Of the hands to the swirl and the twirl
Of the girl gone chancing,
Glancing,
Dancing,
Backing and advancing,
Snapping of the clapper to the spin
Out and in--
And the ting, tong, tang of the guitar!
from Tarantella by Hilaire Belloc
A bit of dancing fun by Léon Perrault for Art Thursday:
La tarantella dance (1879)
by Léon Perrault
In case you'd like to see and hear it in action:
Paola Hermosín does a fantastic job with this lively song.
ReplyDeleteLove the fact that the origins of the dance (and thus the song) comes from it being a "cure" for a tarantula bite!
Tabatha, thanks for bringing a wonderful memory back to me. My Nonnie talked about the tarantella and her beloved Italy. In grad school my end project showcased the tarantella and a beautiful bodice my Nonnie wore beside other artifacts from Italy.
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