Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 in Southern Italy , and the modern revivals of folk music and dance.
The most important book about pizzica and tarantism is The Land of Remorse, written by the Italian philosopher, anthropologist and historian of religions Ernesto de Martino. [1] There are several traditional pizzica groups, the oldest being Officina Zoé, Uccio Aloisi gruppu, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, and I Tamburellisti di Torrepaduli.
Italian folk dances (9 P) ... Piva (dance) S. Saltarello This page was last edited on 9 February 2019, at 04:59 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Italian girl dancing the tarantella, 1846 Italians in Naples dancing the tarantella. The nowadays southern part of Italy was not part of a single country until the mid to late 19th century. The place was a colony of ancient Greece, and even Napoli ("Naples") comes from the Greek word "Neapolis," which means "New City."
For the 2009 spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City, Bolle performed as a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre: the first time that a male Italian dancer joined the company as a principal. The "Dance Listings" in the New York Times on 26 June 2009 described Bolle as "utterly gorgeous (in both looks and dance)."
Former Strictly Come Dancing pro Giovanni Pernice has announced his comeback to the dancefloor just months after being axed from the BBC show.. The 34-year-old Italian professional dancer has been ...
Saltarello rhythm [2]. The saltarello enjoyed great popularity in the courts of medieval Europe. [citation needed] During the 14th century, the word saltarello became the name of a particular dance step (a double with a hop on the final or initial upbeat), and the name of a meter of music (a fast triple), both of which appear in many choreographed dances.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more