According to Bruce Herbold (in
issue 2171
) this dance was first published in the 1983 Autumn collection (originally the SCDDB entry for that publication missed this and two other dances, but that omission is now fixed).
In that 1983 publication (and as we usually dance it in the San Francisco area because Mr Drewry taught it here at a workshop in about 1983) it is suggested that, if the dance is to be danced twice, that the women change partners into the neighboring set during the closing promenade and then change back at the end of the second time through. At the workshop IIRC Mr Drewry explained that this was prompted by the fact that where it was first danced two dance halls were connected by a wide doorway, but that the two halls were not big enough for two sets so he added the swap of partners as each couple passed the doorway. Knowing Mr Drewry this might be embellishment, but it is how we dance it here.
I think it might also be worth noting that this is the first dance with La Baratte.
Stuart Kreloff
pointed out
that there is a Pat Batt poem inspired by this dance on
page 6 of The Reel issue 204
from London Branch.