, ▁which ▁in ▁Italian ▁can ▁mean ▁" a ▁woman ▁from ▁Pol a " ▁( a ▁city ▁in ▁Ist ria , ▁neighbour ing ▁Fri uli ▁and ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Italy ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 7 ), ▁or ▁may ▁be ▁from ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁word ▁" pol esa ", ▁meaning ▁" r ural ", ▁or ▁" from ▁the ▁back ▁woods " ▁. ▁Origin ally ▁the ▁f url ana ▁was ▁a ▁court ship ▁dance , ▁performed ▁by ▁a ▁couple . ▁It ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁France ▁by ▁André ▁Camp ra ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 7 ▁( in ▁L ' Europe ▁gal ante ) ▁and ▁ 1 6 9 9 ▁( in ▁Le ▁car nav al ▁de ▁Ven ise , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁two ▁f url anas ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁dance ▁entry ▁for ▁a ▁tr oupe ▁of ▁S lav s , ▁Armen ians , ▁and ▁Gy ps ies ), ▁and ▁it ▁quickly ▁became ▁a ▁popular ▁theatre ▁and ▁social ▁dance ▁there ▁. ▁ ▁Pietro ▁Paolo ▁Mel ii ▁( active ▁first ▁quarter ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ) ▁included ▁a ▁" F ur lain ▁volta ▁alla ▁Frances e ▁det ta ▁la ▁Sch ap igli ata " ▁in ▁his ▁Int av ol atura ▁di ▁Li uto ▁att ior b ato , ▁e ▁di ▁T ior ba . ▁Lib ro ▁Qu into ▁( V en ice , ▁ 1 6 2 0 ). ▁The ▁piece ▁is ▁written ▁almost ▁entirely ▁in ▁running ▁e ighth s , ▁and , ▁as ▁so ▁many ▁of ▁Mel ii ' s