The Dusty Miller
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE DUSTY MILLER (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Border Book1- 8 1s set, cast down below 3s, lead up, cross over and cast to 2nd place opposite sides
9-16 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round and back 1s ending facing 1st corners
17-24 1s set to 1st corners and turn 2H, set to 2nd corners and turn 2H
25-32 1s dance reels of 3 on opposite sides (giving LSh to 1st corners to start) and cross to own sides
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Dance Information
This dance shares its title with the The Dusty Miller - Song, a version of which was contributed or adapted by Robert Burns and published in the Scots Musical Museum in 1788.The words were based on an older song, while the air was already known as a dancing tune. The title and tune therefore predate Burns's version. The song is written from a woman's point of view and describes her attraction to the local miller.
Hey, the dusty miller,
And his dusty coat!
He will win a shilling,
Ere he spend a groat.
Dusty was the coat,
Dusty was the colour;
Dusty was the kiss,
That I gat frae the miller!
The Dusty Miller Song - Information Video
There is also a Scottish highland dance The Dusty Miller - Highland Dance Video sometimes danced today at Highland games around the world, as part of Scottish National dances repertoire.
The Dusty Miller - From Page 161 Of 'The Glen Collection Of Printed Music'
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