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From Wagener to the Apollo: Double Dutch team shines in national competition

WAGENER — As the two ropes begin to twirl, 10-year-old Ali Williams gets ready to make the perfect jump. She has only been doing Double Dutch jump roping for a short time and was proud she and her ...
Texarkana Gazette

Women over 40 jump in to save double Dutch, a lost American pastime

WASHINGTON - Renata Schmitt, clad in leggings and sneakers, long hair pulled back from her face, squinted at the two ropes that arced toward and away from each other in an eggbeater pattern, blurring ...
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Wagener Double Dutch team comes in first place at national competition at Apollo theater in New York City

Competing with the best, Epoch Girls Squad Double Dutch of Wagener came out on top under the bright lights of New York City at the Apollo Theatre. “I just find it so interesting that we come from a ...
NPR

How the Fantastic Four took Double Dutch to new heights

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 ...