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As the credits on my
resume illustrate, Ropics has been featured in countless shows
around the country and overseas. It's difficult to describe the act,
but in short we combine advanced jump rope skills with elements from dance
and martial arts. If the performing area can be darkened, we also
can do special lighting effects with the jump ropes that are always
crowd pleasers. The two videos that can be seen below give you just a
little taste of our shows.
Videos*
 | Short excerpt from the former TV show
"Dance Fever" . |
| A look at
Ropics special effects with ropes (note video does not capture the
effects well - the eye is much more sensitive than video). |
* I will try to add more compressed videos in the
future. Sorry, my programs won't allow me to do otherwise right now.
A Ropics show always
include music and are usually one of two main types of performances:
- The "pure" show with music,
choreographed jump rope routines, and special lighting effects (where
possible). These performance usually run 5 to 15 minutes long
depending on the venue and are typical for the various stage shows where
other acts like magicians, jugglers or other professional acts perform.
- A combination of choreographed, musical
routines, jump rope skill
demonstration, and "talk" which can run up to 1 hour long. This
kind of performance is more typical of school assembly, or exercise
conference programs.
Please feel free to contact me by e-mail
(below) if you are interested in a Ropics performance.
The photos below are all thumbnails.
Click on them to see the full-sized photo.
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This is the
front of our color brochure. Deb is beginning an "Extended Waist
Wrap" and I'm doing a "Jumping Front Kick Step-through." (See
Non-jumping Skills) |
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Deb and I doing a synchronized
routine with another "non-jumping" skill called "Front-back Swings." |
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In this photo, Deb is doing a
"Close-quarters Whirl" and I'm executing a "Front-back Cross." |
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One of the kinds of skills that I
specialize in that involves an "extended" rope. |
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Deb executes a stylish "Extended
Waist Wrap" that is more completed than the photo above at the Indianapolis Sport Show. |
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A non-traditional jumping technique:
the "Straddle Jump." |
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I've invented various kinds of "glow"
ropes which, unfortunately are difficult to capture photographically
or with video. The effect is such that spectators see varying patterns of sheets of light. It's much more
effective than this photograph captures. If there's lots of
kids in the audience, we get to feel like the Beatles since their
roars of approval often drown out the music! |
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Deb is doing a "One-handed walkover" to
demonstrate the strobe effect. Again, the camera doesn't do
the effect justice. In person, the rope appears to be several places
at once. |
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The fire rope is always the closing
number, when I'm allowed to perform it. Due to amount of oxygen
going to the flames and the speed of the rope, it appears that I am
surrounded in a ball of flames. NOT recommended for non-experts!! |
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