The group appeals to both the hearts and minds of educators. They entertain while at the same time the message hits home.
Sheryl Denbo, Director, Mid-Atlantic Equity Center
For years, The Spoken Word has delivered the joys of self - expression and communication to young people.
Nancy Schwalb, Coordinator, DC Creative Writing Project
Uplifting, culturally-based, and always fun.
C. R. Gibbs, historian and author of Black Explorers
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The DC Retro Jumpers performed at
a Howard University School of Pharmacy Health Fair, Spring 2013
Double Dutch For Those Who Love It Much!
The DC Retro Jumpers invite you to get your jump on!
Maybe you did it when you were young and want to do it again –
Maybe you never learned and want to give it a try –
In any event, now is the time for the Summer Double Dutch Event
at Francis Gregory Library
3660 Alabama Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20020
Saturday, June 20, 2015
2:00 p.m.
Free!
Bring your flat shoes and come ready to jump!
Featuring the DC Retro Jumpers
Not everybody likes to exercise, but everybody likes to play!
Since 2004, weekly jump rope sessions at Turkey Thicket Recreation Center allow adults who jumped double dutch as children to rediscover (or learn for the first time) this easy and exciting way to incorporate fitness into their lives again. Double Dutch is jump rope turned eggbeater style and is excellent exercise for promoting cardiovascular health. The DC Retro Jumpers is the exhibition team of adult jumpers that is available for high-energy demonstrations and lessons. The DC Retro Jumpers have appeared on WRC-TV, WUSA-TV, Retirement Living TV, The Washington Post, The Washington Examiner, The Washington Afro American, National Public Radio – WAMU-FM and in a documentary on women and fitness for the Department of Health & Human Services. The Adult Double Dutch Program has received funding support from the DC Department of Health-Addiction, Prevention, Recovery Administration and the Edgewood-Brookland Family Support Collaborative. In case you missed it on the news, check out this WUSA-TV Channel 9 story about the DC Retro Jumpers, my fabulous adult double dutch team.
See what The Health Show has to say about Adult Double Dutch.
Poetry and prose are powerful! But if you missed the program or if you missed the broadcast, check out the story about WritersCorps on NPR – WAMU-FM Metro Connection, 15 Years of DC WritersCorps. Here’s the link: http://wamu.org/programs/mc/09/06/26.php#27272.
