There's jump rope, and then there's double Dutch jump rope. "It's jump rope and instead of one single rope, we're jumping in the middle of 2 jump ropes," LaDonna Reed said. "It's a 1-2 beat, so they ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Imagine starting a club with a handful of people, and, within years, the group has grown into a global phenomenon with tens of thousands of members. That club is on Chicago's South ...
CHICAGO (CBS) --A world class sport has now come to the Beverly neighborhood. A group of 100 girls are not only keeping active through the art of Double Dutch jump rope, but they're also exercising ...
Back in the day, it was typical in some neighborhoods to see girls — with hair flying, legs pumping with precision, the rope tat-tat- tatting in rhythm — as they jumped Double Dutch for hours. Pamela ...
FREEPORT, New York (WABC) -- Long Island's Dutchess of Ropes is on a mission to bring the lost art of Double Dutch back into the lives for women of all ages. The group is a judgment-free zone that is ...
About 500 women ages 40 and above met over the weekend in Chicago to have some fun while reliving childhood memories at the same time: by jumping double Dutch. It was part of a meetup of the 40+ ...
The fountain of youth is only a hop, skip, and a jump away for women in the 40+ Double Dutch Club.(6abc) This story originally appeared on 6abc. A childhood pastime of jumping rope has turned into a ...
Tameka Baptiste recalls Double Dutch jump roping as a small girl growing up in a Black community in Brooklyn. For her, it was “something that brought joy.” Wanting to recreate that experience now that ...
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A childhood pastime of jumping rope has turned into a present-day passion for women across the country. "I was scrolling on Facebook one day, you know, just ...