When Did Farandole Begin?

The dance seems to have been popular in the 1890s. The farandole has some similarities to the gavotte, jig, and tarantella with the carmagnole of the French Revolution is a derivative.

What is the purpose of farandole?

Its role is to articulate the farandole, dance of agrarian rites, in its two main themes: that of the spiral (also known as the snail or labyrinth) and that of the passage under the vault (known as the serpent).

What does the term farandole mean?

1 : a lively Provençal dance in which men and women hold hands, form a chain, and follow a leader through a serpentine course. 2 : music in sextuple time for a farandole.