The Tarantella is a folk dance from Italy.

We read about it in "Judy Moody Around the World in 8 1/2 Days."  In the book they learned about Italy and Judy danced the Tarantella.  Here is the song with photos from Italy.


We also watched these videos of the dance. 

Tarantella Calabrese - U Zu Cicciu D'America 4 min 26 sec - Aug 7, 2007 - Uploaded by calabriamiaband Dancers: East Coast Swing Dancers. (USA) Musicians: U Zu Cicciu D'America (Calabria Italy) Very Early Tarantella Calabrese on ... youtube.com - Related videos

La tarantella 1 min 11 sec - Oct 4, 2006 - Uploaded by calabrialogos La tarantella calabrese youtube.com - Related videos