There are several traditions in Black American culture that almost seem like a rite of passage to many. One specific tradition that many share no matter what part of the country you’re in is Double ...

There are hula hoops, ankle skip balls and jump ropes spread across the basketball court at First Christ Cares Church in Ellenwood. When I enter the gym, Delilah Allison envelops me in a hug. We’d ...

Two jump ropes swing towards each other, sweeping the ground like an egg beater. Two, sometimes four, legs clear the ropes in a mad act of syncopation. This is double Dutch. It's named for the Dutch ...

Members of the 40+ Double Dutch subclub in the West Oak Lane neighborhood celebrate aging, fitness and sisterhood during ...

Double dutch is a challenging sport that teaches life lessons such as the importance of listening and communication. Shaquannah Floyd, the founder of Floyd's Double Dutch Elite, and coach Yasmine ...

Blending innovation and culture, engineers bring a robotic Double Dutch machine to life. Double Dutch is a jump rope game that requires two people spinning ropes in opposite directions and at least ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago mom and grandmother are passing their love of double Dutch on to the next generation. Founder Paulette Jones and co-founder Lolita Scott created Jumping Juniors as a ...