This brand new video poses the question, “Is baton twirling really a sport?” If your image of twirlers is little girls in majorette boots, making their way down the street in a local parade, take a look at the athletes in this video. If you have been delighted by a skillful twirler, perhaps during a halftime performance or in one of the many videos on You Tube, you will particularly enjoy the twirling expertise in these video segments.
What do you think? Is baton twirling a sport? We’d love to read your comments!
This video is brought to us by Rhapsody Baton and Dance, a fantastic program in the Orlando, Florida area. They offer baton twirling classes as well as performance and competition opportunities for baton twirlers of all levels.
of course twirling is a sport. It’s even more than one sport: it’s a combination of twirling, dance, gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and acrobatics all into one.
There is no limit as to how much you can do in twirling.
I have twirled since the age of 9 in France and am now 53 in Australia.
It’s the best sport you could ever do. It’s much harder than many other sports.
Whoever needs convincing only needs to see some world championships or international cups to be convinced.
Our sport of twirling is under-rated and needs to be more exposed to the world
Thanks for your comment, Roselyne, and for being an international twirler for so many years! I could not agree with you more.
Of course it is a sport! A very physically demanding one, too! Im 11 and I had a friend who started laughing uncontrollably when she found out I twirled. She though baton twirling was a joke! I told her that it was hard and people went to competitions for it. “Competitions?” She said, laughing even harder. “Thats so dumb!” She also said. It hurt my feelings, but I am very proud of what I do, and nothing can take that away from me.
Thank you for your comment, Lucia. And thank you for educating your friend about how challenging baton twirling is, and about the sport. You have much to be proud of! Keep on twirling!
Cindy Hamilton
TwirlPlanet.com
yes baton twirling is sport I start when i was seven and was so impressed by the amount of time and able you need to get to the. Baton twirl has so many element that you need to route more than once to get the full aft. I was on national baton twirl team for years and it was the hardest and most fun two year i every had.