The Rock 'N' Rope Warrior Kicks Off the School Year

David Fisher, also known as the Rock 'N' Rope Warrior, performed at ’s annual first day assembly for kindergarten through eighth-grade students. 

The assembly was intended to start the school year on an upbeat note Wednesday.

“He has a very positive message,” said Lori Dervis, a parent and volunteer. “He talks about teamwork. It gets the school year started off positively.”

Fisher has been jump roping for more than 20 years and has been featured on shows such as The Today Show and Good Morning America.  He is also a Guinness World Records holder for the most “rump jumps” (jumping rope on his butt) in one minute.  He performs 15-20 shows a week across the country throughout the school year.

His first trick was choosing children from the audience to perform with him. All novice jumpers, by the end of the show they had run while jump roping, done 360-degree turns, double Dutch, and one participant even caught the rope on his ankle after it soared through the air. Fisher followed with an audience sing-along from his new album and a choreographed jump-roping routine to Cotton-Eyed Joe.

The dull hum from students grew into an overwhelming roar as the lights clicked off and Fisher’s glowing jump ropes illuminated the gym. Students screamed and stomped on the bleachers through the entire memorizing glow-in-the-dark routine.

When the lights clicked on again he concluded by sharing one of his tips to success.

“There are always new things to learn and share with other people," he said.