http://blog.oup.com/2007/04/dance_tarantella/ Introducing brilliant authors to the blogosphere. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:43:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.oup.com/2007/04/dance_tarantella/comment-page-1/#comment-152464 Maria Carmela Monteleone Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:18:52 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/04/dance_tarantella/#comment-152464 I am from Calabria in South of Italy and this summer I hope to take a course in Tarantella, look for a stage in Cataforio (international stage on local folk) for those interested. I study grrek and roman history and I am researching the hypothesis that tarantella comes from Baccanti dances in honour of Dionysus and also Cerere or Rhea greek and pyrgian war dances, with tamburines and cymbales. The christians hated and tried to kill everything pagan, therefore the attached the most horrible names to pagan rituals, therefore the name Tarantella, "dance of people possessed by poison"! I only now that it is so vital and I love it, I hope to lean soon I am from Calabria in South of Italy and this summer I hope to take a course in Tarantella, look for a stage in Cataforio (international stage on local folk) for those interested.
I study grrek and roman history and I am researching the hypothesis that tarantella comes from Baccanti dances in honour of Dionysus and also Cerere or Rhea greek and pyrgian war dances, with tamburines and cymbales. The christians hated and tried to kill everything pagan, therefore the attached the most horrible names to pagan rituals, therefore the name Tarantella, “dance of people possessed by poison”!
I only now that it is so vital and I love it, I hope to lean soon

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2007/04/dance_tarantella/comment-page-1/#comment-149549 bea .. . Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:03:28 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/04/dance_tarantella/#comment-149549 like their comments. . . where is the costumes and please post a song that suit for tarantella dance . . . . like their comments. . . where is the costumes and please post a song that suit for tarantella dance . . . .

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2007/04/dance_tarantella/comment-page-1/#comment-146081 Robby Sun, 01 Jun 2008 06:52:45 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/04/dance_tarantella/#comment-146081 what is the costume?? what is the costume??

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2007/04/dance_tarantella/comment-page-1/#comment-145439 carrie Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:02:11 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/04/dance_tarantella/#comment-145439 Are there words that are sung with the Tarantella? Are there words that are sung with the Tarantella?

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2007/04/dance_tarantella/comment-page-1/#comment-37613 galey Sat, 01 Sep 2007 14:08:06 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/04/dance_tarantella/#comment-37613 ey!!!!!!!!!!! can you post the dance of tarantella?? i dont know.. pls... ey!!!!!!!!!!! can you post the dance of tarantella?? i dont know.. pls…

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