Maybe it's keeping the evil eye from the couple. She's working on her degree at UCLA and is studying zeffa and also danced in Egypt. When I do candle, I try to think of all the ritual uses and meanings of fire and incense. Fire can be the raging forest fire or the gentle, welcome light of a candle in a window. Since I don't know a folkloric tradition to set it to.
Feeling makes the difference.
In my interpretation, I concentrate on the warmth and romance fire can bring to us all as well as thinking about symbolizing the movements of the flames. Just remember that the candles are extensions of your arms and try to keep your body energy flowing out to where the flames flicker. I start my students with their unlit candles. ONCE they have progressed to some level of balance, then I switch them to half full votive holders of water. Of course this only works with the flat palm two candle dancing.