How the Jump Rope Got its Rhythm
by Beckypublished on 8th September 2022
Small Thing Big Idea, a TED series. “Down down, baby, down down the roller coaster…” Hip-hop owes a lot to the queens of double dutch. Ethnomusicologist Kyra Gaunt takes us on a tour of the fascinating history of the jump rope.
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