About: Monferrina

Monferrina is a lively Italian folk dance in 68 time named after the place of its origin, Montferrat, in the Italian region of Piedmont. It has spread from Piedmont throughout Northern Italy, in Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and even into Switzerland. It also became popular in late 18th-century England as a country dance, under the names monfrina, monfreda, and manfredina, being included in Wheatstone's Country Dances for 1810. In Piedmont, it is usually accompanied by singing and it is danced by several couples.

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  • Monferrina is a lively Italian folk dance in 68 time named after the place of its origin, Montferrat, in the Italian region of Piedmont. It has spread from Piedmont throughout Northern Italy, in Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and even into Switzerland. It also became popular in late 18th-century England as a country dance, under the names monfrina, monfreda, and manfredina, being included in Wheatstone's Country Dances for 1810. In Piedmont, it is usually accompanied by singing and it is danced by several couples. The dance goes under several different names: monferrina di Friuli, monfrénna bulgnaisa, monfrénna mudnaisa, giardiniera (or jardinière) and baragazzina. (en)
  • La monferrine est une danse populaire du Piémont inventée dans la seconde moitié du XVIIIe siècle. Son nom vient de celui de la région de Montferrat. La monferrine est une danse à trois temps qui s'apparente à la tarentelle. (fr)
  • La monferrina è un'antica danza popolare originaria del Monferrato. È caratterizzata da un tempo di 6/8. La monferrina è diffusa nell'Italia del Nord con appellativi diversi: manfrina, manfrone (nei balli staccati dell'appennino bolognese) e danzata con schemi differenti, sovente di gruppo. Dal titolo di questa danza deriva l’espressione italiana “fare la manfrina”, che significa “fare una messinscena allo scopo di ottenere qualcosa, convincere o coinvolgere qualcuno”. (it)
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  • La monferrine est une danse populaire du Piémont inventée dans la seconde moitié du XVIIIe siècle. Son nom vient de celui de la région de Montferrat. La monferrine est une danse à trois temps qui s'apparente à la tarentelle. (fr)
  • La monferrina è un'antica danza popolare originaria del Monferrato. È caratterizzata da un tempo di 6/8. La monferrina è diffusa nell'Italia del Nord con appellativi diversi: manfrina, manfrone (nei balli staccati dell'appennino bolognese) e danzata con schemi differenti, sovente di gruppo. Dal titolo di questa danza deriva l’espressione italiana “fare la manfrina”, che significa “fare una messinscena allo scopo di ottenere qualcosa, convincere o coinvolgere qualcuno”. (it)
  • Monferrina is a lively Italian folk dance in 68 time named after the place of its origin, Montferrat, in the Italian region of Piedmont. It has spread from Piedmont throughout Northern Italy, in Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and even into Switzerland. It also became popular in late 18th-century England as a country dance, under the names monfrina, monfreda, and manfredina, being included in Wheatstone's Country Dances for 1810. In Piedmont, it is usually accompanied by singing and it is danced by several couples. (en)
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  • Monferrine (fr)
  • Monferrina (it)
  • Monferrina (en)
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