A lively Italian dance originating from the Bergamo region, popular during the Renaissance period, with energetic movements and folk origins.
From Bergamo, a region in northern Italy, with the suffix '-esca' indicating origin or style, making it 'the dance of Bergamo.'
This dance was so associated with rustic peasants that it became both mocked and beloved in Renaissance courts—it's the original fusion of 'uncool but cool' that shows how folk culture crashes European high society! Even Shakespeare referenced bergamasca dancers.
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