saltarella

Definition of 'saltarello' 1. a lively Italian dance with a hopping, skipping step. 2. music for this dance.

The saltarello is a musical dance originally from Italy. The first mention of it is in Add MS 29987, a late-fourteenth- or early fifteenth-century manuscript of Tuscan origin, now in the British Library.

folk dance saltarello, medieval and Renaissance court dance and a folk dance of present-day Rome. In the 14th century the saltarello followed the estampie as an afterdance; a few examples survive in manuscript. In the 15th century it followed the basse danse and was sometimes called paso de brabante.

The Saltarello takes its name from the Italian verb saltare, meaning 'to jump', and it was the peculiar jumping step used in the saltarello that led to its name. This dance originated around Rome and was described in the early 19th century as the 'most danced' in Rome at the time.

Saltarello is a dance meant for couples, generally a man and a woman, and its main feature, as appears from its name, is jumping (“saltarello” means “performing little jumps”). It is a lively, rhythmical, energetic and strenuous dance.

We felt like dancing a saltarello, and perhaps might have done so if we had been in less princely presences. But the beautiful show of the evening was the Trasteverini dancing the saltarello in their most brilliant costume.

So the rhythm is so let's start by clapping the rhythm together this is your rhythm one two three four and five one two three four and five one two three four five two three four. Five. So that is the

Dance music is a form based around beats, and designed for dancing to. The genre exploded when nightclubbing became popular in the mid-1970s and the DJ came to be seen as an artist. Rather than the live bands that people used to dance to, it was now pre-recorded music, with DJs taking the place of pop stars.

Modern popular dance music initially emerged from late 19th century's Western ballroom and social dance music. During the early 20th century, ballroom dancing gained popularity among the working class who attended public dance halls. Dance music became enormously popular during the 1920s.

Characteristics

• Uptempo, upbeat music intended for clubs, with a danceable or dance-centered character.
• Catchy songs with an easy, pop-based structure.
• A strong emphasis on beats, grooves and rhythms.
• Prominent hooks.
• Simple lyrics.
• Polished productions.

Here we detail the five elements that all forms of dance and creative movement have in common: body, action, space, time and energy. Being able to identify and understand these core characteristics can help you when talking about a dance performance or can help you get your own messages across through movement.

Yo salté la cerca y me caí. I jumped the fence and fell down. Está prohibido saltar al ruedo. It is forbidden to jump into the arena.