Re: [Callers] Ferry Boat Contra Ideas

this is 'Englishy' so if you have a "contras only" crowd, teach carefully and use contra terms for calling Anderson Ferry Reel By Eric Conrad Proper Longways Mixer - 5 to 7 couples (6 is ideal)
Beginner A1 (8) Up a double and back [an English dance move a bit like fwd and back]
 (8) Repeat 
 A2 (8) Dosido partner slightly more than once to face a new partner (leaving two loners at the ends) 
 (8) Swing this new partner 
 B1 (16) Two loners ``ride the ferry''. The lone man weaves down the women's line to the bottom of the man's line while the lone woman weaves up the man's line to the top of the women's line.
 B2 (8) Forward and back (adjusting the two lines) (8) Swing another new partner (person directly across) and end face up. see notes at <http://web.archive.org/web/20110811023012/http://www.math.osu.edu/~econrad/AFR.html> We just rode a ferry to cross the upper Ohio River - it is easy to 'feel the ride' in this dance....