On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 10:31 AM, Lisa Greenleaf <laleaf(a)verizon.net> wrote: > Hmmm...there already is a chestnut with these moves, The SPUDS Reel.  The > minor difference is the order of the A2 is L diag chain to shadow then R&L > Thru. > Lisa > _______________________________________________ Not surprising. There's regions of dance choreographic space that are pretty dense, with many similar dances being written. Doing the Fiddleheads-transition on the sides is one of them. For instance, compare and contrast "Tenth Year in Tommerup" by Linda Leslie to "Practice Petronella" by Tom Lehmann. Both of which I assume were written independently. That's before you start charting the various partner-swing only variants, or variants that have the petronella turn once and a half to swing transition twice in the same dance, like "Roadkill" and later variants. I'd guess this lookalike phenomenon is from the constraints of 32 bars, using common conventions and pieces, and trying to minimize the complexity while using a given concept. I know I've written other people's dances numerous times, and I'm sure there's some I don't know of. Rambling, -Chris Page San Diego