How many dances do people know of that were independently written by persons? I know of two such pairs. (1) Jim Kitch and Al Olson independently wrote the following sequence: Improper A1   Alm left N 1 1/2 and swing a 2nd (new) neighbor A2   Alm left a 3rd N once, pass right shoulders with the one you swung,                      and swing your original N The two dances had the same B1 (I don't remember if it's       W alm L 1 1/2 an partners swing or Circle Left 3/4 and  partners swing)       But the two dances differ only in the B2.  Al Olson's version is called "The Empty Crack."   I do not recall the name of Jim's version (2) Mark Richardson from Bloomington IN and someone (in California I think)          independently wrote the same dance.  I do not recall the name or sequence of either.   Michael Fuerst      802 N Broadway      Urbana IL 61801       217-239-5844 ________________________________ From: Tom Hinds <twhinds(a)earthlink.net> To: callers(a)sharedweight.net Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 10:06 AM Subject: [Callers] is this dance new? I just wrote a dance and wanted to know if it's unique.  I'm pretty sure the A1 is borrowed from another dance. D-imp A1    Circle left.  Mad Robin (face partner and do-si-do neighbor). A2    Hey, women pass left shoulders B1    Women pass left shoulders and swing partner B2    Ladies chain, forward and back. Tom _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers

Tom- In the B2, is that 'ladies chain across and back' (full chain), or 'ladies chain, long lines forward and back'?

On Sat, Jan 26, 2013, Tom Hinds wrote: Interesting bit I learned from a square dance Friday night: this is a sashy. Not a half-sashay, a full sashay: i.e. two half-sashays. Duh! -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html

Tom, Did the dance find a name and is it a keeper? Laurie   ~ When I dance, I cannot judge, I cannot hate, I cannot separate myself from life. I can only be joyful and whole, that is why I dance. ~Hans Bos~ ~