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[[Image:Marcelino Sambé at USAIBC2010.jpg|thumb|upright|left|alt=See caption|[[Marcelino Sambé]], pictured here in 2010, was one of the soloists in the original performance of this piece.]]
The dance transitions to a ''[[pas de deux]]'' originated by [[Marcelino Sambé]] and [[Kristen McNally]].<ref name=Watts /><ref name=Monahan /> The choreography is broken up with moments of each dancer performing solo choreography, then returning to a duet.{{sfn|Piquero Álvarez|2021|p=464}} The choreography suggests that the couple have lost a child.<ref name=Watts /><ref name=Monahan /> During the couple's dance, the other performers place their coats on the female dancer, causing her to collapse. The performers enter a doorway, but the weight of the jackets prevents the female dancer from joining them and she remains on the ground, shivering. The male performer stays with her, dancing in frustration.<ref name=Jennings /> The ballet ends with the two dancers performing together<ref name="Sulcas" /> and the male soloist turning away from a closing door as the other dancers are seen darting through the opening.<ref name="OBrien" /> The final movement is of the male principal dancer placing a hand on the shoulder of the female principal dancer,{{sfn|Piquero Álvarez|2021|p=464}} with the dancer's fate left ambiguous.{{sfn|Abdo|Attia|Amin|2023|p=85}}
The choreography incorporates a loose torso and grounded movement, which are atypical in ballet.{{sfn|Piquero Álvarez|2021|p=461}} A fluid, slow-moving [[Motif (narrative)|motif]] sequence is repeated throughout the piece, becoming more elaborate in each reiteration. The dance becomes faster towards the middle of the work, incorporating dabbing and thrusting movements.{{sfn|Piquero Álvarez|2021|p=463}} Lines were commonly used on stage to create tension, with queues of dancers formed to contrast periods of waiting with other moments of the dancers getting direction from external forces.{{sfn|Piquero Álvarez|2021|p=464}} Raised arms were used to represent the wings of birds and mimic the waves of water.{{sfn|Piquero Álvarez|2021|p=467}}
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