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  2. Chinese jump rope - Wikipedia

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    Chinese jump rope combines the skills of hopscotch with some of the patterns from the hand-and-string game cat's cradle. The game began in 7th-century China. In the 1960s, children in the Western hemisphere adapted the game. German-speaking children call Chinese jump rope gummitwist and British children call it elastics. The game is typically ...

  3. Skipping-rope rhyme - Wikipedia

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    Two children with a long rope stood about 12 feet (3.7 m) apart and turned the rope as other children took turns jumping. If one were not a good jumper, one would be an 'Ever-Laster,' that is, one would perpetually turn the rope. When it was a child's turn to jump, they would enter as the rope turned, and jump to the rhyme until they missed.

  4. Ante Over - Wikipedia

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    In some versions of the game, if the ball bounces off the wall or rolls back without going over the roof, the thrower will yell "Pigs tail", to let the other team know the ball has been thrown but did not go over. They then yell "Ante Over" again and make another attempt to throw the ball over the roof. [1] [3] [4]

  5. Ivy (Chinese singer) - Wikipedia

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    Deng Wanxing (Chinese: 邓婉婞; pinyin: Dèng Wǎnxìng, born 30 January 1987), professionally known as Ivy (Chinese: 艾菲; pinyin: Ai Fei) or Ai Fei, is a Chinese singer and dancer. She was born and raised in the Guangxi city of Nanning and received national recognition after finishing third on the first season of Chinese Idol .

  6. Skipping rope - Wikipedia

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    A skipping rope or jump rope is a tool used in a sport where participants jump over a rope which is swung so that it passes under their feet and over their heads. Variations of the sport allow for freestyle jumping, or following set sequences, with one or more participants involved in jumping.

  7. 'Dickinson': Why Taylor Swift's 'Ivy' Was the Perfect Choice ...

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    Not only that, it’s encapsulated in one song, Taylor Swift’s “Ivy,” which plays over the ending. While speaking with ET’s Denny Directo, Steinfeld and Hunt explain why the Evermore song ...

  8. Rope-dancing - Wikipedia

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    Rope-dancing is the general art and act of performing on or with a rope. [1] There are a variety of forms and techniques which have been used throughout history. These include: Chinese jump rope – in which a circular rope is used to make patterns in a technique which resembles hopscotch and the cat's cradle

  9. Talk:Chinese jump rope - Wikipedia

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