Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Tarantella is a dance in 6/8 time characterised by the rapid whirling of couples. It is named after Taranto in southern Italy, and/or after the Tarantula spider (Lycosa tarantula) whose bite was allegedly deadly and to be cured only by frenetic dancing. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.