Jumperoos and Pure Energy in Action
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We are primarily a demonstration and performance team. We normally do 15-20 performances or demonstrations each year for sporting events, civic organizations, schools, parades, etc. We are also a Jump Rope for Heart demonstration team for the American Heart Association (AHA) and we do several demonstrations at schools in the Houston-Galveston area each year on behalf of the AHA.
In addition to our performances and demonstrations, we also host a workshop each year, participate in the Regional Jump Rope Tournament, and attend the Texas Jump Rope Camp each summer.
The photos in this collection are a sample of some of the fun times we have had at past events
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This photo was taken at the 1992 Republican National Convention in Houston, Texas and shows one of our jumpers making an entrance into double dutch ropes by doing a back handspring.If you look closely at the full size picture, you will see the jumper's feet have just left the floor and the turners are just starting to turn the rope on the right. About the time the jumper's hands hit the floor, the turners start turning the rope on the left.
This photo was taken at one of our workshops and shows 3 of our advanced level jumpers demonstrating a 3-person Chinese Wheel trick to the jumpers at the workshop. Notice that the center jumper is starting to cross her arms to begin a criss-cross trick while jumping Chinese Wheel.In Chinese Wheel, the jumpers only hold one handle of the rope they are jumping and they also hold one handle of a rope that another jumper is jumping. This requires excellent communication and coordination between the jumpers but it's fun to do and fun to watch.
This photo was taken at one of our halftime performances at a Rice University basketball game. We have performed for a men's or women's game at Rice every year since 1990.If you look closely at the full size picture, you will see the jumper is starting a criss cross trick where her left arm will go under her left leg and her right arm will go over the left leg. She will then jump two or three jumps on her right leg inside double dutch before uncrossing and returning to normal jumping
This photo was taken at the Texas Jump Rope Camp where one of our advanced jumpers was participating in the Jr. Staff Show at the end of camp.Notice in the full size picture, how wide the turners have to stretch their arms to provide adequate rope spacing for the turner to do this trick. The trick is further complicated by being part of a tumbling run so the turners have to move with the jumper while continuing to turn the ropes.
This photo was taken at the Southern Regional Jump Rope Tournament. It shows one of our younger jumpers doing the Can-can trick as part of the compulsory routine which every jumper must demonstrate.There are two parts to the Can-can trick. On one jump the jumper does a leg lift and on the second jump the jumper does a kick. On the leg lift the knee must break the plane of the waist and on the kick the toes must break the plane of the waist. See if you think this jumper's kick is high enough.
Doesn't this jumper look like he's having a load of fun? Makes you want to go dig out a rope and give it a try, doesn't it? Well, what are you waiting for, go ahead, it's great exercise, fun, and inexpensive.
This photo was also taken at Texas Jump Rope Camp. It shows 4 jumpers in process of doing the Tic-Tac-Toe trick.There are 5 other jumpers involved in the trick who are not shown in the photo. There is another jumper at the other end of each rope shown here and also a jumper in the middle who is jumping all 4 ropes. The ropes start out crossed in tic-tac-toe fashion, get wildly intertwined while the trick is progressing then wind up back the way they started when the trick is finished.
This photo was taken at the opening ceremonies of the Republican Headquarters office in Alvin, Texas. It shows one of our jumpers doing double unders inside Double Dutch.When a jumper does double unders, he must jump high enough and turn the rope fast enough so it will pass under his legs twice on each jump. The turners must time their turns properly and get the ropes wide enough to accomodate the jumper and his rope on this trick.
This photo was taken at the Kids Expo exposition at the Astrohall in Houston, Texas. It shows two of our jumpers doing a doubles routine.In this doubles routine, the jumpers are doing an advanced level double unders trick. All jumps, turns, and tricks must be in complete unison for a doubles routine to be properly executed. Notice how high off the stage the two jumpers are to execute this trick.
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