“With Rene, obviously, people see an individual with unbelievable jump roping skills and onstage charisma, but more than that I would mention: 1) The great message you relay to the students about not giving up, keep on trying, it’s ok to make mistakes 2) The great rapport you develop with all the students as the show moves along 3) The amazing number of jump ropes that appeared at recess after your performance! It is one of the bets assemblies I have seen in 34 years as a physical education teacher. My students will remember this forever!” From Teachers and Students: “Also, one boy who was chosen to participate was made to feel so great—he was very proud of himself as he received many ‘high fives’ from classmates upon returning to his area. Rene, it is obvious that you are very, very good at what you do.”

“Rene’s dynamic presentation was energizing, motivational, inspirational, and informative. Weeks and months later we still have children, both boys and girls, interested in jumping rope. Teachers were thanking me for booking Rene’s Ropeworks for weeks.” “Rene got everyone excited. We couldn’t stop talking about her.”

“Thank you for coming out here. Thank you for caring enough to teach. Thank you for the fun you create. Thank you for using your talent for the benefit of others. Thank you for your kind heart. I know for my kids, they really needed to have you. You inspire my students, staff and me.”

“Rene is an exceptional performer and an outstanding teacher. She led workshops with my students in which she expertly broke down new skills and challenged kids at every skill level. She has great classroom and time management, which allowed her to really make the most of each class period. Rene’s assembly was spectacular. The kids were dazzled by her amazing skill with a rope and they really enjoyed all of the audience interaction and participation. Most of all, our students were inspired by Rene’s motivational messages that were woven throughout her workshops and performance: do your personal best, don’t be afraid to make mistakes, and don’t ever give up. She has left a lasting impression on our school!”“Rene was very professional and easy to work with. She arrived on time and well prepared. It was truly a pleasure to have her at our school.”

“On behalf of the students, staff and parents of Almond School, I want to say THANK YOU for your wonderful jump rope assembly presentation on January 10, 2005. What a pleasure it was to meet you! You are an amazing person and I want to personally thank you for sharing your heart with our community. I know many individuals were touched and charged by your message of inner strength, persistence and confidence. Oh, and I tried (and continue to try) the “pretzel” and it is definitely harder than it looks….so, now, I am an in even more awe of your talent! Again, thanks for the great assembly.”

“Believe me…the pleasure was all ours! We have many different assemblies come to Russell throughout each school year, but I have never heard so many compliments before…from the students, our staff, and the administrators. They all LOVED you! Not only were your performances thrilling, but you have an excellent rapport with the students, and an inspiring message. Although we alternate assemblies every other year, you will be at the top of my list for the 2005-2006 school year!”

“Rene is tremendous. Not only is she incredibly talented, but more importantly, she delivers a wonderful and useful message, and she understands how to deliver that message to the grade 1-5 audience. Totally professional and inspiring! I could not recommend this powerful presentation strongly enough. Hope you’ll come again our way.”

“‘My life as a Hot Dog’ was a wonderful show! Our school really enjoyed the program. Rene had a great message about trying your best always and never giving up. She invited students to come forward during the show and try difficult jump rope moves—and with encouragement, they were all successful. The feeling those students came away with was priceless. After the show, our school purchased jump ropes, which now provide our students with a healthy, encouraging activity during recess.” “Your show was great. Thank you so much!”

“Rene’s performance was outstanding. Everyone, all ages, were thrilled with her high energy, motivational performance. Rene included students of all ages, as well as staff in her performance. She’s fabulous! Teachers said they had not seen so many jump ropes in use during the next recess! It was a wonderful day for all of us.”

“The message to the students was loud and clear–stay healthy, stay active. They loved the assembly. Your position, motivation, and enthusiasm was especially contagious. We as teachers especially like the message of not giving up and to practice so you can get better.” -Maureen Cordina, ETAP

“Rene does an incredible job with the jump rope. The kids were amazed at her abilities. They have been practicing jumping in their free time and are eager to start their own jump rope team. Thanks for coming out to our school. Everyone truly enjoyed your presentation and ability. You really lit a fire under our students to jump rope.”

“Rene Bibaud has an excellent presentation. It is motivational and mesmerizing. She completely energizes her audience and captivates the students. She draws them in so well that there are no discipline problems. I would highly recommend her to you. Although her presentation was great, the most impressive thing about Rene was her foot speed and quickness. I have coached college and professional (NFL) football, and Rene might just have the quickest feet of any athlete I have ever seen. Her ability to improve athletic performance is awesome! Not only is she a great performer, she is an excellent coach/teacher.”

“Rene was a big hit with not only our students, but our staff as well. I heard comments for weeks after the presentation.”

“This is an unbelievable presentation of all of the character words we learn about all year. Not only does Rene present an entertaining and awesome display of jump roping, she teaches the students to never give up, try their best, and to not compare yourself to others. The students really “GOT IT!” We talked about the key points Rene talked about and all of the age group children understood and comprehended it. Rene can handle the crowd so well—I even learned some strategies from her for my classroom! She was the best program we have ever had at a school assembly—all the teachers agree!”

“Extremely beneficial with regards to fitness. Students were very excited and are looking forward to the Jump Rope for Heart program. The message is outstanding and I think all elementary students should see the show.”

“Most said it was the best show we’ve ever had. Kids were talking about it weeks after the show. Kids have been asking if you are coming back again. They loved it.”

“Rene’ is not only an incredible performer, but she is a skilled educator as well. Throughout her exciting jump rope demonstrations, Rene’ teaches valuable character lessons. Children are taught that it is OK to make a mistake and that it is most important that they try their best and work at their own level. Rene’ is a master of crowd control and demands respect from her audience. Her show is a perfect balance of personal background information, demonstration, audience participation, and instruction. Rene’ entertains with her amazing jumprope routines and leaves her audience in awe! Your show is really exceptional. Everyone at our school enjoyed your performance. The children are still talking about you and wishing you could be with us for Jump Rope For Heart! What a wonderful program you are bringing to so many youngsters across the country! You have made a lasting impression on our kids at Kennesaw.” -Patti Zaino, first grade teacher

“Her show at our school was a huge hit with our sixth graders! They were amazed by the skills and routines she performed (mesmerized actually), and really benefitted from her message of trying your best and it’s okay to make a mistake. Learn from your mistakes and keep on trying! If you make a mistake, you simply work to fix it. Rene also does a wonderful job of student inclusion in her assembly as well as getting some willing faculty members involved! She will make any student regardless of ability experience success with her rope works skills.. Keep up the great work Rene!”

“You have sparked my enthusiasm to have the best year yet with my jump rope team. I cannot wait to show the team your video. I got home Saturday and watched the whole video and I was so excited. I think it is the best teaching resource for jump rope that I have ever seen. Thank you so much for the video! I know that the students will want to begin right away with those cool moves. I really needed something to put some pizzaz in our routines and I think this is just what I was looking for! I only hope that I can become an influence on my students as you have been on me.”

“I just finished one of the best weeks I have had as a teacher! Our PTO grants an artist-in-resident annually and the four special teachers (art, music, media, and PE rotate it). Since I had no idea who to get and it was my turn I immediately went to my favorite list-serv (naspe pe talk) and posed this situation to the readers. I was flooded with lots of good ideas and I checked into most of them. At least four or five responders recommended Rene Bibaud, a jump rope artist. I really liked the idea of jump rope because we do it anyway, and it’s an inexpensive type of activity which most kids can do anywhere, anytime, and totally unsupervised. Well, I couldn’t be happier with how the week went and I encourage anyone with the resources available to get Rene to your school (State Conference, District Training, anywhere teachers would be). Rene is an unbelievable performer, a great motivator, and one of those rare people who are able to take a complicated move and break it down so a kindergartner or first grader can learn it. She had every single kid in our school successfully doing double dutch! She almost seemed Psychic because she could always pick the most unconfident kid in the class, she would then have them go first and they would always succeed! You could see that Child’s posture grow about six inches with pride and self-confidence when they were done! I have already heard from parents who told me their kids bypassed their normal after-school TV show and went straight outside and practiced the things Rene taught them in gym today! Many kids I would expect this behavior from, but some of the parents were those of kids who disliked jump rope before working with Rene.”

“Kids, teachers and administration loved Rene’s visit to our school. She was organized, funny, talented and her message was very easy to get. Rene is a treat for all when visiting your school.” Other Notes: “Although Rene prefers several schools to contract her before a visit is scheduled, she and the contract person work hard to find other schools in the area along with you.”

“Rene is truly gifted and a gift to not only fitness and rope skipping, but kids, motivation, and PE teachers. Her workshop with kids and performance were motivating and exciting. She delivers a powerful message of trying your best through a medium kids are very familiar with—jump rope. Her personality and performance exude energy, enthusiasm and kindness. She interacts in an unbelievable way with kids of all abilities and backgrounds. She is worth every penny of her performance fee and more.”

“Rene is world class! Outstanding skills. I liked the way the students were involved—both audience and volunteers. I don’t think we would ever tire of seeing such a skillful performer.”

“Unbelievable! Audience was amazed—great message for students and adults—try best—keep trying—work at own level. It was very valuable to have kids (all ages/levels) participate to role model your lesson to all. You made the day for some our ‘at-risk’ babies. Thanks.”

“The Show was fantastic! The kids really enjoyed all the positive aspects to the show. The message was very clear—never give up and work hard!! Your ability to work with adults and kids is amazing! We had a lot of positive comments from staff, students and parents. My students couldn’t wait to try the pretzel!”

“Though I was unable to see your assembly at Old Mission Peninsula Elementary School in Traverse City, everyone I have talked to says it was great—your performance, your interaction with the children, and you message all got rave reviews. Thanks for working the timing out with us.”

“The assembly was great! It got the children excited to jump rope and just to get up and exercise. The teachers loved it too! The involvement with the kids participating was great too! I really loved the part where you were teaching them that making mistakes is ok and to focus on what you are doing and not worry about how others are doing! It was a great show! Thank you.”

“Excellent—the children loved watching their peers be involved with the show. The length is perfect for elementary age. Core values blended into performance—fantastic!”

“Excellent—the children loved watching their peers be involved with the show. The length is perfect for elementary age. Core values blended into performance—fantastic!”

“The program was organized and positive. I enjoyed the student participation and the positive message. It was age appropriate and an important message.”