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Val Knight and her jig dolls
Every time I think I know a bit about jig dolls, along comes something new to show how much there is yet to learn. My friend Adrian put me onto this one.
Here's a fabulous video of Val Knight operating her two jig dolls.
What's impressive isn't so much the fact that she's working two dolls at once, but the degree of specialised footwork she gets them to perform.
I think it's due to a combination of three factors:
1. Skill and practice
2. The way she uses the board. I haven't seen a board this shape before. She controls it with her legs rather than by hitting it with a hand and that gives a lot more control over the way the board moves.
3. The knee joints of the dolls are very loose. That helps the cross over movements with the feet.
Here's a fabulous video of Val Knight operating her two jig dolls.
What's impressive isn't so much the fact that she's working two dolls at once, but the degree of specialised footwork she gets them to perform.
I think it's due to a combination of three factors:
1. Skill and practice
2. The way she uses the board. I haven't seen a board this shape before. She controls it with her legs rather than by hitting it with a hand and that gives a lot more control over the way the board moves.
3. The knee joints of the dolls are very loose. That helps the cross over movements with the feet.