Italian News

"A Tarantella is a very fast dance in 6/8 time. The name comes from the town of Taranto in Italy. People used to believe that if someone was bitten by a tarantula spider they needed to do this dance in order to drive out the poison. The dancer would get more and more excited until he (or she) seemed mad.

Some people think that maybe these people never really believed this, but that it was an excuse to dance at a time when the church said that dancing was not allowed. The spider is, in fact, only a little bit poisonous."

Rosa Voto from Melbourne School of Tarantella has kindly offered interested schools teaching Italian a free tutorial. Rosa has previously performed at BPS on Italian day.

If you wish to participate in the "Quante Tarante?" video-flashmob all you have to do is film yourselves dancing (anyone can take part in this!).  Send the clip to Signora Esposito Nunzia.Esposito@education.vic.gov.au by the 9th August  via email.

I have attached some tips and instructions on how to do this and a parent permission/waiver to use your footage 

…..have fun dancing!

'Quante Tarante'  PDF permission waiver