Origins
The term jig was probably derived from the French giguer, meaning 'to jump' or the Italian giga. It was known as a dance in sixteenth-century England, often in 12/8 time, and the term was used for a dancing entertainment in 16th-century plays. Later the dance began to be associated with music particularly in 6/8 time, and with slip jigs 9/8 time.
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