NWDD: on the road again!

I just can't sit still, folks. I'm itching to head South of the border but am swimming with OntheDouble team events, Northwest Double Dutch classes/summer planning and my other job directing urban orienteering running events so I'm a bit tethered to the Northwest for a bit longer. Now that the weather is clearing up, it's much more tolerable and I am looking forward to teaching and jumping. . . outside. In order to satiate my unshakeable urge to travel and upon hearing that we were about to have a stellar weekend, I hopped on the Victoria Clipper and floated NW to Victoria, BC--Canada.

5 out of the most awesome 54 hours I've experienced in quite sometime, were spent dutching with a bunch of super awesome and enthusiastic jumpers. A groggy start to the jumping included the basics: turning the ropes, entering and exiting, chitter chatter with lots of smiles and laughing. By the end of the day, this totally rad group of men and women were turning and jumping with ease and some were doing tricks such as cartwheel, twist, popcorn and trippple rope--and still smiling and laughing. Check out this totally rad video that Erin Rae made: Parents beware the word sh*t (gasthp!) is prevalent in the music. . .but the video is SOOooooo cool, please check it out!



I will be heading North again, very soon. Maybe Victoria will be the next town subject to a seriously viral double dutch invasion.

A couple of upcoming events you should know about:

• April 11th: OntheDouble (dutch) at Market Street Shoes in Ballard (art walk) 6:30-7:30
  
• April 18th: NW US Region 7 Qualifying Tournament, Kamiakin Jr HS in Kirkland (All day but team events are probably around noon?)
• April 25&26: BC Yukon Rope Skipping, Central Middle School in Victoria BC (9-4 both days). Group events Saturday, singles events Sunday
  

Giv'er! All my love, as usual,
Aj