Scovone Star Magazine 2014-2015 | Page 63

JUMP ROPING JASMYN HARRIS JUMPING IN THE SKY Imagine yourself jump roping up & down with your friends singing a song. You are sitting and reading this article. This will tell you about history, double dutch, & moves of jump roping. MOVES If you want to exercise your feet then keep reading this article. You should exercise your feet because you can walk better and exercise your whole body. These moves will help you do that. Grapevine, alternating cross, side swing x, right to left, side straddle, front straddle, combined straddle, double peek-a-boo, double x, side kicks, front crisscross while hoping on one foot. These moves help you exercise  your feet and they are easier. Straddle is when you spread your legs out and hop on each one. It is a little hard at first but once you keep doing it then you will get the hang of it. Lee Reisig Lee Reisig part of the Flight Crew Jump Rope says “ Its good to have fun but, it is more fun to be good.” Resig was inspired to jump rope by her mom. Her mom started a jump rope team when she was 8 years old because she saw a jump rope team perform at her A lot of moves have body movements like basic bounce, the skier, toe to toe, heel to heel, peek a boo straddle, kick swing ( double