CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two Chicago women are sharing their love of Double Dutch with a new generation. During the pandemic, a local mom and a grandmother pulled out their jump ropes. What was supposed to be ...

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 ...

Double Dutch is experiencing a comeback. The jump rope style, which involves two ropes turned in opposite directions, has been kept alive in the Black community.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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+ ...

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 ...

A champion rope jumper from Indiana used his double-Dutch ropes to save a drowning man from a frozen pond after he fell in trying to save his dog. David Fisher of Westfield told WRTV Indianapolis that ...

The Chicago-based 40+ Double Dutch Club has more than a hundred chapters across the country and two internationally. Founder Pamela Robinson says... Women Are Gathering To Jump Rope And Make ...