Malcolm Mclaren Presents Double Dutch.wmv 

The girls dressed in Red and White are from Brooklyn . I was their 5th as well as their 6th grade teacher. I also had the opportunity to coach them in the sport of double dutch. We still communicate today, thanks to FB. They are all doing very well. Three of the young ladies have gone on to complete college. Two of them have earned their PHDs. All four are happily living their lives and have successful families. It annoys me that some of the comments made are just ridiculous. I have watched these young ladies grow from young 11 year old girls to beautiful successful young women. Very proud to have been their teacher in school , as well as their coach in the sport of Double Dutch.

The video is pure joy and that bassline is just pure magic. What a slice of happiness.

Here I sit despondent from, major cancer surgery: and still this brings me joy and hope: Thx ladies ❤

Wow forty one years ago .. These young ladies are now in their fifties I was eighteen when this came out in '83 loved it then,😊 love it still.

I remember when this song/video came out. The athleticism and skill of those young women amazed me back then. It amazes me now.

This music is so fresh even today, blows today's music away brilliant love it, amazing energy and talent from the girls

those kids are so happy... why can't we get along like this now. bless them all and hope they're as happy now as then.

I'm a 70 year old guy and if there's such a thing as reincarnation then let me come back as a double Dutch girl! They were simply fantastic.....spirit-lifting joy and exuberance...

The production on this is stunning, so far ahead of its time

This mega track from the heady summer of ‘83 takes me right back. I’ve loved it for nearly 40 years. No mix can ever be long enough. Just fabulous. R.I.P. Malcolm. These girls were just soooo cooool. Hey Ebo...Ebonettes

Malcolm was a genius of the time especially for exposing the world to these wonderful groups of young ladies, if they took this level of enthusiasm and effort into their adult lives the world became a better place .

How in the hell do they do that?? The skill and co-ordination involved are beyond miraculous. Of course, it's not through miracles, it's through focus, grit and hard work!!

What's impressive is not just the sheer athleticism, not just the ultra precision timing, not just the amazing natural talent of the young ladies in the middle, but also of the skill and stamina of the ones on the ends. This is a master class of talent and joy and still dazzles the eyes today in an age where we think we've seen everything.

I used to run to this every night and even now, 30 years on, its still the most uplifting track

Look what is possible with two pieces of rope a few friends and some imagination…. Such joy came from creating things with a little imagination. They look so happy it makes my heart smile. Unfortunately my children are sitting miserable looking into there phones. I wish they experienced life before technology took over.

2024, 55 yrs old, wishing I could still double Dutch. 😂 Where dem Ebonettes be at now???? ❤

We did a 48 hour skipathon in school when this song came out. We slept in relays in the sports hall. Great memories.

Brilliant memories! Malcom McClaren brought us such a rich and diverse range of music and fun!

Man, I used to LOVE watching double dutch. To me it was like flawless "dancing'. I could sit there all day and watch people with amazement.

Love this video. These girls are so gifted. Nice to read what their teacher has to say about them. To be this talented and good at the double Dutch is magnificent. Thank Miss teacher for telling us what they up to now. You must be so proud that you had the honour to educate these beautiful young ladies.

So it's late at nite, your listening to a bit of music on RU-vid...Then you stumble upon a classic like this😆😆😆😆 Life is good!!!!

51 year's old now, loved this tune blasting out of my cortina 2.0 L . Alas Good times never to be seen again

I am in the UK and we fell in love with this here back then. I used to body pop with my brother and this tune is right up there with all of the music from that time. Loved it then and still do now. Thanks for sharing this.

Malcolm was great at observing small niche things happening in America that most of the world didn't know about and turning them mainstream. The best music business observer there was.

Just shown my 5 Yr old Granddaughter this video and she was mesmerised, didn't take her off eyes off it for one second. ☺.

Um, I'm a black female who double dutched then. Malcolm didn't exploit us at all. Fact is he is the ONLY white artist who capitalized off black music and at the same time broadcast loud and clear it was black music created by black people. Compare to everyone else white, especially in America. Especially Madonna who now twerks and booty pops, and wore a gold tooth, and credited us black females NOT. ONE. BIT. God bless you, Malcolm, and thank you.

This is a classic, RIP double M we all remember you for this piece

Was fantastic 40 years ago, still fantastic today.

The rhythm, agility and flexibility just blows me away. Why was this never made into a professional sport.❤❤❤❤❤❤

This reminds me of my childhood. It was used as an intro to sports program on tv in the 90s. What a talent! I recommend listening to this music to get out of depression. Greetings from Ethiopia.

This thing still sounds fresh all these decades later

Damm we were full of life in the 80's........great to se all those young happy kids.

The sheer joy of this song, the girls, the harmonies,and everything else, lightens this world.

This whole thing just makes me happy as hell. Talented kids doing their thing over a fun track.

I remember the riff from this video so well after just a handful of watches 40 years ago it's stayed in my head all these years. Wonderful tune.

Words can not express how happy i am to stumble on this classic. Thanks for putting it on RU-vid

Those girls were legendary...I remember this when is new, still amazes me the skill.....f##king amazing......quality tune too....

Remembering my childhood in the late 1990s' in Ethiopia. love this song. "ETV"

Damn 39Years? Time flies :( Still love it.

I can't believe how great their timing is. amazing to watch

This is one of the most fun positive vids of youth and music ever, the girls here are athletes / dancers and you can see the community spirit coming across, kids nowadays need more sport involvement to learn the positive vibe and friendship they get from being together.

Wow. As an amateur boxer I've skipped a lot, double unders, cross overs, skipping backwards and forwards, one leg and all the usual boxer's tricks and in my my dotage I can still jump a rope but these girls, just wow! Amazing coordination, stamina and athleticism. I guess they'll be pushing sixty now. I hope some of that atheltism lives on.

Still train to this when I’m skipping. I boxed and it keeps your speed up when training. The girls are awesome. Should be more of this in schools to promote fitness👍

I was listening to this on 12" a few minutes ago and thought I'd seen if anyone had uploaded it to youtube. It just sounds soooo good, it needed to be uploaded. Well, I've NEVER seen the video, and it almost brought tears to my eyes: it's so cool, so beautiful in its guilelessness. No sex, no money, no ego, just a super cool track with a load of girls competing furiously at skipping rope. Look at the concentration on their faces, it's wonderful! This has to be one of the best videos ever.

All these years later and I'm still stunned at the talent of these kids

Malcolm McClaren was a genius!! Not only is this video super entertaining, it is a tribute to those wonderful talented young people! And JNCUSA, I love your comment about how they grew up into wonderful young ladies!! You can be proud that you were their teacher! Obviously it counted!!! Loved this back when I heard it in the 80's and still love it today!

What's so unique about this song, is it has 3 different choruses. Awesome! Can't get music like this anymore.

Hope all these girls are as happy as they make me every time I watch this.Would love to think that all their children had the same joy their mothers had.

This should be included in the Olympic Games!

I enjoyed this songs in the 80's as a kid. I searched and searched until I finally found it again. Now it is on replay 😀😀

So so cool.....1980's were epic in so many ways.... Very lucky to have felt and see the emotions thro the music and lived thro what has to be most definitely amazing decade.

I’m itching to do this. WHO’s STILL WATCHING IN SUMMER 2020??? There, done it. The likes will roll in. Seriously this song now sounds even better than it did first time round, and I could watch those girls all day. The concentration! The athleticism! They look great. A fantastic life-affirming song and video. LOVE it.

As an amateur DJ in Amsterdam in the late 80s Malcolm McLaren outstanding qualities were already recognized. I still enjoy it as of today. Moreover, as a schoolboy I did exercise DoubleDutch

This is such a cool memory. Thanks to Malcolm M and Ebonettes! The world might have missed this ❤

Thanks again Malcom another great find in times more simple. In my 50,s now and still love to watch. Rest in peace

I now know how anyone can dislike this, as I did 30 years ago. Feeling totally humbled watching it now. Pure class !

Then, there was no internet, no RU-vid but we had fun. Real fun. Thanks malcolm. U are in a better place now

I loved this back then, still love it, such talent!

It is great to listen to this tune again! This is definitely one of my favourite songs from back in the day.

Never ever fails to lift my spirits and always in awe of the speed and style. Just love this and this tune. Hope it’s still watched and enjoyed in 50 years time.

South African Zulu music is awesome. And Mr Mclaren, RIP. You were truly one of a kind. Thanks.

I love this video then in the 1980's when it became popular and wondered if I could still see it again. I searched and found it, I have been blessed to have lived this long to now be sharing it with my family.

Awesome 👌 wish we had them days back😊

terrific! brings back memories of double dutch. Could never do it well , but could turn those ropes very well. These young ladies are fantastic!

I really liked this record when it first cam out and am enjoying it all over again. The girl skippers are just amazing and so talented. Well done girls.

I remember when I first saw this - never seen anything like it! Was / still am so impressed by this, and the wonderful harmony they all sing! Just beautiful, through and through!

Loved the eighties. ❤

man this takes me back to a much simpler time

I have just heard Malcolm passed away today aged 67..... brilliant all round guy. RIP

Just simply amazing - I love the girls from NYC I lived there in the 90's God bless them all and I feel sorry for the beautiful city I loved so well....We didn't have smart phones then and folks enjoyed such pleasures ....but now I feel totally lost in a city which seems sucked into such division....God bless New York and let her rise above these troubled times...T

A real fave song from my youth, haven't heard this extended version. Brilliant! I forgot just how insanely fit & talented the girls in the video are. Unreal.

enjoyed this in my twenties, and just stumbled across it again, what a cheerful song, and everyone in the video is obviously enjoying themselves, this should be an Olympic sport !!

A totally liberated man/artist. This video displays such joy. Typical of Malcolm Mclaren - greatly missed.

I was a kid when this was out but I remember my mom & all her friends doing this on the car park! It was epic 😂

Quite catchy. I heard this on the radio recently and for several hours afterwards couldn't stop humming the words "the skip they do's the double Dutch, that's them dancing.

One of the most up-tone songs EVER produced, still as fun and uplifting today as when it was released...Ahh how I long for a return to better times were we all just got along...

Oh how happy I am to finally discover this song. I've searched for so long and finally found it. Anyone in 2019 likes this

Awesome music by Malcolm and equally brilliant skipping by all of you wonderful American girls. Thanks for adding flavour to our sometimes so boring soulless world.

Omg we used to play this as kids when we lived in Canada. And we used to sing wee songs to the beat ...good memories😊

Why is this not an activity in every UK school? Instead of the lunchtime pie eating Olympics at the chippy?

Malcolm McLaren was such a goofy guy, but despite all the negative things, he really was an innovative impresario who brought the world great things. This is the first time I've seen this since 1983, and it's just AMAZING. Despite the negative things, I miss the 80s every single day.

Amazing childhood memories of my dad playing this on repeat on VHS and absolutely love this. What a tune and amazing vid.

I loved this when it first came out and still do. Pure joy. The video is class.

Back in the day when all kids needed were friends; an open space and a skipping rope...

It's only now I give this song/video the respect it deserves... And everytime I watch it, it only gets better! Remember when this came out we all thought Malcolm was selling out (from the Sex Pistol days) and trying to cash in.

This predates Paul Simon’s Graceland, usually claimed to bringing African beats to the rest of the world by around 3-4 years. Say what you like about Malcolm, he knew a good sound when he heard it.

If breakdancing or whatever is to be in the Olympics then this also deserves to be there.

God, I remember these times! And Malcolm McLaren appreciated these girls' talents, when no one else did. He showcased them, and I was (am) fascinated!

I just think this is a fantastic track and a fascinating insight into a sport I never knew existed. The skills shown are jaw dropping and the driving beat of the track compliments this entirely.

So wird Sport zu einer wirklichen Kunst. Respekt!

I just have NO words! And here they are, lol!: Wholesomeness, the likes we will probably never see again. Learning skills of coordination while getting is shape and having fun. Hair styles far better than we have ever seen since. These girls were obviously raised properly. That is a rarity today, though I do see it happening. Just looking at them in this video, I can tell they went on to success in their lives, and they no doubt, look back on those times longingly. Now for the music: More Malcolm brilliance that brings back memories of my breakdancing days of the early 80's. SO nostalgic! "Moonwalking" (backstriding), 4 years before M.J. ever did it.

40 years later and still awesome

Between every period in our 80s South Fla school, double dutch and breakdancing , epic days !!

I was inspired to search for this video after seeing Malcolm McLarens RIP grave in Highgate Cemetery in London. So far ahead of his time, a true impresario.

Beautiful music, video, athletes and memories. Thanks to Malcolm McLaren.

The group in red and white are the double dutch dynamites. They were the first of many teams that Larry Adelson coached to championships. Among the teams were the JUMPERS IN COMMAND, the team that dominated the sport for a decade or more, during the 80's and 90;s. They won more world championships that were held at the Apollo Theater, than any other group. The only American team to win and beat the Japanese teams during their dominance of the sport.They have been featured in many videos including Gold Dust's video of a few years ago.

Makes me feel like skipping, and I'm a 57 year old man.

I have listene$ to this regularly for almost 40 years now. It makes me happy.

If I saw this back in the day, I am more certain than not I'd remember. This has got to be the most amazing human feat ever witnessed. Skipping on your own is hard enough

1983.. what a fantastic year.