Essays, photographs and snazzy graphics combine in Double Dutch: A Celebration of Jump Rope, Rhyme, and Sisterhood by Veronica Chambers. The volume chronicles the history of the sport and profiles ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 2025 World Jump Rope Championships are underway, with the fastest rope-skippers and Double Dutch masters converging in Kawasaki, Japan. The World Championships, which will be administered by the ...

A global jump rope group for older women isn't letting COVID-19 ruin their fitness, fun and fellowship. The 40+ Double Dutch Club is committing to exercise safely during these challenging times.

Pamela Robinson was feeling sad and discouraged that spring day in 2016. She was going through a difficult time in her marriage, she said, and struggling with her role as the mother of adult children ...

A global jump rope group for older women isn't letting COVID-19 ruin their fitness, fun and fellowship. The 40+ Double Dutch Club is committing to exercise safely during these challenging times.

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+ ...