saltarello
/ˌsaltəˈrɛləʊ
/noun (plural saltarellos or saltarelli /ˌsaltəˈrɛli/)
An energetic Italian or Spanish dance for one couple, characterized by leaps and skips.The pavan was generally coupled with another, quicker dance, which was usually in triple time and sometimes had thematic links with the pavan; in Italy the accompanying dance was a saltarello, in France and England a galliard....
- In the distance, a saltarello has started up, and soon the air is alive with pounding rhythms and bright colours.
- La Regina is a reconstructed dance choreographed to the famous treble-time Saltarello in C, found in a late 14th century manuscript from northern Italy.
Origin
Early 18th century: Italian salterello, Spanish saltarelo, based on Latin saltare 'to dance'.
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