Jig
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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 E
Dancing the Haymakers' Jig at an Irish ceilidh
Feet shod in Irish dance hard shoes
Irish dance
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Irish dance refers to the traditional dance forms that originate in Ireland, including both solo and group dance forms, for social, competitive, and performance purposes. In the 17th and 18th centurie
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…where it eventually became the final movement of the mature Baroque dance suite (the French gigue; Italian and Spanish giga). 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…
Most modern Irish dancers wear elaborate competition dresses, large wigs, and makeup for performance and competition purposes.
Irish Jig, from National Dances (N225, Type 2) issued by Kinney Bros 1889
Irish musicians and dancers, 1985
Irish dancers from Connemara Irish dancers in Wilkes-Barre, PA, dance at the Hetzel Union Building (HUB), Penn State University.