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A skipping rhyme (occasionally skipping-rope rhyme or jump-rope rhyme), is a rhyme chanted by children while skipping. Such rhymes have been recorded in all cultures where skipping is played. Examples of English-language rhymes have been found going back to at least the 17th century.
Skipping-rope rhymes (8 P) Pages in category "Skipping rope" ... Double Dutch (jump rope) Double Dutch Bus; Doubletime; I. International Jump Rope Union; J. Jump In!
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.
The song's rhythm and lyrics are based on the Double Dutch jump rope game. Such games were played by urban school children, and in 1973 they were formalized into a team sport in New York City. [3] The song lyrics follow the pattern of older skipping-rope rhymes, and they mention the TransPass used by the SEPTA bus system in Philadelphia.
In the clip, the star is jumping rope on a New York City street as his 2007 song “Push It to the Limit” from the Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In! plays in the background.
Whether you did Double Dutch or skipped to Miss Mary Mack, ... “Jump rope is right up there with running, cycling, and swimming for calorie burn,” says Haft. “An adult who weighs 150 pounds ...
A skipping rope or jump rope is a tool used in the sport of skipping/jump rope where one or more participants jump over a rope swung so that it passes under their feet and over their heads. There are multiple subsets of skipping/jump rope, including single freestyle, single speed, pairs, three-person speed (Double Dutch), and three-person ...
The Houston chapter of the 40+ Double Dutch Club stop by The Isiah Factor: Uncensored to show they are having fun while remaining active. Houston's "Double Dutch Divas": Age-defying jump rope team ...