OK, you don't need any special tech for this sport. Double Dutch, a daily activity of my childhood, is enjoying a comeback. I did not know it ever left. But reporter Leslie Eiler Thompson heads to ...

The first thing that comes to my mind when I hear the word ‘double dutch’ is that it sounds yummy like ice cream. Last week, I was introduced to a Japanese teacher who accompanied eight Japanese ...

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 ...

You had already mastered skipping rope solo, but jumping in a single rope had you and your two friends bored. And really, seeing all the older girls jumping Double Dutch made you want to be a “big ...

You've probably seen it in school yards -- kids doing fancy jumps between two moving ropes. Double Dutch is often considered a street game associated mostly with black girls. But there are serious ...

Melissa Quayle (third from left) is taking double Dutch to the streets of NYC, as well as city parks. Roger Kisby See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google The ...

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 ...

Our series, A More Perfect Union, aims to show that what unites us as Americans is far greater than what divides us. In this installment, we're taking a trip down memory lane to the days when jumping ...

The rhythmic clicking of double-dutch ropes smacking the tennis court the other day at the Grand Street Campus High School in Bushwick drew 13-year-old Stephanie Moronta like a siren’s call. She edged ...

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 ...

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 ...