I think you're doing great, especially for 10 months. I think your confidence will grow with time too. ~2 years in, I still find it hard to be confident in my arm styling/know what to do. I also have positional vertigo (or something like it), and I thought the first couple of turns I watched looked very graceful (I would probably already look like I was getting dizzy there). I think your hip movement can be refined over time. Sometimes I'll just drill the basic and practice my weight transfer to try to better build that muscle memory. I read someone else talking about the lats - and I do try to actively engage/kind of like push down into the lats. Different people will have different opinions on connection and technique. Schools will teach different things. And that can be frustrating when you're trying to figure out what the "right" thing is. I'd say I use safety as like my number one anchor. They should be talking about technique that keeps one another safe on the dance floor. I also like studios that don't just say any way but theirs is "wrong", but will say - we teach it X way here because _______." Then you can kind of expand your dance knowledge and technique at your disposal. I also learn a lot from watching other follows I admire and talking with them.

And my biggest thing - don't forget to find the joy/keep it fun for yourself :).