Re: [Callers] New vs. Variation

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 _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net