tarantella
/ˌtɛrənˈtɛlə/
noun
- A fast, lively Italian folk dance in 6/8 time, traditionally believed to cure the bite of a tarantula.
- The orchestra played a tarantella that made everyone want to get up and dance.
- The dancers performed a spirited tarantella at the wedding, spinning and clapping in time with the music.
- She learned the tarantella for her school's multicultural festival and loved its energetic rhythm.
- The music written for or in the style of this dance.
- The band's final song was a tarantella, ending the concert on a high-energy note.
- The composer wrote a lively tarantella for piano that is fun to play.
- We listened to a tarantella by Rossini that was full of rapid, joyful notes.