reel and jig
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Irish Jig and Reel
Step Dance
Popularised by
Riverdance in 1994 at the Eurovision
Song Contest.
Reels and Jigs: Key Characteristics
Step dances
Intricate footwork Limited upper
body movement
Often stand in linesSoft or hard shoes
ReelJig
Simple time (2/4, 4/4, 2/4)
Slip jig, light jig, single jig (soft
shoes); hard jig (hard shoes)
Compound time (6/8, 9/8,
12/8)
Common Musical Features
Relentless quaver rhythm
Melody: mainly small
intervals Fast tempo; bouncy feel
Binary form; repeated sections
Ornamentation added by performer
Tonic-dominant
alternationMajor or modal
Solo or ensemble
Instruments
Fiddle, flute, tin whistle, accordion, bodhran, Uilleann
pipes, harp
Semi-quavers
Sharp movements, fast,
angular.
Light, graceful, slower than reels
Instruments
Bodhran
Uillean Pipes
Tin Whistle
Accordion
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