Eleanora explains how tambourines are made and plays a few notes from the Pizzica and Tarantella dances. The Pizzica was used in the past for exorcising the possessed.

While sitting in the park, Francesca teaches Daniela how to play Briscola one of the most famous and popular Italian card games. You can learn, too!

Francesca is showing Daniela how to play Briscola. Fulvio joins in to describe the atmosphere of a real game of Briscola between two experts. Who do you think will win? Daniela or Francesca?

A yoga class to follow from the comfort of home. Yoga relaxes the body, provides a good stretch to the spinal vertebrae, and tones the muscles. Video kindly provided by QNM.

Cettina and Alex show us how they decorate their Christmas tree.

Cettina shows us how to make a very basic nativity scene.

Spring is here and Cettina is enjoying the outdoors. Flowers are starting to bloom, trees are getting leaves, and the sunshine is warm enough to go without a jacket.

Dario is a player of Ultimate frisbee. He talks about this hobby in the video. He's on the beach, where a tournament is taking place, and he teaches us the easy rules of this fun and exciting game.

Aline talks to us from the beach at Bibione, a town near Venice. She's playing in an ultimate Frisbee tournament, which she also helped organize.

Season's greetings from Yabla Italian. A personal message from the faces and voices you know so well.

Christmas greetings from Italy by way of a Christmas poem by Alda Merini.

Holiday greetings from Yabla Italian.

As we approach the end-of-the-year holidays, the staff of Yabla Italian makes a toast to all its students and followers who are, each in his or her own way, on the road to becoming fluent.

This year's holiday greetings from the Yabla Italian team include a short poem by Gianni Rodari. He asks a soothsayer to see into the future. Let's see what the soothsayer says! Heartfelt thanks to all who are honing their Italian skills with Yabla.

Marika and Arianna discuss their favorite book genres, authors, and why they like to read.