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Grade 7 Dance Project Information





​1) The evolution of Maritime Acadian folk dances into Louisiana Cajun dances such as fais do do and the Mardi Gras dance Krewes. 

Acadian History Link
Traditional Music of Acadia Link



2) The origins and development of French and Scottish jigs. ​

​Jig link
History of the jig
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Jigs in Scotland are relatively fast and lively with melodies featuring sequences of quavers and semiquavers, and often with dotted rhythms throughout the tune.

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​3) The evolution of the Métis jig out of imitations of wildlife movements [prairie wild birds] and the intricate footwork of Native dancing and European jigs)

The JIG Link
Metis Jig
  • The traditional music of the Métis was up-tempo and lively, which made it perfect for dancing. Extra and irregular beats were added to give bounce to the music, making the dance a lot faster.
  • The Métis dances were a blend of European (French, Scottish, Irish) and Native influences.
  • Red River Jig
    • The traditional dance of the Métis people was the Red River Jig. In a jig, the faster the fiddle music, the faster the dancers’ feet had to move (dancer always followed the fiddle muic). The rhythm was kept by toe tapping or playing the spoons.
    • The jig had two parts:
      • One part: traditional jig steps, where the fiddle played the high section
      • Second Part: fiddle played the lower section, and there was fancier, faster footwork
    • Dancers often competed with one other dancers for the fastest, most complicated footwork.

      http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_metis/fp_metis5.html

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