farandole
Sign in to saveupright=1.35|thumb|Farandole dancing in Saint-Geniès-de-Comolas The farandole (; ) is an open-chain community dance popular in Provence, France. It bears similarities to the gavotte, jig, and tarantella. The carmagnole of the French Revolution is a derivative.
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Variants
- Farandole of the Death
- Modern farandole
- Farandole of Provence
- In classical music
- In popular culture
- Notes
- External links
upright=1.35|thumb|Farandole dancing in Saint-Geniès-de-Comolas The farandole (; ) is an open-chain community dance popular in Provence, France. It bears similarities to the gavotte, jig, and tarantella. The carmagnole of the French Revolution is a derivative.
==Etymology==
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