Dance was devised by Marjorie Heffer and William Porter in 1932
Published in “Maggot Pie”.
Proper four couple longways dance with no progression.
It is a USA dance.
Recording: baffled_knight-b4-052_gmdm.mp3.zip

PART I.
Al 1—4 Partners lead up and back a double.
   5-8 1st man casts off to bottom place, followed
       by the other men, while 1st woman does
       the same, followed by the other women (sk.s).
A2 1—4 Partners lead down and back a double.
   5-8 Ist man and Ist woman cast up to places,
       followed by the others as in Al (sk.s.)-

BI Barl The men hop on to the left foot, so that
        they face downwards, in the middle of the set.
  Bar 2 The women do the same, so that they face
         their partners, all eight dancers now
         forming a straight line.
   3-4 Partners turn half way with right hands
       changing places. !
   5—8 All slip four steps to the right and back.
B2 Barl The women hop on to the right foot into
        their partners’ places, facing front.
   Bar2 The men do the same into their partners places.
   3—4 Partners turn half way with right hands to places.
   5—8 All slip four steps to the right and back—
       i.e., the men down, the women up.

Part II.
Al 1-4 Partners side.
   5—8 As in Part I.
A2 1-4 Partners side.
   5—8 As in Part I.

B1 Bar1 The men, facing forward, hop to the left.
   Bar2 The women do the same.
   3—4 All turn single.
   5-8 1st and 2nd couples go three changes of a
       circular hey, partners facing, while 3rd
       and 4th couples do the same (sk.s.).
B2 1—8 All as in Bl, to places.

Part III.
Al 1—4 Partners arm with the right.
   5—8 As in Part I.
A2 1-4 Partners arm with the left.
   5—8 As in Part I ending in place, the 1st and 3rd
       couples facing down, the others facing up.

BI barl The end couples hop inward, so that
      partners stand side by side.
Bar2  The others hop outward, away from their
      partners. The eight dancers now form a square.
  3-4 1st man and 4th woman change places
      respectively with 2nd man and 3rd
      woman, passing by the right, while
      1st woman and 4th man change places
      respectively with 2nd woman and 3rd
      man, passing by the left.
  5-8 Hands-eight half way round clockwise
      (sls.), ending in straight files, improper,
      the 1st and 3rd couples facing down, the others up.
B2 1—8 All as in Bl, to places.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxfCRviQFYg&t=23s
Not many dances were devised in the 1920s and 30s.
History: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Baffled_Knight