On a patch of concrete in Cow Meadow Park in Freeport, an intense game of double Dutch is in motion. Two jump ropes twirl so fast that the sound of them whipping in circles fills the air. But these ...

TAMPA — The rope skipping exercise "Double Dutch" is a staple in Black communities that goes back thousands of years. The two-rope version of skipping rope, also known as 'Double Dutch' was introduced ...

As a young girl, Dana Johnson-Amparo, 51, said she loved jumping Double Dutch. So when the Hempstead resident joined the Dutchess of Ropes Double Dutch group in September, she said it allowed her to ...

The whirling ropes made irresistible percussion against the floor. Jumpers stood calmly, waiting for their moment. I practiced with two teams training for the city’s Double Dutch Holiday Classic. Here ...

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 ...

Every Saturday morning, Vernell Prince, 48, of Somerdale, begins her day by hopping in her car to go jump double Dutch with her friends. “We all grew up cleaning the house with music on Saturday ...

When Regina Plaza — or “Gigi Love,” as she is better known — walked into a Sunrise gym on a recent Thursday evening, she approached Cindy Edwards, who was sitting on the bleachers. Plaza asked Edwards ...

STOCKBRIDGE This week, the Dutch will take Jacob's Pillow by storm. The blockbuster Nederlands Dans Theater II opened last night on the Ted Shawn stage, and a nouveau, Holland-based, Israeli troupe ...

The Double Dutch Holiday Classic is returning to Apollo Theater for its 31st year on Sunday and students at Ms. K’s Dance Academy in Crown Heights have been hard at work preparing. Coach Kyaisha ...

Members of Rondo Double Dutch show how to jump rope during the Soul of the Southside festival for Juneteenth at Hook and Ladder Theater in Minneapolis Thursday, June 19, 2025. (Photo by Nicole ...

First he bunny hopped. Then he crisscrossed. Then he twirled. Over the weekend, DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb, clad in a classic “dad fit” (neon orange T-shirt, jorts, and chunky grey sneakers) ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A group of women in Columbia have found an exciting way to exercise that takes them back to their playground days. Double-Dutch, hand games, and Hula Hooping are a kid's dream on the ...