Rope Warrior jumping performance amazes at Lincoln Public Library

 

[July 13, 2019] 

LINCOLN 

Jumping rope has the connotation of a simple sport that we all engaged in at some point. The rope jumping done at the Lincoln Public Library Summer Reading Program on Thursday morning will disabuse you of the easy and simple way we all jumped rope as kids.

The Rope Warrior, aka David Fisher from Indianapolis, is an accomplished athlete, who can make a rope whistle through the air in a blur while he does some amazing tricks. This is the Rope Warrior’s second visit to the LPLD to perform.

The Rope Warrior has appeared all over the world and on numerous television programs. He is an author and arranges all of the music for his routines. He also holds several world records for rope jumping.

During his program at LPL, Fisher invited his audience members to come up and jump with him. Amid giggles and outright laughter, he actually taught them to do some of the complex tricks he has developed over his more than twenty-five-year career. Even some parents were heard to say “How did he do that?”

The Rope Warrior stressed safety at all times while jumping rope, urging the kids to get their parent’s permission to jump, getting a good teacher, using a soft rope, and wearing eye protection at all times.

This year’s program is “It’s Showtime at Your Library” and over three-hundred fifty young readers are enjoying a summer with great books and spectacular entertainment.

The summer program is still enrolling readers until July 26th when their reading logs are due to be turned in.

Next week, the science guy will be amazing the audience with experiments before their very eyes.

[Curtis Fox]