[Callers] Joyride by Erik Weberg

Does or does not this dance have a balance before the partner swing in B1? I think it makes a lot more sense with a balance there, but I danced it recently to a caller who insisted that there's not supposed to be a balance there, and that was how the author wanted it. What do people think? Does it make more sense with or without a balance? (I'll admit, this is mostly just a big excuse for me to write a "variant" where all that's different is the balance before the swing, just so I can title a dance "Ecstasy Trip.") (Which, admittedly, brings up another question: how different should your dance be from the original to merit giving it a new name and calling it a "variation"? What are the politics of dance rewrites/variations?) Cheers, Maia