Tarantella
() is a group of various southern Italian folk dances originating in the regions of Calabria, Campania and Puglia. It is characterized by a fast upbeat tempo, usually in time (sometimes or ), accompanied by tambourines. It is among the mo ...
is a type of Italian folk dance.
Tarantella or Tarantelle (in French) may also refer to:
Film and television
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''Tarantella'' (1940 film), a short film
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''Tarantella'' (1995 film), a film with Mira Sorvino and Matthew Lillard
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"Tarantella" (''Grimm''), an episode of ''Grimm''
Other uses
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''Tarantella'' (ballet), a ballet choreographed by George Balanchine
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''Tarantella'' (catamaran), a historic catamaran designed by Nathanael Greene Herreshoff
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''Tarantelle'' (Chopin), a short piano piece in tarantella form by Frédéric Chopin
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Tarantella (horse)
Tarantella (foaled 1830) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who won the classic 1000 Guineas at Newmarket Racecourse in 1833. After winning the Guineas in her third race, Tarantella was unplaced when favourite for the Oaks Stak ...
(foaled 1830), a British Thoroughbred racehorse
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Tarantella, Inc., a software company
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Tarantella Night Club, a building in Western Australia
See also
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Nocturne and Tarantella (Szymanowski), a composition for violin and piano
* Tarantella Serpentine, a character in
The Illuminatus! Trilogy
''The Illuminatus! Trilogy'' is a series of three novels by American writers Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, first published in 1975.''Illuminatus!'' was written between 1969 and 1971, but not published until 1975 according to Robert Anto ...
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Gabriella Tarantello (born 1958), Italian mathematician
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Tarantula (disambiguation)
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Tarentel (band), a band based in San Francisco, California
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