"Ritual Fire Dance" (Danza ritual del fuego) is a movement from the ballet "El amor Brujo" ("The Bewitched Love"), made popular by the composer's own piano version. IN the ballet, a youn Andalusian girl named Candela is haunted by the ghost of her dead husband. To get rid of the ghost, the people make a large circle around their campfire at midnight. Candela then performs the ritual dance, causing the ghost to appear and dance with her. As they whirl around faster and faster, the ghost is drawn intothe fire to vanish forever. Score & parts. - the publisher. --