sar·a·band also sar·a·bande 
(sărə-bănd′)
(sărə-bănd′)n.
1. A fast, erotic dance of the 1500s of Mexico and Spain.
2. A stately court dance of the 1600s and 1700s, in slow triple time.
3. The music for either of these dances.
[French sarabande, from Spanish zarabanda.]