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Entries Tagged as 'National Baton Twirling Association'

Yolanda Martin Twirling Solo at the 1996 NBTA Congressional Cup

August 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Baton Competitions and Contests, Videos, Videos: Baton Soloists

This is a video of Yolanda Martin competing in Solo at the 1996 NBTA Congressional Cup Baton Twirling Championships. Her rolls are so solid and she is a wonderful example of an athletic and “showy” twirler. Yolanda was the feature twirler for the University of Southern California USC Trojan Marching Band at the time. Thank [...]

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University Baton Twirling – Meet MSU Feature Twirler Kristen Scali

March 16th, 2011 · No Comments · Marching Bands, Drum Majors, Color Guards, Drum Corps, Videos, Videos: Baton Soloists

Meet Kristen Scali, one of the Feature Twirlers with the Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band. She talks about the highlights and fun of the collegiate baton twirling experience and how she got there. Kristen is a freshman majoring in kinesiology. During her lifetime of twirling she has achieved many accomplishments. She has won the [...]

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Meet the Feature Twirler with the University of Washington, Catherine Watters

January 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Marching Bands, Drum Majors, Color Guards, Drum Corps, Videos: Baton Soloists

The Feature Twirler with the University of Washington Husky Marching Band performed with the band at the recent Holiday Bowl in San Diego. She is Catherine Watters, an accomplished competitive baton twirler originally from southern California. This video was taken on the USS Ronald Reagan before a special Navy & Marine Corps Luncheon. Catherine was [...]

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Baton Twirling Video ~ Charmaine Baggerman at 2010 European Championships

April 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Baton Competitions and Contests, Baton Twirlers and Majorettes Around The World, Giving Back, Twirling Batons and Baton Twirling Supplies, Videos: Baton Soloists, Videos: Just For Fun

This video is Charmaine Baggerman’s solo 1 baton performance at the recent NBTA (National Baton Twirling Association – Europe) European Championships. She displays some wonderful close-to-the-body contact work, and super interesting catches. Charmaine hails from Holland. This was her winning performance in the Senior finals. Congratulations to Charmaine on all of her hard work and [...]

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From Baton Twirler to Red Hat and Cane Cabaret Act

October 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Videos: Baton Soloists, Where is that Twirler Now?

We recently came across this video, circa 1980′s, of Nathalie Enterline. She has been a professional act for many years throughout Europe and the USA. She performs a stunning blend of dance, baton twirling, and hat and cane in a cabaret style, with homage paid to Charlie Chaplain. Her training as a baton twirler is [...]

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AYOP Nationals Brings Baton Twirlers Together This Week

July 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Baton Competitions and Contests

AYOP Baton Twirling Nationals are being held this week at the University of Notre Dame. Baton twirlers from around the country have converged in South Bend, Indiana for the 39th consecutive year, to compete in this annual competition sanctioned by the NBTA (National Baton Twirling Association).  There are close to 3,000 in attendance this year! [...]

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Twirling World Championships ~ Results Are In!

April 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Videos: Baton Pairs and Teams, Videos: Baton Soloists

The NBTA (National Baton Twirling Association) World Championships were held earlier this month in Ghent (Gent), Belgium.  The results are in! This duet performance by Chelsea Russell and Karrissa Wimberley brought home a gold medal for the USA! You may recall Jonathan Burkin and his America’s Got Talent performance of last year. Jonathan helped bring [...]

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World Baton Championships Coming to Ghent, Belgium

April 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Baton Twirlers In The News

The National Baton Twirling Association’s World Championships are coming up soon in Ghent, Belgium.  This international competition is scheduled for April 8-12, 2009. We found media coverage of  many baton twirlers in the US, who are excitedly practicing and making final preparations to attend and compete. The Modernettes are the current Grand National Show Corps [...]

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