DUSTY MILLER K&S, Key G, AA BB AA BB (The music in Barnes is actually similar but in a different time signature; should work, but don't try to mix with what's in Keller & Sweet.) longways triple (It's a flower, okay?) from Clement Weeks. A1: 1s lead down the center, separate, dance out between 2nd and 3d couples (who part to make room and then come together again) and down around 3s to bottom of minor set. A2: 1s lead UP the center to 1st place and cast off. B 1&2: 1s turn partner 1/2 by R, 1st contra-corner by L, partner by R, 2nd contra corner by L. A 3&4: 1s set to contrary corners B 3&4: 1s lead out at the sides (cloverleaf, splitting women first) DUSTY MILLER Wilson, "Treasures of Terpsichore", 1816 - Regency Two versions: Set and change sides, down the middle, up again (and cast off), rights and lefts. OR Hands across and back again; down the middle, up again (and cast off), circle six once round. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE DUSTY MILLER 3 couple longways 3/2 meter Jackson & Fogg, eds., The Neal Collection, 1726 sensible variant in common use (per R Hayden, Fall Ball 2005) A1 1-4: 1s lead down the center, face up, cast between the 2s & 3s to the bottom of the set, 2s & 3s leading up A2 1-4: 1s 2-hand turn once round and cast up into 2nd place, 3s leading down B1 1-4: 1s turn 1st contra corner by R, then partner L B2 1-4: 1s turn 2nd corner R, then partner L; end facing 1st corners A3 1-4: 1s slow set & honor R, then 2-hand turn 1st corners; they pass the short way to face 2nd corners A4 1-4: 1s slow set & honor R, then 2-hand turn 2nd corners B3 1-4: W1 hey on the men's side, giving L shoulder to M2 to begin while M1 hey on the women's side, giving R shoulder to W3 to begin B4 1-4: 1s meet in the middle and turn 2 hands moving down to 3rd place proper, 3s casting up Repeat 2 times ---- DUSTY MILLER (Different dance, same tune rendered differently, in Neal and in K&S. Neal version is what's in Barnes;it goes first.) longways triple or three-couple set, 3/2, G A1: 1-2: 1s lead through 2s (who move up), 3-4: 1s turn in and up to cast down to 3d place (3s moving up) A2: 1-2: 1s turn two hands 3-4: and cast up to 2nd place. CONTRA CORNERS B1: 1-2: 1s RH turn right-diagonals 3-4: 1s LH turn partner B2: 1-2: 1s RH turn left-diagonals 3-4: 1s LH turn partner HONOR AND TURN A3: 1-2: 1s slow set and honor to right-diagonals 3-4: 1s and right diagonals turn two hands once round. A4: 1-2: 1s slow set and honor to left-diagonals 3-4: 1s and left diagonals turn two hands once round. [Useful variant here; ones drift out from the turn into the other line, rather than crossing over at the beginning of B3.] HEYS B3: 1-4: 1s cross over and go right (Man down, woman up) to start heys for three on the side. (It says left shoulder, but I don't believe it.) 1s finish in the middle improper. B4: 1-4: 1s turn with two hands to get proper (and in three-couple version, do it traveling down to third place while 3s move up.)