Which of these improper dances  are the "same" ?
All contain 
       the 32 count sequence:  Circle left, neighbors swing;  women chain over and back
and also
      Partners swing in center, end facing new neighbors
and also
     Do-si-do across once and a  quarter to form one long way line withe everyone in center,
             with opposite sex person in right hand, and same sex person left han
Which of these do you like best, and why ?

Dance 1
A1      Circle left, neighbors swing

A2      Women chain over and back

B1      Partners do-si-do 1 1/4 to form a long wavy he-he-she-she
           line in center containing all dancers (right hand joined with
           partner, men's left hands joined with their next male neighbor,
           women's left hands joined with current female neighbor).
        Balance right, then left, partners allemande right once around.

B2      Left shoulder gypsy same sex person who had been in left hand
        Partners swing in center, end facing new neighbors.


Dance 2

A1      Circle left, neighbors swing

A2      Women chain to partner, long lines forward and back

B1      Neighbors do-si-do 1 1/4 to form a long wavy he-he-she-she
           line in center containing all dancers (right hand joined with
           neighbor, men's left hands joined with their next male neighbor,
           women's left hands joined with current female neighbor).
        Balance right, then left, allemande right current neighbor.

B2      Left shoulder gypsy same sex person who had been in left hand,
           men gypsy once around, women gypsy 1 1/2
        Partners swing in center, end facing new neighbors.

Dance 3
A1   Do-si-do partner 1 1/4 to make a single long wave
         (right hand to partner, left hand to same sex)
     Balance, allemande right partner
A2   Allemande left same sex person, swing partner,
        end facing neighbors.
B1  Circle left, swing neighbor
B2  Women chain over and back
 
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On Thursday, July 31, 2014 8:00 PM, Tom Hinds via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:


Ron, what a great question.  I think it's interesting that Ted 
Sannella once said that a dance had to have 50% different 
choreography in order to be a new dance.  Although I never asked him 
why, it occurred to me that there might be a historical reason for 
his view.

Take Petronella, Hull's Victory and others.  They have unigue A parts 
but the same B: ones down the center, return, cast, rights and lefts....

Chorus Jig and Rory O'More fit the same pattern, different A but 
share the same B.

Even squares can fit the same pattern.  Look at how many squares have 
as their B part, circle left half, swing corner, promenade.


T

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