Irish jig
Lively folk dance
An Irish jig is a lively traditional dance from Ireland, characterized by rapid footwork and performed to music in compound time.
The term extends to the music itself, typically played on fiddle, flute, or accordion: The band struck up an Irish jig.
Jigs are central to Irish step dancing and céilí traditions.
- reelWinding cylinder or dance
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- Celtic musicTraditional Irish and Scottish melodies
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- tin whistleMetal folk flute
stepdance · step dance · Riverdance · hornpipe · folk · Ireland · pub · pub session · lively · footwork · heel toe · traditional · green · green beer · clover · Galway · bodhrán · tempo
- jig dances
- folk musicfolk, folk music, folk songs, folk ballads, folk ballad
- European FolkCeltic music, fado, flamenco, polka, reel
- Celtic Folkreels, bodhrán, Scottish reels, Scottish reel, hornpipe
- folk dancessquare dances, square dance, polka, line dance, hoedown
- Irish MusicU2, The Cranberries, Van Morrison, traditional tunes, Thin Lizzy
Irish jigwaltz
Dance in three-quarter time
slow waltz · funeral march · adagio · minuet · pavane
Irish jigflamenco
Rhythmic Spanish dance style
tango · hula · Russian ballet · African dance · belly dance
Irish jigtango
Latin ballroom with sharp stops
waltz · ballroom dance · couples dance · salsa · swing dance