I think most ATS-inspired troupes have developed their own moves. I had this vision of us adding all these awesome new things to our vocabulary, and then I started watching other tribes that had added things... and it's just not as good. The flavor of movements was off. You have to have a clear structure, some uniting principles behind each movement choice you make. The only improv troupes I've seen do that successfully are like the InFusion or Unmata folk - they've taken improv, and gone a completely different direction with it.

The interesting thing to me is that, while yes, ATS folk are doing the same movements, so are even cabaret dancers. In 3 years of cabaret training, I pretty much learned the same movement concepts as in ATS. They were layered and combined differently, but they were still the same extensions, circles and weight shifts. So you'd think it'd be easier to combine movement flavors and still make a compelling performance out of it.

And if you find someone who wants to host a workshop, we'll be there. :)