Definition of gigue
: a lively dance movement (as of a suite) having compound triple rhythm and composed in fugal style
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Daniil Simkin made the ground-covering gigue airy and light of weight, missing the dance’s inherent sharpness and accentuations.
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Origin and Etymology of gigue
French, from English jig
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