I wanted the dance itself to be symbolic of a farewell, because when I created the steps, it was just that, a bunch of steps. I analysed the way I farewelled a friend, and realised there were two important elements. The first was saying words of farewell. That was easy; ensuring the dancers sang the words Shalom in the chorus. The second was moving physically closer, usually ending in an embrace. That was also easy. I wrote a simple introduction, so that when the dancers heard it (I never had to announce the dance as the intro was enough), they congregated on the floor and danced the first time through holding hands. The second time through, they moved closer, dancing with hands on shoulders. For the finale, still with hands on shoulders, they took five steps into the centre, a final embrace! At that stage, they usually kissed as well, so it was certainly representative of the physical elements of my farewell.