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by Sheree Marty
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I've heard the rhyme often chanted with Double Dutch? Has anyone else heard the Salt rhyme used while playing Chinese Jump Rope?
very cool
Thank you!
My Mormon friends taught me. Thats all they were allowed to play with dresses and nylons on. I was raised lady-like, but we wore pants a lot too. I found my old one just in time for Chinese New Year! I'm trying to teach the neighbor girl. My daughter is almost 4 so she has some development to go, but she's willing to try anything new and fun. We have to use the library for books. Thanks for the ideas. Shalom!
Isn't there a second level were you twist the rope in the middle and jump between the crosses or the jumper carefully tucks their foot and takes the rope with them to other side. very difficult. or Cross legs, both ways. So you make an asterix with your steps; kind of like a scottish sword dance. you get a rhythm going so you jump between steps... Theres also a bamboo pole dance we did in PE but forget what culture-2 poles held by 2 people, sliding on 2 more shorter ones-tap, tap. slide...dont remember steps. Can you research this for me, post it, or email me where else to look? Thanx. Shalom.
Hi Rebekah! Thanks for relating the memory--wow, remember those days when lady-like behavior was measured by how girls dressed? I think your daughter will love the simple jumps and before long, she will be teaching you a new game. :) Enjoy!
The game you describe is called Tinikling . If you search on the word, you will find more information on this dance from the Phillipines. Check out YouTube for some great videos of dancers skipping through the bamboo!I played this game 20+ years ago in Dublin Ireland. I am a new teacher and my 6th grade class discovered that jump rope was invented in China. i explained the game I remembered and I remembered that we would use old elastic from clothing. Your rules were awesome my class had a blast. Thanks
Visit my website for further instructions....or order the CD--CJR YEAH!--to view lots of great visuals with the sequences illustrated to view the actual jumping patterns.
we made our jump ropes by hooking rubber bands together.Now I'm hoping do do this with my after school class. The kids enjoy doing new things even if they're centuries old. Thanks for the instructions and many happy memories of the schoolyard.Yes we saved up enough elastics to make the rope and sang a song that started out with 'Yogi in the Kaiser, Yogi yai yea' or words to that effect! Does anyone remember this song? I grew up in Montreal and in those much healthier days, recess was still a part of our day at school..it should still be!! The elastics would start around each persons ankles (2 people at each end of the elastic rope) then progressively rise higher and higher on their legs..calf,knee, thigh, then waist level..you really had to left those legs in the air. It was a blast...I remember using words that were similar in Toronto in the 1950's! Where did the kaiser come from?I'm from Montreal too. I was born in '53, so these elastic jump rope games bring back a lot of memories! To pick up from Pat MacIntosh: Yogi in the Kaiser, Yogi yai yea (aye, yea?) Tangle soble soupy oopy eh, ole!) (as best as I can remember).I've played on 1/8" elastic band, 1/4" elastic band, and a motley, colourful assortment of different sized elastic bands slip knotted together. It got to be a challenge when he elastic got to be waist high or higher. Then we all got to be inventive so that we could get into the middle and do our thing!Does anyone here remember any of the hand jive or hand games that you tapped, clapped and chanted silly songs like 'Chinaman had a wife (Alt: Chinaman he had a wife wife), let him such a miserable life (Alt: lead him such a miserable life life) Lead her up to the top of the hill, let her down like a rolling pill (Chorus) chicka lacka chee chai cho chicka lora, bunga lora piggy-wiggy whacko, hoe co poke-o hit him in the coco, chitterbug (jitterbug?) chitter bug chee chai cho cho.Gads! The things one remembers from childhood - but can't always remember where I put the house keys! (LOL)Does anyone remember any other silly songs?Yes! We played it in Toronto in the late 50's, early 60's, with the same song. Yogi in the kaiser, yogi yadi yay, tie in the so-bo, sa-doo, sa-day!I remember that! I was just looking on line to see if I could find the song anywhere, so I could teach my grandchildren! All I could remember was the yogi on a kaiser! I lived in Ottawa as a child and we loved this game. Thanks for the info!
I did the very same! Thanks for the kudos and Happy Jumping!
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