Excellent lesson. Connection is everything, well not everything, but central to really being able to partner dance. I started out in the country world, and my experience there was that most students (and teachers) were content to endlessly memorize patterns and/or pattern dances, rather than make the leap and really learn what connection and lead/follow is really all about. Ultimately this led to the downfall of country dance's popularity, because, in my opinion, you can only learn so many patterns, before you lose interest, plus you can never dance with other partners. With connection and lead/follow, the world opens up.
Thanks for your excellent work.