Peter Utsey Emerald
s\m f/
Tarantella
continued from page 9
Later studies concluded that
these women’s insanity was most
likely the result of abuse, subju
gation, exploitation and mental
illness.
Belloni said the Tarantella origi
nated from ancient Greek rites and
myths. Women became possessed
by Dionysus, the Greek god of
TOYS* VIDEOS
MAGAZINES* DVDs
LINGERIE
1166 South A • Springfield
Open 24-7 (Almost)
726-6969
wine, mystic ecstasy and fertility,
and they danced exotic and sexual
dances for him. The dances were
often used in celebration of the
goddesses of the Earth and the
moon, she said.
Belloni said the dance is also
tied to the Greek myth of Athena
and Arachne.
Although the Tarantella died out
in Greece, Belloni said the dance
has thrived in southern Italy.
Originally from Rome, Belloni
Letter ?^r Head
Written Home
Lately??
a Cards & Stationery
a Journals
a Wrapping Paper
a Photo Albums
a Wedding Invitations
1801 Willamette Street
343-<>374
Premium Pour Bartending
WWW.premimn pOUr.CDm_More than just a school/
1010 Oak Street • Eugene, OR 97401 • (541) 485-4695
Upcoming Glasses
occasional
Mixologist Class
April 19th
Next offering May 10'h
Facility Rentals
Let our full-service bar be the center
of your party. Call today to find out
about rates 8. dates.
Flair class
Call to inquire about upcoming dates
Bartending Classes
Weekday
May 20th
Weekend
June 22nd
Sept 14 th
Evening
Session
May 7th
Sept 10th
013975
Exploit your talents with a career
in bartending and make BIG $.
■army camo
vhair color
£pipes — 100s
Iskateboards -
\ stickers— l(
St-shirts
| wallets
* body jewelry
pipes — 100s
skateboards — hot
■S%kers — 1000s
i -shirfc
niets
jewelry
~ * nrs — 1000s’
-'added belts
www.Lazars.com
'Over 510- Excluding skateboards, snowboards, scales and tobacco products.
Qfjposters — 1000s’
jC . .
martial arts WM
^11/studded belts
marjal a. s
Grateful Dead vJr
Plpmartial arts
Grateful Dead
backpacks MM
said her first experience with these
dances came from her grandpar
ents. She said when she was a lit
tle girl, she would listen to her
grandfather play the tambourine,
mandolin and drums.
Julie Guzzardo, a University un
dergraduate, will be performing
some of the dances with Belloni.
The Tarantella “is about rebirth
and renewal — it’s innately femi
nine,” she said.
Guzzardo said she had never
seen these folklore dances until
she stumbled upon a group of
dancers performing the Tarantella
in the Piazza del Popollo in Rome.
She was working as a belly dancer
at the time, and the Middle Eastern
influences of the traditional dance
prompted her to take a few classes
to learn the Tarantella.
“Middle Eastern dance
is really connected with
the Earth.”
Julie Guzzardo
University undergraduate
“Middle Eastern dance is really
connected with the Earth,” she said.
And she said she was interested in
learning how rhythm and ritual
could be used for healing purposes.
Being half Sicilian, she said the
dances also spoke to her family
roots.
In the summer of 2001, Guzzar
do participated in a workshop Bel
loni taught. She said she was so
impressed by the dancer that she
decided to find a way to bring her
to the University.
“What sets (Belloni) apart from
other dancers is that every fiber of
her being is involved” in the
dance, Guzzardo said.
Anne Williams, coordinator for
the IRC, said she found the music
to have both a softness and a fieri
ness to it.
“One of the things that interest
ed me most is this is a folkloric
type of music we don’t often get
exposed to,” she said.
Williams said dancers are per
forming these types of dances less,
and “it is important not to let this
kind of music die out.”
Tickets for the performance are
$5 for students and $10 for the
general public. Tickets are avail
able at the EMU Ticket Office.
E-mail reporter Jen West
at jenwest@dailyemerald.com.
Don’t have any more
DUCK BUCKS ?
Don’t have a cowman...
(ome lo
ENU Suite 300