Here in England we have a scatter mixer very much like this that is common at ceilidhs. It's called either Borrowdale Exchange or Dunedin Festival Dance (with different A parts, depending on who you ask). Circle left. Dosido and swing. Six-person RH star. Pull out and scatter promenade. I've always come across it as RH star only (by 'which Star first', do you mean your dances have both a RH and LH star?). If the man pulls the lady through, RH probably feels better, as she wouldn't have to cross in front of him once she's through, to get to the right hand side in the couple for the promenade. RH would flow better out of a cross-handed swing. And I'd default to RH in general - even if you do both, it's unusual to begin with LH star or circle right (and I've hardly ever come across a Swat the Flea that wasn't the second half of a figure starting with Box the Gnat).
Edmund Croft, Cambridge (UK) Sue Robishaw wrote: "Melanie's Triplet" and "Star Crazy" (with a note that it's also called "Six Hand Reel") that look to be the same (Circle / Star / Lowest pull out / promenade). And someone gave me yet another name… Also, on the "Lowest Pull Out" dance above, which Star first have you found to work best (Right Hand or Left Hand)?
