Jump Rope Videos

This is a nice video of a team show performance by some kids from China. In a short amount of time they cover nearly every style of jumping rope. The start with a choreographed group single rope routine, then a do 2 person Chinese Wheel routine followed by some single rope freestyle. After that they do some traveler (2 people, only 1 person holding the rope). They also throw in some double dutch, some partner jumping, and even some long ropes before it is all over with.

The Japanese are raising the bar on production values for Jump Rope performances. At this performance they even have a laser light show to accompany their Double Dutch choreography. Top that!

In the sport of Jump Rope, we have several categories or styles of jumping. The two most common styles that most people are readily familiar with are Single Rope and Double Dutch. Other styles are well known within the sport, but are not commonly known to the general public. These include Chinese Wheel (2 people, 2 ropes, trading handles), Partner jumping (2 people, 1 rope), and Long Ropes (ropes greater than 20 feet in length). I often think that some of these styles end up taking a backseat to Single Rope and Double Dutch. Therefore it is great to see the occasional innovation in one of these styles. This group of jumpers from Taiwan does just that. They have a cool performance filled with several of these sometimes forgotten styles of jumping. Have you ever seen long rope tricks performed so fast?

This is a cool street performance in Amsterdam. If you’ve never done a street performance, you should give it a try. They are a ton of fun. It’s great to be that close to your audience and be able to interact with them and see their reactions up close. These guys rip through several styles of jumping including single rope, partner jumping with one rope, chinese wheel, and double dutch. They do a nice job playing to the growing crowd of people passing by. Fun stuff!

Here are some members of the Indy Air Bears doing a single rope group routine choreographed to music.

Jump Ropers tend to be great performers. By the time most jumpers hit college, they have a lot of valuable experience under their belts from being in front of audiences and playing to the crowd. It’s no surprise that some jumpers gravitate to the performing arts, like Cirque du Soleil for example.

In this video, jumper Brian Singleton puts his performance experience to use at the 2006 UCLA Spring Sing. You can tell Brian is very comfortable hamming it up for the crowd. This is a very fun performance with a good sense of humor. The “glow rope” also adds a nice touch.

Here’s another amazing video of the USA Jump Rope All Star team. This looks like it was taken in 2006 at the world championships. This video has some of the coolest tricks in it, including a three-person double dutch trick called “Gears” and an unbelievable five-person double dutch trick called “Grand Central Station.” It’s so cool to see all of the tricks that have evolved from the original “Subway.”

Here is a nice halftime demonstration by the High Five Jump Rope Team from Parkersburg, West Virginia. They have some fun elements in their show including double dutch inside double dutch and even a chinese wheel inside a chinese wheel. You also have to be impressed by the leap frog during the traveling routine. Cool stuff.

Belgian Double Dutch team DDF recently appeared on the tv show Supertalent in Vlaanderen. Supertalent is an American Idol style talent show where three judges watch your performance and then either like you, or they rip you to shreds. And I think one is required to say something like “I don’t know, dawg, it was a little pitchy for me.” Only on this show they say it in Dutch. Whatever language it’s in, DDF did an outstanding job. Nice work guys!

This double dutch video was apparently taken in 2006 at Club Asia in Shibuya. Shibuya is one of 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan (Thank you wikipedia). The jumpers in this video incorporate hip hip and break dancing into their double dutch routine. It is well choreographed and looks like a lot of fun.