Category
page 1Irish dances

mazurka
thumb|right|300px|Mazur rhythm.

jig
thumb|Dancing the Haymakers' Jig at an Irish ceilidh
The jig (, ) is a form of lively folk dance in compound metre, as well as the accompanying dance tune. It first gained popularity across the British Isles in the 16th-century, and was adopted on mainland Europe where it eventually became the final movement of the mature Baroque dance suite (the French gigue; Italian and Spanish giga). Today it is most associated with Irish dance music, Scottish country dance, French Canadian traditional music and dance and the Métis people in Canada. Jigs were originally in quadruple compound metre, (e.g., t

hornpipe
thumb|The Hornpipe by Andries Both
The hornpipe is any of several dance forms and their associated tunes, played and danced in Great Britain and Ireland and elsewhere from the 16th century until the present day. The dance is still performed in competition. George Frideric Handel's hornpipe from Water Music is one of his most famous compositions.
reel
form of dance and genre of accompanying music
slip jig
music genre and type of dance