The Dance

Action and grace combine as Helen goes through her dance of death It is done, figuratively, on a bed of live coals

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Helen's version of Ritual Fire Dance is done to Falla's music, which has been popularised in Nev Zealand by recordings and by the New Zealand pianist, Richard Farrell.

Manuel de Falla was a Spanish composer of note who died in 1946. His opera and ballet music won universal recognition in the earlier part of this century. He was a keen student of the Spanish folk song and arranged a number of festivals to maintain its cultivation.

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The dance over, Helen pleads for her life

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But the plea falls on deaf ears and the dance ends in final submission.