Castle Walk

It was first recorded in 1914, commissioned by the Castles to accompany and provide music for their social dancing programs, having been one of these resulting pieces.

[1] In this dance, the man (the leader) continually goes forward and the lady (the follower) backward.

[2] The Castle Walk may be varied by describing the figure eight or zig-zag instead of the large circle in the steps taken.

The walk presents an appearance of strutting, although the shoulders are held level, and the body firm; a sharp twist that punctuates each step is effected by means of pivoting on the supporting foot.

The shoulder and hip movements that originally characterized the "trot" are no longer practiced in the dance.