IRISH JIG
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The Jig is a form of lively folk dance in compound meter. It developed in 16th-century England, and it eventually became the final movement of the Baroque dance suite.
The Jig (Irish: port) is a form of lively folk dance in compound meter, as well as the accompanying dance tune. It developed in 16th-century England, and was quickly adopted on the Continent where it eventually became the final movement of the mature Baroque dance suite
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Jigs were originally in duple compound meter, but have been adapted to a variety of time signatures, by which they are often classified into groups, including light jigs, slip jigs, single jigs, double jigs, and treble jigs.
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English Elizabethan clown Will Kempe dancing a jig from Norwich to London in 1600
The term jig was probably derived from the French giguer, meaning 'to jump' or the Italian giga. It was known as a dance in sixteenth-century England, often in 12/8 time, and the term was used for a post-play entertainment featuring dance in early modern England.
Origins
English Elizabethan clown Will Kempe dancing a jig from Norwich to London in 1600
The term jig was probably derived from the French giguer, meaning 'to jump' or the Italian giga.[3] It was known as a dance in sixteenth-century England, often in 12/8 time,[4] and the term was used for a post-play entertainment featuring dance in early modern England, but which 'probably employed a great variety of dances, solo (suitable for jigs), paired, round, country or courtly':[5] in Playford's Dancing Master (1651) 'the dance game in ‘Kemps Jegg’ is a typical scenario from a dramatic jig and it is likely that the combination of dance metre for steps and non-metrical passages for pantomime indicates how a solo or ensemble jig might have been danced by stage players.'[6]Later the dance began to be associated with music particularly in 6/8 time, and with slip jigs 9/8 time.[7]
English Elizabethan clown Will Kempe dancing a jig from Norwich to London in 1600
The term jig was probably derived from the French giguer, meaning 'to jump' or the Italian giga.[3] It was known as a dance in sixteenth-century England, often in 12/8 time,[4] and the term was used for a post-play entertainment featuring dance in early modern England, but which 'probably employed a great variety of dances, solo (suitable for jigs), paired, round, country or courtly':[5] in Playford's Dancing Master (1651) 'the dance game in ‘Kemps Jegg’ is a typical scenario from a dramatic jig and it is likely that the combination of dance metre for steps and non-metrical passages for pantomime indicates how a solo or ensemble jig might have been danced by stage players.'[6]Later the dance began to be associated with music particularly in 6/8 time, and with slip jigs 9/8 time.[7]
During the seventeenth century the dance was adopted in Ireland and Scotland,and the jig is now most often associated with these countries. It is transcribed in compound meter, being 6/8 time.
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Rules:
-Proper upper body, and foot placement
-Dance step twice, with right foot leading
-Arms remain held down at sides
-Dance in limited space
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