Subtitled A Dance for Children, this miniature was extracted from Lilburn's score for The First Two Years at School (1950), a National Film Unit documentary produced by Margaret Thomson. The footage with this music is of little girls playing in the school Wendy House. Lilburn simulates the tinkle of a musical box and the recurring tune rotates like a clockwork ballerina. In this 'dance' version, moths can be visualised flittering in the melodic moments and candles on the flickering appoggiaturas.