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جیگ
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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

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Country of origin
Republic of Ireland
Image
HaymakersJig.jpg
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culture
Celtic art
native label
Jig
Commons category
Jigs (dance)
start time
1600-00-00
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