Treble jig
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A 'treble jig' 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, and single jig, and reel which are done as soft shoes). 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 one is in beginner to prizewinner. The dance is one of three main hard shoe dances (the other two being the Hornpipe and the "set dances" such as St. Patrick's Day and Blackbird), and is done by most dancers.
There are fast and slow versions of the treble jig. The fast version is danced by the younger or less advanced dancers and the slow is danced by the more advanced dancers. The fast is actually to fast music with fewer steps. The slow is danced to slow music so that they can fit more steps into it. There are many different versions of this dance.
Irish dance
Irish dancing or Irish dance is a group of traditional dance forms originating in Ireland which can broadly be divided into social dance and performance dances. Irish social dances can be divided further into céilí and set dancing...
which is done in hard shoes. It is also known as the "heavy jig" (as opposed to the light jig, slip jig, and single jig, and reel which are done as soft shoes). It is performed to music with a 6/8 time signature
Time signature
The time signature is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each measure and which note value constitutes one beat....
. The dance is usually 40 bars to 48 bars in length, but is danced for 32 bars if one is in beginner to prizewinner. The dance is one of three main hard shoe dances (the other two being the Hornpipe and the "set dances" such as St. Patrick's Day and Blackbird), and is done by most dancers.
There are fast and slow versions of the treble jig. The fast version is danced by the younger or less advanced dancers and the slow is danced by the more advanced dancers. The fast is actually to fast music with fewer steps. The slow is danced to slow music so that they can fit more steps into it. There are many different versions of this dance.