Hi Tavi,
Examples of gents chain that give good flow are
"The Broken Mirror" by Bill Olson
http://youtu.be/BoTRWVLDeII
and
The Copenhagen Interpretation by Micah Smuckler
Lisa, I like your method for courtesy turn. I find with beginners,
for LC that the same works, L right with each other then left around the
man - the arm around the back comes naturally then.
Cheers, Bill