‖ volta
(ˈvɔlta)
[It. volta turn, etc., fem. pa. pple. of volgere, volvere to turn, employed as a n.]
= lavolta.
| 1642 Sir F. Kynaston Leoline & Sydanis 1905 These with ten Satyrs danc'd an antique round With Volta's, and a Saraband. 1656 Blount Glossogr., Volta,..a turning Dance so called. 1753 Chambers' Cycl., Suppl. s.v., Volta is also a sort of dance of Italian origin, in which the man turns the woman several times, and then assists her to make a leap or jump; it is a species of galliard. 1823 Crabb Technol. Dict., Volta, an old three-timed air, peculiar to an Italian dance of the same name. 1910 Times 8 Aug. 10/4 At His Majesty's Theatre..the court dances will include a ‘volta’ with its light-hearted leaps into the air. |