Tarantella
Tarantella
The Tarantella is a very fast dance in 6/8 time.
The Tarantella is a very fast dance in 6/8 time.
The name comes from the town of Taranto in Italy. People used to believe that if someone was bitten by a tarantula spider they needed to do this dance in order to drive out the poison. The dancer would get more and more excited until he or she seemed mad.
The name comes from the town of Taranto in Italy. People used to believe that if someone was bitten by a tarantula spider they needed to do this dance in order to drive out the poison. The dancer would get more and more excited until he or she seemed mad.
Some believe this story was merely created to provide an excuse to dance at a time when the church forbade dancing.
Some believe this story was merely created to provide an excuse to dance at a time when the church forbade dancing.
The spider is in fact only a little poisonous.
The spider is in fact only a little poisonous.