At 8 years old, Tahira Reid Smith drew the one thing she wished she owned: a double Dutch machine in never-ending motion. As ...

An Atlanta couple turned a childhood pastime into the world's first Double Dutch aerobics studio, teaching more than 100,000 people in 30 cities the joy of jumping rope. ATLANTA — A fun pastime that's ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Dutch settlers may have brought Double Dutch to America, but it was Black girls who put it on the map, says Lauren Walker, president of the National Double Dutch League. "Double Dutch is Black girl ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Women taking part in the 40+ Double Dutch Club's Richmond subchapter said jumping rope weekly helps them destress and "deal with all kinds of situations." "The 40 Plus Double Dutch ...

ATLANTA — A group of Georgia women over 40 is keeping their childhood love of Double Dutch alive, meeting weekly to bond and enjoy the sport. “40+ Double Dutch Club allows you as a woman over 40 to ...

Phyllis Goggins was a sassy, street-smart Hartford teenager when a corporate public relations strategy changed her life. She traveled to London, curtsied to the Queen, and won the title of the world’s ...