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Slip jig (Irish:port luascach, port luascadh[1][2]) refers to both a style withinIrish music, and theIrish dance to music in slip-jig time originating from England. The slip jig is in9
8time, traditionally with accents on 5 of the 9 beats — two pairs ofcrotchet/quaver (quarter note/eighth note) followed by adotted crotchet note.
The slip jig is one of the four most commonIrish stepdances, the others being thereel, thejig and thehornpipe. It is danced in soft shoes. At one time only men danced it, then for several decades only women, and today slip jigs can be danced by any dancer, though at a competitive level they are almost exclusively danced by women. This dance is graceful and controlled, with heels very high, often called "theballet of Irish dance". There are also traditional Irishcéilí dances which are slip jigs, though these are much less common than reels and double jigs.
Because of its timing, the slip jig is longer than the reel for the same number of bars of music. InIrish stepdance competition, thetempo of 113 beats per minute is the same as other dances, but as each bar is longer, instead of dancing to 48 bars of music the dancer is only required to dance 40 bars of music (each of 21⁄2 steps). Stepdance judges prefer sliding motions with the feet and graceful movements that seem to slip across the floor.
Slip jig timing can also be used forstrip the willow dances incéilidhfolk dance, although the fact that most social dancers do not dance the step limits its use inset dance and ceili dance socially. The tunes are fast-paced and lively in contrast to the slower Irish stepdance tunes.
Music of the slip jig "Drops of brandy":
Other dances in9
8 time are the Scottish Lilt inHighland dancing and thekarsilama ofTurkish dance.
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