This Fire Dance originally was called Indian Dance, and thus has drum beats throughout. Because the drum beats are irregular, they didn't quite seem to be native American, so I changed the name to the more spirited Fire Dance.
This piece finishes the Children's Suite with a high amount of energy. Just as the whole Chidren's Suite is a reflection backwards in time on children, so also does this last piece take pause in the middle to reflect back to the early part of the suite. Can you hear that happening?
