lavolta

/ ləˈvɒltə /

noun

Origin of lavolta¹

C16: from Italian la volta the turn; see volta

Yes, ladies, you have been dancing the lavolta of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries without being aware of it.

The passamezzo, passy-measure or half-measure was a popular Elizabethan dance, like the coranto and lavolta.

The Lavolta was fashionable in the 16th century and was the delight of the Valois court.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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