I really enjoy having a pally along in my shaman group--1 pally/3 ele and 1 resto. A nice instance team. I play the pally seperately with no macro connections to the shamans. Tanking for me is like that I dont want too much happening on my opening tank m,oves until I get a bit of aggro. the dps and resto heals are linked though. Its really good to have a tank along imop and the buffs are great.