释义 |
tarantellatar‧an‧tel‧la /ˌtærənˈtelə/ noun [countable] tarantellaOrigin: 1700-1800 Italian Taranto; because the dance was thought to be a cure for being bitten by a tarantula ( ➔ TARANTULA) - I was the fifth grandchild, and as there were seven more after me, I stayed familiar with the tarantella.
- Massine's quicker more set version of the tarantella in La Boutique Fantasque shows exactly the same features as those listed above.
- The whole cast muster in the market place before breaking into extravagant variations of the tarantella.
- When I was a kid, I went to weddings where people danced the tarantella with some authority.
- When I was a very young child, she would bounce me on her knee as she sang a tarantella.
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