The document outlines the lesson objectives and details of the tarantella, a lively Italian folk dance characterized by quick steps and flirtatious behavior, often performed at weddings. It describes the dance's origins linked to historical beliefs about healing through dance and lists specific steps, music formats, and traditional costumes for male and female dancers. Additionally, it includes a sequence of dance figures and accompanying musical instructions, emphasizing the use of instruments like the tambourine and mandolin.

1. April Lara Jane Velasco
Famela L. Nicor
Roel Jarden

2. Lesson Objectives:
1.To interpret Tarantella with the
proper counting, costume and
formations;
2. To identify the basic steps and
terminologies used in Tarantella; and
3. To use the basic steps and
terminologies learned from the
previous chapter.

3. A popular dance in Italy, they use tambourine
which is hold by the girl.
ABBREVIATIONS USED
M – measure or measures
Ct. – count
Cts. – counts
L – left
R – right

4. Costume Music & Count Formation
Figures
Content

5. TARANTELLA
Couple folk dance of Italy characterized by
light, quick steps and teasing, flirtatious
behavior between partners; women dancers
frequently carry tambourines. The music is in
lively "/s time. Tarantellas for two couples are
also danced.
The tarantella's origin is connected with
tarantism, a disease or form of hysteria that
appeared in Italy in the 15th to the 17th century
and that was obscurely associated with the bite
of the tarantula spider; victims seemingly were
cured by frenzied dancing.

6. TARANTELA
Tarantellas were written for the piano by
Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, and Carl Maria Von
Weber.
Southern Italy serves as the birthplace for the
folk dance known as the "Tarantella"
originating as far back as the 16th and 17th
centuries yet more prevalent during the Middle
Ages/Renaissance.
 Primarily this dance form started off as a solo
dance to cure disease yet transitioned into a
dance of courtship years later

7. TARANTELLA
Accompanying this dance form are instruments
such as the mandolin, guitar, tambourine and the
accordion. Depending on the location some
traditional instruments are used as well such as
the triccabballacco or the puti-pu (resembling a
drum).
Today, various versions of the Tarantella are
performed a traditional Italian weddings and
celebrations, and nuances have become a part
of classical ballet repertoire with the use of the
tambourine.

8. COSTUME:
GIRLS -White skirt with bands of
colored ribbons, white blouse,
velvet bodice, red apron, colored
kerchief on head.
BOYS - Red knee breeches, full
white shirt, red tie, blue stocking
drawn high above the knees, red
jersey cap.

9. MUSIC - is divided into three parts: A, B, AND C
COUNT - one, two to a measure one, two,
three, four to measures.

10. FORMATION - Partners stand side by
side, girls at the right of the partners.
Each girl carries a tambourine in her R
hand. Two couples Nos. 1 and 2, form
a set, one to any number of sets may
take part.

12. Figure 1
Music A – All face front.
(a) Step-swing-hop sideward R. Raise the R hand
over head and swing the L arm across the body on
ets.1,2 [1M]. Repeat to L and reverse the position of
arms cts. 3,4, (1M) 2M
(b) take four touch steps in front, R alternately.
Strike tambourine overhead on every touch steps
(one touch step for every count) (2M)
(c) Repeat (a) and (b), starting with the L foot.
Reverse the position of arms. (4M)

13. Figure 2
Music B - All face front.
(a) Hop on the L foot times, making one complete
turn to the right (cts. 1-4), the R foot is raised in
front of the L knee. L hand overhead, R hand on
waist (2M)
(b) Pivot turn right (cts. 4). Raise R hand
overhead, L hand on waist. Strike the tambourine
as the position of the arms are reversed, shake
tambourine continuously overhead (2M)
(c) Repeat (a) and (b) starting with the other foot,
turning to the left. Reverse the position of arm
(4M)

14. Figure 3
Music C - Partners turn their backs to each other.
(a) Each dancer takes four slide (chasse) steps
clockwise to move one position in the set. Girl 1
moves to position of Girl 2, Girl 2 to Boy 2, Boy 2
to Boy 1; Boy 1 to Girl 1. L hand overhead, R hand
on waist. Take one count for each slide step (2M)
(b) Repeat (b) of figure 1 (touch step) (2M)

15. (c) Repeat (a) and (b), sliding to the next position
clockwise in (a) (4M)
(d) Repeat all, (a-c) finishing in proper places (8M)

16. Figure 4
Music A - Partner face each other.
(a) Starting with the L foot, four skip step forward
to partner`s place. Pass each other by L shoulders.
Hands overhead shake tambourine continuously
(2M)
(b) Repeat figure 1 (b) (2M)
(c) Repeat (a) and (b), moving backward in (a),
passing by L shoulder again (4M)
(d) Repeat all (a-c) (8M)

17. Figure 5
Music B
“Matching Pennies.” Boy kneels on his L knee,
facing partner. Girl stands close to partner.
(a) Boy slaps his R knee with the L hand (ct.1) and
raise one finger (ct.2). At the same time the girl
slaps her L knee with her L hand and raise one
finger, R hand on waist (1M)
(b) Repeat (a) three more times, raising two
fingers, three fingers and then four finger (3M)

18. (c) Girl skips eight times around partner
counterclockwise, starting with L foot. With R hand
overhead, L hand waist, shake the tambourine
continuously for eight counts. The boy looks at the
partner as she turn around him (4M)
(d) Repeat all (a-c) (8M)

19. Figure 6
Music C - Partner stand back to back with both
hands raise overhead.
(a)Touch R toe across the L in front (ct. 1), step R
close to L (ct. 2). Repeat the same with the L foot
(cts. 1,2) (2M)
(b) Four slide (chasse) clockwise to partner`s
place, starting with R foot. Take one for each slide
(2M)
(c) Repeat (a) and (b) finish in proper place (4M)
(d) Repeat all (a-c) (8M)

20. Figure 7
Music A - Partners face each other.
(a) Repeat figure 1 (a) (2M)
(b) Link or hook R elbow with partner and make
one complete turn clockwise with four skipping
steps, starting with R foot. Girls hold the
tambourine with the L hand and shake them
continuously (2M)
(c) Repeat (a) and (b), linking L elbow with partner,
reverse turn, transfer tambourine to R hand (4M)
(d) Repeat all (a-c) (8M)

21. Figure 8
Music B - Partners stand side by side facing front.
(a) Hop on the L foot and the same time place the
R heel sideward right (ct. 1), hop on L again and
touch the R toe sideward right (ct. 2). Repeat the
same (ct. 3, 4). These four hops are taken moving
sideward right. The L hand is raise overhead, R
hand on waist (2M)
(b) Repeat pivot-turn right (figure II - b). R hand
overhead, L hand on waist (2M)

22. (c) Repeat (a), hopping on the R foot, touching
with the L, moving sideward (2M)
(d) Pivot-turn left L hand overhead, R hand on
waist (2M)
(e) Repeat all (a-d) (8M)

23. Figure 9
Music C (play once) - Partner face each other.
(a)Pivot-turn right (2 M), pivot-turn left (2 M) hands
as above (4M)
(b) Pivot-turn right twice around (4 M)
At the end of this figure, girls hold their final
position with the weight on the R foot, L foot
pointed sideward. R hand overhead, L hand on
waist. The boys kneel on the L knee, L hand
overhead, R hand on waist. Partners look at each
other.