Gibb , I have been playing music for 50 years ,if I was to choose a rhythm to march to, I would choose a march, not a slip jig, whilst it is possible to march to a slip jig, in my opinion marches are best to march to.
Marches can be written in any time signature, but the most common time signatures are 4
4, 2
2 (alla breve cut time, although this may refer to 2 time of Johannes Brahms, or cut time), or 6
8. However, some modern marches are being written in 1
2 or 2/4
.