John Drewry wrote in the original description that the dance was for Robert MacKay of Edinburgh who introduced John Drewry to J. Scott Skinner's tune *The Haunt of the Gnomes* at St. Andrews in July 1977.

Furthermore:

*The dance may be repeated with the side couples leading :-
The first reels of three will be up and down the dance (Bars 17-24).
The second reels of three will be across the dance (Bars 25-32).
The straight lines (Bar 25 onwards) will be across the dance.*

and

*The dance provides a good test of memory and of orientation when done twice without stopping!*