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Italian folk dancing has been an integral part of Italian culture for centuries. Dance has been a continuous thread in Italian life from Dante through the Renaissance, the advent of the Tarantella, and the modern revivals of folk music and dance.

BALLO SARDO

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CICERENNELLA

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Qualche mago, qualche fata
Cicerennella s’ha rubata
Uhe vaglione piccerilli
Vui avite da strilla?

Suone e cante
Aluche strille
Fin che s’aggiada trov
Cicerennella, Cicere, Cicerenne.

Cicerennella chi s’a pigliata,
Cicerennella, Cicerenne,
Cicerennella ca nun cesta.

Se nun te trovo, Cicerennella,
Cicerennella, Cicerenne,
Voglioca subito presto muri.

What witch, what fairy
Hast stolen my Cicerennella
And has left me
Alone and distressed?

Sing and shout
Loud and strong,
Perhaps we can find her.
Cicerennella, Cicere, Cicerenne.

Cicerennella, who is caught,
Cicerennella, Cicerenne,
Cicerennella, who is not here.

If I don’t find you, Cicerennella,
Cicerennella, Cicerenne,
I want you to die right now, quickly!

GRAZIELLA MAZURKA

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LA FURLANA

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MONTIVERGINE TARENTELLA

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NEOPOLITAN TARENTELLA

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TARENTELLA SANT’ AFRIO

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