[Callers] New vs. Variation

This question boils down, to me, to the question of "How much different does a dance need to be to be considered a new dance rather than a variation of an existing dance?" I've heard the 25% guideline. (So 8 measures for a 32 measure dance.) But it's obviously not that simple. If I flip the A and B of many dances, they're danceable but clearly not new dances, just variations. What are your thoughts on what makes a dance "new" vs "variation"? -Ron T Blechner (As for the database, having a way to tag that other callers have successfully called it would add legitimacy.) On Jul 30, 2014 3:40 AM, "Michael Fuerst via Callers" < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote: _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net