European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. March 25, 1987 the stars and stripes. 64ftphotoibylemmttlev ii or. At left. Skip to members demonstrate double dutch jumping for crowd at Lan Stuhl elementary school. At Riffil Robin Hamilton leapfrog Amy Roger in an acrobatic routine learning the ropes keeps skip its jumping by Daryle. Green kaisers Builen Bureau Lan Stuhl Germany whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh plastic ropes sliced through the air doing a strange variation of a Snake dance in the hands Omic International masters of jump rope yes i would Tike to jump with the skip its because they arc the Best said Micacla Bueren an ii year old a Frei dried Ebert Haupts Bule. The skip us the International Demon stration Cam of the International rope skipping organization from Boulder,colo., jumped into a two week tour of schools in Germany this week. Their first Stop was m the Haupt Schulz. I know that of her countries arc pick ing tip the sport said 17-year-old Shelly Nelson of the skip its. When we were Here before we helped Start a Cam in Lan Stuhl now there Are two More learns  slap slap slap slap for novices skipping rope is probably As confusing As a Meatball bouncing through a Maze of Spaghetti. It s fun said Markus Malyer. An 11 year old student at the Haupt Schulz he and Bueron Are among the five German students who have joined the dragons a rope skipping team formed at Lan Stuhl american elementary school. If we make any mistakes they show us How to do it right matter said of his american teammates. Clap Cap Dap clap the 1,000 students from area German schools who came to see the skip us clapped in unison keeping time with the rhythm of the rope. The skip tvs Back flipped twirled kicked spun crawled Between legs and nipped each other Over All within he confines of the spinning rope. The eyes of the children watching seemed to skip along with the jumpers. Burren and Malyer sat Forward in the stands with whitened Knuckles pressed against their Mouths. They were there o learn from the masters not just be entertained. A smile could be seen creeping across Bur in s face after an acrobatic move by one of the skip its. The smile teemed to be saying i can do  but after one jumper  flipped another while they both avoided becoming tangled in the Ever spinning rope a look of astonishment crossed her face. Ii was Alook thai seemed to say i wish 1 could do  thump Trump thump thump doing it and doing it right is As easy As coming Down. Thump and not ending up tied up in a knot you have to concentrate and you have to work hard said 9-year-old Sara pct a student at Lan Stuhl elementary and a member of he dragons who will be Louring with the skip its for one of their two weeks in Germany. Past visits to american schools in Ger Many by the skip its were arranged and sponsored by department of defense dependents schools but not this year Marie lock the physical education teacher a lands Uhl elementary school and the coach of the dragons arrange this year s tour. Tip skip 1m Oktaha an wife Friday. O Uon oar a Road summing tue Day. Nue Ittig Aleywi fluid Junior and in a High knit. April t. Mann com Etan Wolary april  Eto Wilwy. Panl 4i it millat elementary. Eit. Sis a two by t. Emmatel Lami or. At ital i bit audience it lands Luht Elton of blur school  by the junipers. At right 5-j ear old by Ailun Dennis it is Somi expert Cir Bijj from High Ned Cendali