Limberjack Decorating & Dancing Workshop
Venue: Floyd Country Store, Floyd
Date: Saturday, November 24, 2018
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre, Class
Cost: $45.00
Description:
The Floyd Country Store presents a Limberjack Decorating & Dancing Workshop on Saturday, November 24, 2018.

This is a fabulous chance to dress, paint and decorate your own special doll, and then learn how to make them dance to the music. The first half of the workshop will be craft time, paint, fabric, and other materials will be provided. (Barbie clothes sometimes fit too if you want to bring your own).

We will take a quick refreshment break in the middle, and come back to learn a few techniques that make the limber jack dance.

Tickets are $45.00 per person. Space is limited to 14 participants.

To purchase tickets online, visit: https://www.floydcountrystore.com/event/limberjack-decorating-dancing-2018-11-24.

Young children are welcome with an adult, or age 10 and over without an accompanying adult.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, Americans had many forms of home entertainment. Many of these involved the playing and enjoying of music. Jig dolls, or limberjacks as they are sometimes called, are one form of folk art that came out of this musical tradition.

A jig doll is a jointed wooden figure that was attached to a rod and panel, and could be manipulated by the player of an instrument or someone moving the doll to the tune of the music. The history of these dolls goes back hundreds of years, with the first being used by itinerant Italian street performers to animate their shows.

For more information, visit: https://www.floydcountrystore.com/event/limberjack-decorating-dancing-2018-11-24 or https://www.facebook.com/floydcountrystore or call 540-745-4563.