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Alternative namesIn the UK and Australia, a jig doll usually goes by that name, or any of the following: dancing doll; busker's puppet; clogger; jigger; Mr. Jollyboy or Mrs. Jollyboy (a commercial version made by Dover Toys, UK), etc. A Mr Jollyboy is in the collection of the Norwich Museum.In the USA, a jig doll would be called a limberjack or limberjill or limbertoy; paddle puppet; stick puppet. A commercial version was called: Dancing Dan or Dancin' Dan; Dapper Dan; Dancing Jo or Dancin' Jo; Stepping Sam or Steppin' Sam, etc.In French-speaking parts of Canada they are referred to as les gigueux.In one old patent the term Manipulable Doll was used. HistoryDancing dolls have been popular street entertainment for hundreds of years. Older versions dating back to the 1500s were known as Poupes la Planchette or Marionettes la Planchette. These puppets, operated by a horizontal string attached to the musician's leg, 'danced' on a board on the ground as the musician tapped his foot. They were, and still are, popular street entertainment throughout Europe.At some stage, possibly in the mid-19th century, the string was replaced by a wooden rod fixed into the back of the body, or attached to a wire loop on the top of the doll's head, with the doll dancing on a vibrating board. Later, some jig dolls were automated.The East Anglian Traditional Music Trust (EATMT) reports that the earliest jig doll yet discovered is one from the Victorian Great Exhibition at The Crystal Palace dating from 1851. A female figure, dressed in a skirt, petticoat, bodice and shawl, it is now in the Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley, Yorkshire."Old ones have become collectors' items and can fetch high prices. Some antique clockwork tin-plate 'jiggers' can fetch anything up to 2,000 (in 2009).Traditional English folk singers and musicians such as Bob Cann from Dartmoor, Billy Bennington and Walter Pardon (both from Norfolk) sometimes made their own jig dolls. In England, jig doll s have perhaps survived better in East Anglia than other parts of the country; the EATMT has commissioned a collection of them. Variations on the themeJig dolls are essentially home-made toys. Typical versions could represent sailors, male and/or female costumed folk-dancers, African-Americans, Native Americans, Morris dancers, Punch and Judy, Adolf Hitler, even animals such as frogs, horses, chickens, dogs, and cows, etc. They may be clothed, painted or left as bare polished wood. Sometimes the heads are whittled to show distinctive facial features. Historical figures such as Harry Lauder and more recent ones such as John Major (dancing on a board bearing an image of Margaret Thatcher) have been made.Some Punch and Judy Professors also use jig dolls to attract a crowd. One has a jig doll of Charlie Chaplin. In the UK, some folk dance bands have a jig doll to entertain the audience in the interval of a barn dance. Such dolls may occasionally appear at live traditional music sessions in English pubs (in the past, step dancing by members of the audience would have been a common feature of such a pub session).In Qubec and French-speaking Canada, jig dolls can feature as a percussion instrument for a folk dance band, even to the extent of the plank on which a doll 'dances' being fitted with a small microphone connected to the PA BibliographyPickles, Pat & Rennie, The Brightest of Entertainers A book specifically about jig dolls FilmsBilly Bennington Norfolk Dulcimer Player. For nearly 75 years, up to his death in 1986, Billy Bennington provided music around the villages of central Norfolk. Includes a demonstration of a jig doll that he made as a teenager. Filmed by Barry Callaghan and Tim Price. Published by the EFDSS in association with Garland Films (re-issued 2000)Appalachian Journey (1990). Recorded and directed by Alan Lomax. Features short clips of homemade limberjacks and several examples of the type of step dancing that they imitate Discogr aphyGood Hearted Fellows VT154CD. Traditional folk songs, music hall songs and tunes from Suffolk. Recorded 19711977. Includes step dancing and dancing doll from Charlie Whiting and Cecil Fisk respectively References^ a b c d e f g h i j k Brady, Chris. "Jig Dolls or Les Gigueux". /jigdolls/jigdolls.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-27.^ a b c d e "Jig Dolls". East Anglian Traditional Music Trust. /big_jig.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-15. External linksJig Dolls or Les GigueuxJig Doll Duet a clip of a performance by Val Knight (one of the few collectors of jig dolls in the UK) at the Reading Cloggies' Festival in 1983. The musician is the late Simon Knight. Linked with permission. Requires Real PlayerChris Harvey's Jig Doll CircusEast Anglian Traditional Music Trust Big Jig Sometimes holds gatherings of jig dolls and their ownersSingabout #58 Jig Dolls. An article by David Johnson, originally published in Singabout #58, December 1986, p51, published by The Bush Music Club Inc., Sydney, Austr alia Categories: English folklore | Puppets | Traditional toys | Appalachian culture | Black AmericanaHidden categories: Articles to be merged from October 2009 | All articles to be merged

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