How Do Magicians Levitate While Skipping Rope: Explained

Magician Xavier Mortimer has been levitating while using a skipping rope in various videos for over 10 years. The rope seems to go all the way around him. Surely this is impossible so how does he do it? Here is a video of a typical performance.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaA55mjxP-Q