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Definition of Lavolta
1. Noun. An ancient dance of the Renaissance which incorporated many challenging twists and skips. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lavolta
1. lavolt [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: lavolt
Medical Definition of Lavolta
1. An old dance, for two persons, being a kind of waltz, in which the woman made a high spring or bound. Origin: It.la volta the turn, turning, whirl. Cf. Volt of a horse, Volta. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lavolta
Literary usage of Lavolta
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Art of Dancing, Historically Illustrated: To which is Added a Few Hints by Edward Ferrero (1859)
"... Cushion Dance—The lavolta—The Gavot—The Feast of Flora—The May Dance.
THE precise period at which the dance was introduced into England is uncertain, ..."
2. Dancing by Frazer (Lily Grove), Percy Macquoid (1895)
"... jigs, and fancies, the lavolta and the pavin (pavane) were all in vogue at
Court ; but perhaps the favourites were the lavolta (something like our galop ..."
3. The Life and Correspondence of Charles Mathews, the Elder, Comedian by Anne Jackson Mathews, Mathews (Anne Jackson), Charles Mathews, Edmund Yates (1860)
"Double-bedded Boom.—Living Nightmare. PART SECOND. Chapter 1st.—Embellishment, Mr.
lavolta.—Habitual Risibility. ... Mr. lavolta with a laughable Toothache. ..."
4. The Plays of Philip Massinger by Philip Massinger (1840)
"Л '¡u/hl lavolta wilh Air.) What the dance here alluded to is, I cannot tell,
nor can I tin.I au explanation of the word in any dictionary. ..."
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