The jig is second in popularity only to the reel in traditional Irish dance; it is popular but somewhat less common in Scottish country dance music. 8 time. The most common structure of a jig is two eight-bar parts, performing two different steps, each once on the right foot, and one on the left foot.
Noun. 1. spasm-a painful and involuntary muscular contraction. cramp, muscle spasm. symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease.
A spasm occurs when a muscle, or even a few fibres of a muscle contract involuntarily (ie without you consciously willing it). If the spasm is forceful and sustained, it becomes a cramp. A muscle cramp is thus defined as an involuntarily and forcibly contracted muscle that does not relax.This causes a visible or palpable hardening of the involved muscle. Muscle cramps can affect any skeletal muscles in the body, but are most common in muscles or muscle groups that span two joints.f the spasm is forceful and sustained, it becomes a cramp. A muscle cramp is thus defined as an involuntarily and forcibly contracted muscle that does not relax. This causes a visible or palpable hardening of the involved muscle.