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 ...

A new NPR profile this week celebrates the art and legacy of jumping double dutch–the game that came to create and define Black Girl Magic as the artform enters its 50th year as an organized sport.

On command, double dutch turners grab their ropes, jumpers assume their positions. Judges gaze downward, counting the steps of each jumper. The spectators eagerly sit at attention -- ready to catch a ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Last Sunday, at the Double Dutch Summer Classic, a jump-rope competition held at the Josie Robertson Plaza, at Lincoln Center, in Manhattan, Miss K’s Loopy Jumpers, fourth- and fifth-graders from ...

The popular urban street game called double Dutch, in which participants jump between two jump ropes swinging toward each other, eggbeater-style, is getting recognition. This school year, it becomes ...