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 ...
Members of the 40+ Double Dutch subclub in the West Oak Lane neighborhood celebrate aging, fitness and sisterhood during ...
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 ...
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 ...
Under a postcard-blue sky at St. Ferdinand Park in Florissant, a pair of women stand about 10 feet apart, mirroring each other’s movements. The clothesline they’re holding loops around their waists, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
These guys loved to double dutch. They loved it so much that instead of simply jumping in between the ropes, they performed myriad of dance moves and impressed the crowds. Trump Makes Rare Admission ...
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 ...