Current national and world champion jump-rope team Hot Dog USA will display their skill May 9 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Kamiakin JHS Gymnasium.

The team’s performances will feature single and double-dutch freestyle and speed jumping techniques that combine rope jumping skills with gymnastics. The doors open at 6 p.m. and the event is free of charge, though donations are gladly accepted.

Started at Helen Keller Elementary School in Juanita in 1980, Hot Dog USA has performed in over half of the states in the U.S., as well as throughout Ecuador, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Japan, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Belgium. Hot Dog USA Jump Rope Team is a member of the U.S.A. Jump Rope Federation, FISAC International, AAU Junior Olympics, and is currently petitioning the Olympic Organization.

Their mission is to promote fitness and health through the aerobic exercise required to perform their creative and energetic jump-rope routines. The event is part of the American Heart Association’s “Jump Rope for the Heart” health campaign.

Hot Dog USA has been featured on over 25 television shows that includes Good Morning America, ESPN, and Nickelodeon, and have performed as halftime entertainment for the Sonics, Seahawks, Mariners, and the University of Washington Huskies.

Kamiakin JHS is located at 14111 132nd Ave. N.E. in the Kingsgate neighborhood of unincorporated Kirkland.