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Tuesday, 07 February 2012 00:09 |
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When people hear the word 'jig', they don't necessarily associate it with dancing. For the people people that don't know, a 'jig' is truly a form of folk dance which is lively in nature. The name itself, 'jig', is in fact derived from 'giguer', which is a French term which means 'to jump', hence, the lively nature from the dance.
by AaronB.Baker
When people hear the word 'jig', they don't necessarily associate it with dancing. For the people people that don't know, a 'jig' is truly a form of folk dance which is lively in nature. The name itself, 'jig', is in fact derived from 'giguer', which is a French term which means 'to jump', hence, the lively nature from the dance.
This form of dance is frequently associated with Scottish and Irish dance music, nevertheless it actually originated from England through the sixteenth century. The dance was actually performed in 2/4 times. Since that time, it has taken different forms and adaptation in a number of time signatures. The 'jig' is actually split up into different forms, all of which would be discussed on this page.
Light Jig
Among all the various types of jigs, the light jig is regarded as the fastest as it is performed in 6/8 times. In this particular form of jig, your feet are hardly ever off the ground for a long period of time. This is so because the steps in this dance are relatively fast, at over 116 speeds at feiseanna.
Each light jig step can vary with each dance school along with each teacher, but a number of standard steps or movements which can be used in almost all forms of light jigs, knowing that step is referred to as the rise and grind, or rising step. What you do to perform this step is simply place your weight on your first foot, then raise your second foot off the floor, once you have done this, you simply perform two hops in your first foot, or on the foot that is still on the ground.
As soon as you take your second hop, you then drop your second foot and convey it at the back of your first foot, or perhaps the foot that did both hops. Once you have done this, you simply need to shift your weight from your first foot in your second foot while letting your first foot remain in the air following your second hop. There is commonly a small delay during the hop and also the hop back.
Single Jigs
Through the fastest form of jig, we currently proceed to the least common one. The single jigs considered to be the least common among the jig dances because it uses a not common time signature, which is 12/8 at times, while normally it uses 6/8. This can be so because this type of jig follows a musical pattern of an eighth note following a quarter note.
Slip Jig
The slip jigs is considered to be a bit longer than the light jig as it uses a longer time signature compared to light jig. The time signature that the slip jig uses is really 9/8 time, although the dance is conducted with a music that has basically similar number of bars to a light jig. This type of jig is considered by some as 'the ballet of jigs' because the dancers often perform this dance while they're high up on their toes.
Treble Jigs
Treble jigs include the only form of jigs which can be performed wherein the performer sports hard shoes, allowing the performer to perform certain moves and steps, for example clicks, stomps, and trebles. Beginners usually do this dance in a traditional speed, while heightened performers perform the slow, non-traditional treble jig.
Hop Jigs
Hop jigs is most likely one of the more problematic forms of jigs to spell it out, as a lot of people often confuse it with forms of jigs, such as slip jig, or single jig. Some basically identify this manner of jig through it's once again time signature, which is 9/8 time.
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