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 ...

HARTFORD — While a library is meant to be a quiet place, on the lower level of the Downtown Hartford Public Library, it is ...

The club is the largest gathering of adult women jumping Double-Dutch in America.

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 ...

Hundreds of women gathered in Chicago to relive their youthful days of jumping rope at the 40+ Double Dutch Club's National Play Date. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on Sept. 17, 2023.) Back ...

Meet the members of the 40+ Double Dutch Club, a group of women over 40 embracing the spirit of play. Meet the members of the 40+ Double Dutch Club, a group of women over 40 embracing the spirit of ...

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 ...

If you can Double Dutch jump, you have my respect. Growing up, I was always a turner, because despite my best efforts, I could never seem to jump in at the right time. I would get slapped in the head, ...

Hundreds of women aged 40 and older gathered in Chicago recently to jump rope and play other games from their youth. It was the 3rd national... Jumping for joy and sisterhood, the 40+ Double Dutch ...