Jan. 27, 2005, 11:34 p.m. (Message 40436)
Rosemary Coupe writes: "One can't really think in terms of two steps to the bar, as it's thought that dancers used walking or running steps then. (It's interesting that David Young's 1740 MS instructs them to "run" a reel of three.)" That's interesting. Does this mean that skip change was 'invented' more recently? Does any one have an idea of when or how it came into vogue? Chris Ronald (New York) PS I'm finding this thread fascinating. Thank you, Rosemary, Pat, Richard and others for sharing your knowledge on the history of our dance form.