His enthusiastic acceptance made Lee's smile widen, and she returned the squeeze of her hand.  "It's not so much no system as it is I'm too cynical to trust everyone to sign in and pay."  She smiled self-deprecatingly but without much concern, twirling easily around and returning to the standard position with ease, Axel catching her free hand again automatically.  He was good, she could tell.  Not only familiar enough to converse while dancing, but also moving with the confidence and poise of one who knew what he was doing and enjoyed it.

With a skilled partner, Lee didn't feel a need to limit herself to the basics so she wouldn't throw him off.  With a grin she started adding things on, the little extra flourishes that could be used on turns and other things, and she switched to the triple step for beats one and two.  Her face lit up when he not only matched her but started picking more advanced moves himself.  She had plenty of patience for teaching, but it was a real treat to find a partner who not only could keep up but actually pushed her.  Not needing to worry about holding back, she moved to the fancier versions of certain things, though nothing too flashy.  She didn't want to make him self-conscious by attracting attention.  Still, the wide smile didn't leave her face for the entire dance.

Higher than the government?  It must be some UN court or something, with how he described it.  She could see why that might require dancing.  The dip was not something she would have expected from him, but she went along willingly.

Cal's unsolicited comment left him embarrassed and fumbling, and Lee had to chuckle.  "Sorry for what, for knowing what you're doing?  Relax -- it's nice when I don't need to worry about my partner's steps in addition to my own.  If I thought you would drop me I wouldn't have let you try that move."  She grinned, trying to reassure him that it was fine and that his friend wasn't going to get under her skin with silly comments.  God knew if that was an issue she would never have been able to handle some of her pupils.  "You're an excellent dancer.  In fact...."

Turning away for a moment, she called to a young lady a few couples over as the song ended.  "Sofia.  Come here, I want you to partner with Axel for a bit."  Pointing her face at Axel again, she put a hand on his shoulder.  "Sofia is one of my best, but that means she usually ends up helping the others instead of getting to improve herself.  I hope you don't mind.  And she can point you at others at a similar level when you wish to switch again.  But if you'll excuse me, I have a class to teach."  With a last smile Lee turned away to catch the young man Sofia had been dancing with, and they squared off in time for the start of the next song.  From there she kept moving around the room, switching partners every couple minutes to make sure she spread her attention out.

Sofia was a willing counterpart, and she was pleased to find someone who could lead her through a few fancier moves.  Neither of the drop-ins lacked for hopeful partners, if they cared to accept the offers.  Some were curious, and all were friendly.  Couples switched every song or two, though most eventually made their way over to the water fountain briefly, or sat a song out.  Few stayed down for long, and by the time the class was over it was a room full of flushed and happy faces.  Lee dismissed them, saying she'd see them next week, and went to the edge of the floor near the door as they started to disperse.

((that'll hafta do.  x.x  I can't remember what I'm forgetting.))