Tarantella

[Zipporah Schumaker]

A rapid and delirious sort of Neapolitan dance in 6-8
time, which moves in whirling triplets; -- so called from a popular
notion of its being a remedy against the poisonous bite of the
tarantula. Some derive its name from Taranto in Apulia.

[Sonia]

a dance from southern Italy in which two people holding each other move around very fast, turning as they go, or a piece of music written for this style of dancing: