The Jig
The jig ( ga, port, gd, port-cruinn) is a form of lively folk dance in Metre (music)#Compound metre, compound metre, as well as the accompanying dance tune (folk music), tune. It is most associated with Irish music and dance. It first gained popularity in 16th-century Ireland and parts of Great Britain and was quickly adopted on mainland Europe where it eventually became the final movement of the mature Baroque Suite de danses, dance suite (the French gigue; Italian and Spanish Gigue, giga). Today it is most associated with Irish dance music, Scottish country dance and the Métis people in Canada. Jigs were originally in duple compound metre, (e.g., time), but have been adapted to a variety of time signatures, by which they are often classified into groups, including double jigs (), slip jigs () and single jigs (). Origins The term ''jig'' was probably derived from the French ''giguer'', meaning ‘to jump’ or the Italian language, Italian ''giga''. The use of “jig” i ...
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