History-What is the history of Italian dance?
One Italian ethnic dance is called the Tarantella. It is a popular native dance of Southern Italy. The dance was introduced to the public in 1844 by Madame Michau. The earliest historical mention of the Tarantella dance is the St. Vitus dance, in 1374. It then was mentioned again in 1839 as the title of a ballet.
There are three possible thoughts to where the dance was originated from. The first one was the Tarantella, an Arania or Apulcian spider bite. The dance was performed to cure the bite, in which the victim whom was bitten, dances non-stop to avoid the poison affecting them.
The next possible origin was the St. Vitus Dance. It is a religious story, in which people were dancing in the churchyard therefore disturbing the priest. The consequence was that they were made to dance for a whole year. This constant dancing was unexplained until the realization that the people had been bitten by the spider.
The last possible origin of the tarantella dance, is when woman were working in the fields of Toranto. If the women were bitten by the spider, they would use fast paced, energetic dancing to hopefully sweat out the venom through their pores.
Today, many of the versions of the tarantella dance are performed at Italian celebrations and weddings.
There are three possible thoughts to where the dance was originated from. The first one was the Tarantella, an Arania or Apulcian spider bite. The dance was performed to cure the bite, in which the victim whom was bitten, dances non-stop to avoid the poison affecting them.
The next possible origin was the St. Vitus Dance. It is a religious story, in which people were dancing in the churchyard therefore disturbing the priest. The consequence was that they were made to dance for a whole year. This constant dancing was unexplained until the realization that the people had been bitten by the spider.
The last possible origin of the tarantella dance, is when woman were working in the fields of Toranto. If the women were bitten by the spider, they would use fast paced, energetic dancing to hopefully sweat out the venom through their pores.
Today, many of the versions of the tarantella dance are performed at Italian celebrations and weddings.