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The jig (Irish: port, Scottish Gaelic: port-cruinn) is a form of lively folk dance in compound metre, as well as the accompanying dance tune. It first gained popularity in 16th-century England, Ireland, Scotland, and other parts of the British Isles, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and was adopted on mainland Europe where it eventually became the final movement of ...
Jig is a 2011 documentary produced and directed by Sue Bourne about the world of Irish dance and the fortieth Irish Dancing World Championships, held in March 2010 in Glasgow. Production [ edit ]
The Cajun jig is danced to fast or slow. [3] Cajun music played under 2 4 or 4 4 timing, associated with the two-step, rather than one-step blues time or 3 4 timing associated with a waltz. The Cajun Jig shares vague similarity to Merengue. Despite the single-like step, variations of the handhold combined with turns give the dance infinite ...
The jig has been used in many movies, such as Christmas in Connecticut and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. In the Little House on the Prairie book series, Pa Ingalls plays the song on his fiddle. [9] The Dutch group The Jumping Jewels recorded a version which reached No. 9 on the Dutch Charts. [10]
Slip jig (Irish: port luascach, port luascadh [1] [2]) refers to both a style within Irish music, and the Irish dance to music in slip-jig time originating from England. The slip jig is in 9 8 time , traditionally with accents on 5 of the 9 beats — two pairs of crotchet / quaver (quarter note/eighth note) followed by a dotted crotchet note .
The Red River Jig is a traditional dance and accompanying fiddle tune, culturally relevant to both the Canadian Métis and the First Nations. [1] The dance’s performers and fiddlers currently and historically includes individuals identifying as First Nations, French Canadian, or Scottish Canadians, as well as others involved in the expansive 19th century fur trade. [1]
A treble jig (Irish: port tribile) is an Irish dance which is done in hard shoes. It is also known as the "heavy jig" (as opposed to the light jig, slip jig, single jig, and reel which are done as soft shoes). [1] It is performed to music with a 6/8 time signature. The dance is usually 40 bars to 48 bars in length, but is danced for 32 bars if ...
Where the Hell is Matt? is an Internet phenomenon that features a video of Matt, aka Dancing Matt, doing a dance "jig" in many different places around the world in 2005–2006. The background music in the video is the song "Sweet Lullaby Dancing Remix" by Deep Forest. The video garnered popularity on the video sharing site YouTube.