Frank Nordberg writes: >...One of the best known mid-16th C. jigs, Kemp's jig, shows no >resemblance at all to the modern jig, but is a dead ringer for a >rujero. (Concidering the fact that it's named after a famous >actor/dancer/performer, it's probably a set dance anyway.)
It's a Morris Dance. Kemp, in addition to being an actor in William Shakespeare's company was a Morris Dancer and made a bit of a name for himself jigging all the way from London to Norwich over the course of nine days (the so called "Nine Daies Wonder"). Did you see "Shakespeare in Love"? He was the one with the dog. In the realm of Morris Dancing, a jig is a dance for one or two dancers, as opposed to a set of (usually) six dancers. The word "jig" refers to the dance, not the tune. Although in this case the tune is named for the dance, many jigs have tunes that are also used for Morris set dances. ______ /\/\/\/\ <______> | | | | | David Barnert <______> | | | | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <______> | | | | | Albany, N.Y. <______> \/\/\/\/ Ventilator Concertina Bellows Bellows (Vocation) (Avocation) To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
