Ed in Europe - Part 7

Dancing and Cooking ..Italiano!

 

Early the next day we went to a Dance Theater where a professional dance troupe produces a Tarantella Dance show. This dance style and its music is very much part of Italian culture. 

However, in keeping w/ our Theme of "sight-doing" Europe (not sight-seeing), we spent a couple hours actually learning to dance the Tarantella on stage from some of these delightful (and patient!) professionals.

Here are Hans and I doing some steps --

A video of our dancing does  exist, but is not for public display.

As Hans says, "The blackmail potential is too extreme."

Afterward, we took a bus up into the hills to this wonderful Italian Villa---

Group member Becky (from Richmond, VA) at the Villa.

There we met CARMEN, the Chef, who told us we were going to go into the Kitchen and learn to cook some Italian food:

 Hans w/ our Ravioli dough we made.

Hans with our 4-Cheese Ravioli. We also did Chicken and Tiramisu. 
 

Afterwards, we all sat down to a sumptuous Italian dinner 
prepared for us by Chef Carmen. 

 (Hans seated in blue shirt)

We left the Villa full of good Italian cooking & warm Italian 'vibes.'

We'll sign off sharing the 'private showing' we were treated with by our Tarantella Dancers.  In spite of my camera's focus problems, it's great!