JigsScottish Country Dance Jigs are performed almost exclusively to 6/8 tempo music. From the Scottish Country Dancing point of view, there is negligible differentiation from Reels, apart from the consideration in Footwork on Phrasing the steps within the bar. 9/8 Jig tunes were originally prescribed for Strip the Willow, which uses a Running step rather than Skip change, though most musicians nowadays would play 6/8 tunes instead and the dancers would fit two steps rather than three to each bar. For example, here are some Scottish Country Dances categorized as Jigs-
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