Castle Walk Castle walk Castle Walk is a dance originated and made famous by Vernon and Irene Castle . The Castle Walk became popular through its introduction into the Tango . In this dance , the man continually goes forward and the lady backward . In order that the lady may be properly guided about the room , the man 's arm encircles her just under her arm , while her left hand rests on the man 's right arm . The position of the lady 's right arm and the man 's left arm is high , with their hands clasped , see the illustration . The man starts forward with his left foot and the lady backward with her right , simply walking with gliding steps keeping on the toes , one count of the music to each step . This step is continued to the end of the room , where a large circle is begun , which is gradually made smaller and smaller , until it is ended by whirling completely around three times , to three counts of the music and then dip . The Castle Walk may be varied by describing the figure eight or zig-zag instead of the large circle . To make the three whirls is rather a difficult matter , as it must be done very rapidly to accomplish a complete revolution to one beat of the music , but with a little practice it is soon learned . External links The article is based on the description from An American Ballroom Companion Dance History Archives Categories : Ballroom dance | Walking 