The Tarantella is a form of folk music and a ballroom dance originating from which country?
Italian folk dance Italian folk dance Italian Folk Dance has been an integral part of Italian culture for centuries. Dance has been a continuous thread in Italian life from Dante through the Renaissance, the advent of the Tarantella, and the modern revivals of folk music and dance. The carol or carole ("carola" in Italian), a circle or chain dance which incorporates singing, was the dominant Medieval dance form in Europe from at least the 12th through the 14th centuries. This form of dance was found in Italy as well and although Dante has a few fleeting references to dance, it is Dante's contemporary
Italian folk dance reference is made in either work to the name which would later be the definitive dance of Naples, the Tarantella, but Bragaglia thinks that the "Sfessania" can be regarded as the ancestor of that dance. Even by the late Renaissance and the elaborate choreographies of Caroso, a link between court dance and country or folk dance can be seen. Elements of folk dance invigorate courtly dances and folk dances take over movements and styles from courtly dance. The difference between the two forms was likely one of style and elegance. By the 18th century, the name Tarantella does appear in