Hey, all. New to bachata, have taken three-ish classes and took one tonight. I'm a lead.

Tonight, I danced (in class) with a follower who wouldn't "square up" to me during the dance. By this, I mean that as a lead (and as a follower), we lead with our torso and chest if we have an established frame; if our chests are opposite each other, we can move in harmony and the follow can anticipate the lead - "squaring up". During this class - possibly because the follow was watching the footwork - her torso was not quite facing mine, and because of this, instead of doing a linear step, we spun in a lazy circle (due to the way the footwork is). I don't know if this is making sense - I apologize in advance - but due to the position of her torso, I felt pulled into a circle.

I know that the footwork can be used in any position and I know that the steps don't have to be the linear basic, but as a lead I feel I should be able to control this. I know I'm a beginner, but I also think it's important to be able to really lead a follower. (Edit: I know that this was also a class, and the follower was also learning, but she didn't have the same issue with my teacher - therefore it must be something that can be fixed by a good lead.)

How can I rectify this situation? If a follow isn't squared up with your torso, how can you fix that through the dance and through leading?

Thanks in advance, sorry if this is a stupid question or if it break any rules.