Tarantella - dance till you drop
This quick Italian folk dance has a very interesting history of origin. In one version of the dance is so named because of the city of Taranto, where he was in the XV century and came into existence. widespread tarantella was in Naples. for the modest and half-hearted boys while the dancing was a way to get acquainted with a girl you like. Dance replaced the word girl is often reciprocated, and then tied gay pereplyas, joined by all present.
According to another legend owes its name to tarantella tarantula spider, which lives in the south of Italy. According to the belief that a spider bite can cause a dangerous disease and rid of it only able to energetic dance. Spider venom has allegedly bitten out of the body through sweat.
Tarantella - it's quick and fun dancing at the rate of 3 / 8, 6 / 8 or 12 / 8. The dance is performed under the fiery music, gestures, dancing couples are clear and sharp, often dancing energetic sing along tunes. Melody for the dance is often played on guitar or tambourine. In Sicily, they are joined by more and castanets. Tarantella dance and be together, often in a married couple, and solo.Dancing couples can form a circle, changing its direction of motion. This form is particularly common on tarantella Italian weddings.
There was a time when the tarantella was banned. In the Middle Ages and loved dancing women from the lowest strata of society, therefore, automatically hit the dance number indecent. But gradually the number of fans grew tarantella and gradually began to dance in the noble courts of Italy.
gradually emerged many variations tarantella: Montemarano tarantella, Tarantella Gargano, Neapolitan Tarantella, Tarantella Calabria, Sicily, and others. In every region of the tarantella dance in their own way, but everywhere it's always dancing in a brisk pace.