There are several dances out there with "parallel evolution":
Corner Triplet (Linda Leslie) and David's Triplet 1.5 by David
Smukler. We figured out that my version was written first.
Tenth Year in Tommerup (Linda Leslie). Same dance by Greg Frock called
Hopping Tiger, Baby Squirrel. I have not had the opportunity to talk
with Greg about who might have written the dance at an earlier date.
I know I have run across a few others, but have not kept tract of them.
Linda
On Aug 31, 2012, at 5:58 PM, Kalia Kliban wrote:
I just noticed that these two dances, Unruly Reunion by Robert
Cromartie and Monterey Detour by Bob Dalsemer, are identical. I
don't know if I've picked up modified versions, or if they're simply
examples of parallel evolution.
There must be other known cases of identical dances with different
names. Anyone know a few? It happens in English occasionally as
well (Take a Dance and Ore Boggy being the most well-known).
Kalia
