Hi DD - I don't know you or your teacher(s), but note you're fairly new to the forum. If you are fairly new to Ceroc, you may want to check out your confidence in leading. Can you generally dance most moves with beginners on their first night ? Are you still dancing routines as taught in today's lesson, or varying by throwing different moves in that your partner is not expecting ?
(I note your comment about 'the six-month mark'. Feel free to ignore me !)
Some people dance more by signalling the move and expecting a pre-set response: others lead the move so that the follower is practically compelled to do the move correctly, even if they have never seen it before. Not all moves can be lead. Teaching someone to lead is very difficult.
There is a 5-second spot at the start of a dance where you establish (or fail to establish) the lead-follow relationship. If you already know someone in another context, the dominant/submissive relationship may already be established, but the other way round. (Not that I'm suggesting you're into anything kinky here ... )
I think our Taxi rules down here are a bit different - intermediates can approach Taxis for help with specific moves or techique problems. Maybe best done after 10:15 or on an off-duty night, if they're approachable and overwhelmed (numerically) by beginners when on-duty. We tried a slightly different approach, with 'Buddies' , having a more informal, social role, but also some formal training(!). They were employees, rather than volunteers that get in for free, but that proved too expensive. Insurance may be a grey area - best treat it as informal friendly advice rather than formal instruction.
I would also echo that sometimes practical experience can count for more than formal training and qualifications, and that teaching may be imperfect. Seek widely for advice, and apply the advice that works for you ! Not sure about asking WCS teachers for help on MJ & vice-versa, though : the lead-and-follow mechanisms are very different !
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