The tarantella is a rapid, whirling Italian dance in six-eight measure (triple time) for two people originating from Naples. The tarantella commences slowly and gradually increases in speed until it becomes very rapid. The violin is usually used as an accompaniment, sometimes a guitar, but tambourine and castanets are frequently played by the dancers. The tarantella was invented as a cure for the bite of the tarantulaspider, the cure coming from the perspiration induced by the dance. Research Tarantella
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