Articles -- Challenge - Technical Papers

Choreographic Rules of Flow in Square Dancing www.lynette.org by Lynette Bellini: These are my rules of flow in square dancing.
Dancing the Matrix Concept www.lynette.org by Sue Curtis: This paper describes a method of thinking about the Matrix concept.
Jay Concept mysite.verizon.net by Charles Young: An explanation of the Jay Concept.
Multiple Formations Working Everywhichway www.lynette.org by William B. Ackerman and J. Eric Brosius: These concepts generalize the existing concept Triple Boxes Working Together and also expand and clarify the Grand and Triple Lines concepts.
Once Removed Dance Strategies mysite.verizon.net by Charles Young: A discussion of the definition of Once Removed, problems with the Once Removed concept, and strategies which may be used to dance this concept. Many diagrams are included.
Once Removed Notes and Diagrams mysite.verizon.net by Charles Young: The Once Removed concept is one of the hardest and least understood concepts in Challenge square dancing. This paper provides an explanation of this concept for most of us. This will be done by showing sample calls with some discussions of the nuances of the examples including discussion of the strategy to be used for the call.
Parallelograms and Offset Lines | Columns www.ceder.net by Keith Rubow: How to successfully dance the more difficult Parallelogram and Offset Line/Column calls.
Parallelograms and Offsets Notes and Diagrams mysite.verizon.net by Charles Young: There are some basic facts about parallelograms that must be understood if you are to become competent in the use of the concept.
Rotates by Jim Davis by Jimmy Davis: This book on Rotates is a comprehensive study including directions, teaching hints, diagrams, and choreography by the author of the call/concept himself.
Split Phantom Lines / Columns mysite.verizon.net by Charles Young: A list of the things you must know when you do Split Phantom concept calls.
Star Wars - When Meta-Concepts and Supercalls Collide www.lynette.org by Bill Heimann: Callers have begun combining meta-concepts with supercalls.
Star Wars ? The Sequel or When Meta-Concepts and Supercalls Collide www.wmk2.com by Bill Klein: (after the original work of Bill Heimann see: http://www.lynette.org/starwars.html )
Supercalls www.lynette.org by Lynette Bellini: A class of calls which fall in a currently undefined region between call and concept.
Supercalls: A new class of concepts www.lynette.org by Dan Neumann: Calls can become concepts!
The 3 by 1 Concept www.lynette.org by Sue Curtis: This definition accurately describes previously-used calls such as Checkmate (and even Transfer!) and allows the 3 by 1 concept to be applied to many other calls.
The 3 By 3 Concept www.lynette.org by Sue Curtis: The 3 by 3 concept clarifies the 12 Matrix concept since it provides a well-defined method of converting 8-person calls to 12-person calls.
The Challenge Dancing Handbook fortytwo.ws by Clark Baker: Clark Baker's definitive work on Challenge Dancing written in 1978. Including discussions on Naming Conventions, Setups and Formations, Descriptive Terminology, Concepts, Extensions and Variations, Calls and more.
The Fractional Twosome Concept www.lynette.org by Scott Morton and Sue Curtis: The Fractional Twosome Concept is a new method of working jointly with another dancer.
The Rewind Concept www.lynette.org by J. Eric Brosius: You may have seen diagrams that explain calls using little pictures of dancers with arrows showing the paths one takes when dancing the calls. What if the arrows went in the opposite direction?
The Scatter Concept www.lynette.org by Dan Neumann: SCATTER is a motion-based concept where the leaders in a wave (or line) who would normally flip over into their partner's space, dance to the spot that the other lead would normally flip into and adopt the identity of that dancer.
The Single Concept www.lynette.org by J. Eric Brosius: A proposed definition of "Single".
The Straight Concept www.lynette.org by Dan Neumann: An extension of the call "Straight Fire".
The Twisted Concept fortytwo.ws by Clark Baker: A concept that can be used with any call whose active's initial dance action contains a pass thru, pull by, touch, or single circling action.