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Double Dutch is a game in which two long jump ropes turning in opposite directions are jumped by one or more players jumping simultaneously. There is a lack of consensus regarding the early history of double Dutch, but it is said to have been traced back from Egypt, China, and even Europe, where various forms of skipping rope was quite common.
Boy jumping a long rope in Virginia A child playing with a skipping rope in Japan. A skipping rope or jump rope is a tool used in a sport where participants jump over a rope which is swung so that it passes under their feet and over their heads. Variations of the sport allow for freestyle jumping, or following set sequences, with one or more ...
Contests USA, 1980 - A three-part documentary; Summer Ski Jumping, The Ugly Dog Contest, Festival of (Musical) Saws, that explore the "extraordinary" aspects of "ordinary" people. [ 6 ] Pick Up Your Feet: The Double Dutch Show, 1981 - A look at the young participants of the Double Dutch Championship in New York City.
Corbin Bleu still has his jump roping skills all these years later. “Double Dutch in between shows outside of our theatre! My [Off-Broadway’s Little Shop of Horrors] family knows how to bring ...
For this Oprah Daily editor, double Dutch was the heartbeat of her childhood summers. Recently, she discovered that it’s never too late to jump back in. Jumping Double Dutch Brought Me So Much ...
In his junior year, he broke his high-school record with a 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) jump, and the next year took second place in the state with a 6 ft 5.5 in (1.969 m) jump. The technique gained the name the "Fosbury Flop" when in 1964 the Medford Mail-Tribune ran a photo captioned "Fosbury Flops Over Bar," [ 5 ] while in an accompanying article a ...
Fitness doesn't have to stop after the age of 40! The Houston chapter of the 40+ Double Dutch Club stop by The Isiah Factor: Uncensored to show they are having fun while remaining active.
In the last 30 years, jump roping has moved off the sidewalks and onto the stage. It now features astounding acrobatics, lightning speed and international competition. Doubletime follows the top two American teams: The Bouncing Bulldogs of Chapel Hill, North Carolina and The Double Dutch Forces of Columbia, South Carolina. Although they train ...