hook: lets dancers practice swings, weave the line
by: Eric Conrad
formation: proper mixer
all face up, inside hands joined
| A1 | 4 | up the hall 4 steps forward
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| 4 | down the hall backward 4 steps back
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| 4 | up the hall 4 steps forward
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| 4 | down the hall backward 4 steps back
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| A2 | 6 | partners do si do once
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| 2 | slide left along set ⁋
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| 8 | partners swing (new partner)
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| B1 | 16 | "lonesome one, ride the ferry" ⁋
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| B2 | 8 | long lines forward & back (adjust)
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| 8 | partners swing
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Start teaching dance at the "slide left along the set". Most of you are facing a new partner, but at the top and the bottom are 'lonesome ones'. Lonesome ones will 'ride the ferry (weave your own line to the top or bottom)
notice which side you're on.
5-7 couples, 6 ideal
learned from Lynn at Breaking Up Thanksgiving 2022, an ideal dance for letting barn dancers practice swings ending on correct side, because there is lots of practice but no harm if it goes wrong.