I have found that the time you can be taught something is just when you've pretty much worked it out for yourself.
WHen I was starting to call for our dance club and then starting to call for the general public, we had someone running the club who was very encouraging, and fed in advice, most of which I didn't appreciate at the time; I thought I knew better and could do a more ambitious programme than he was suggesting.
I tend to do it his way now, having found from experience that it works.