
Also known as port
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
Wikidata facts
- Country of origin
- Republic of Ireland
- Image
- HaymakersJig.jpg
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- uses
- Claude Debussy
- culture
- Celtic art
- native label
- Jig
- Commons category
- Jigs (dance)
- start time
- 1600-00-00
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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