirable procedure and should be avoided wherever possible. It also has the insidious danger of taking captaincy decisions away from the lawful Commander and transferring them to an ATCO who is not trained to comprehend them fully.