The Mitre
6/8 (110), AABB, D major improper duple-minor longways
Kathryn and David Wright, January 15, 1990.
Kathryn and David Wright, The Vesey Collection, 1990.

Music:
Thomas Preston and son, "The Happy Lass", Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1792,
1792.  Fairly brisk.
Barnes 3 (p98)

A1 1-4 Ones half figure-eight down through the twos.
   5-8 Ones two-hand turn once around. End improper.

A2 1-4 Twos half figure-eight up through the ones.
   5-8 Twos two-hand turn once around. End improper.

B1 1-4 Circle left halfway. Neighbors fall back on the sides.
   5-8 Partners set and turn single.
      [APW: better if set forward on the diagonal)

B2 1-4 Star right once around.
  5-8 With new neighbors star left once around.

David and Kathryn Wright wrote this dance while proctoring an exam at Bishop Vesey's Grammar
School in Sutton Coldfield, England. The crest of the school's coat of arms is a bishop's mitre.
The Vesey Collection commemorates the 450th anniversary of the founding of the school in 1540
by John Vesey, Bishop of Exeter.

Dances from Barnes Three
Assembled by Robert Messer, May 2, 2019

difficulty: 3
energy level: 3