CHICAGO (CBS) -- It started as a smal group in Chicago, but now it's spreading across the world. In Pullman Saturday, 600 women gathered to play a simple recess game: double dutch. Photojournalist ...

Shardaa Gray is a Multimedia Reporter for CBS 2 Chicago. She joined the team in December 2021. She was born and raised in the south suburbs. She's happy to return home to report on her community.

There are hula hoops, ankle skip balls and jump ropes spread across the basketball court at First Christ Cares Church in Ellenwood. When I enter the gym, Delilah Allison envelops me in a hug. We’d ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago mom and grandmother are passing their love of double Dutch on to the next generation. Founder Paulette Jones and co-founder Lolita Scott created Jumping Juniors as a ...

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — Work hard and get ahead. It’s the American way. But for a group of Black professional women, the workday ends with play. “We are ready,” Jackie Coats says. “Double Dutch!” The ...

Back in the day, it was typical in some neighborhoods to see girls — with hair flying, legs pumping with precision, the rope tat-tat- tatting in rhythm — as they jumped Double Dutch for hours. Pamela ...

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 ...

A global jump rope group for older women isn't letting COVID-19 ruin their fitness, fun and fellowship. The 40+ Double Dutch Club is committing to exercise safely during these challenging times.