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The Grand March is a feature of all formal balls. It generally marks the beginning of the evening’s festivities, but may, for special reasons, be deferred to a later point in the programme. In order to make the march an agreeable feature of the evening’s pleasures, it should be led off by a gentleman and lady who understand the details of the necessary evolutions, assisted, in case of necessity, by one or more of the floor committee, whose services may be called upon to preserve uniformity of action through the march. All marching should be done in straight lines, following the direction of the walls of the rooms, the change of direction being made precisely at each corner. The leader and his partner should lead the march; moving slowly once or twice round the room, to give all the couples time to fall in and follow.