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Originally Posted by Zaqarbal
Manuel de Falla: El amor brujo (" Love, the Magician"). First composed as a symphonic suite, and then as a ballet too. Two of its best-known movements are #8 ( Ritual Fire Dance) and #10 ( Song of the Will-o'-the-Wisp). This video is from a film based on the ballet:
But, of course, you can also stare at a bonfire, and you'll see how fire dances in time to the music. 
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Wow! That is *lovely*, Zaqarbal. So dramatic and intense. Hot hot hot!!! You Spanish people, you know how to dance, don't you! I love the sensual flamenco style, the swish of the skirts that sounds like licking flames, and the dragging and stamping of the feet.
I read the plot of the story, and this dance makes perfect sense now that I know the story. I think this clip ends with Lucia dancing with the ghost of Jose to exorcise him from the earth so that he stops haunting his ex-wife whom he married in an arranged marriage while his heart was really with Lucia. This ballet makes "The Nutcracker" romance between a pre-adolescent girl and a...nutcracker...seem rather bland. :/
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Originally Posted by Il Duce
nothing beats The Blue Danube Waltz
I enjoyed Swan Lake tremendously
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Duce, what YouTube video of "Swan Lake" shows your favorite section?