Tarantella /(?)/

Tar·an·tel·la

Tarantella

n.
  1. 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. (Mus.)