Cecilia Cruz McLean passed away on September 24, after a 2 year bout with breast cancer. I was saddened to hear this news of losing Cecilia much too soon. I was ironically visiting a long time baton twirling friend, Shanon Barker in Oregon, and we received the news in an email.
Cecilia Cruz McLean (pictured [...]
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We are totally enjoying the baton twirling videos from the 80’s that we’ve come across! This is Corrie Jordan’s winning performance in the 3 baton event at the 1983 USTA Baton Twirling National Championships in Denver, Colorado.
Corrie executes some wonderfully complicated tricks and has a lot going on under that 3rd baton that’s up [...]
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We’ve come across some wonderful videos taken at the 1983 USTA Baton Twirling National Championships. This performance by Nancy Mitchell is a real favorite!
She does some skillful rolls starting at 0:28, particularly the front neck rolls at 0:41.
Competitive baton twirling has certainly continued to evolve over the years. I just love the perspective [...]
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Baton twirling athletes from throughout California, Oregon, and Washington recently gathered at the the USTA Western Regional Baton Twirling Championships. This annual twirling competition was held in Hayward, California in the beautiful gym at Cal State University East Bay. Twirl team and dance twirl team events, as well baton twirling freestyle events were held [...]
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I attended the California State Baton Twirling Championships this past weekend. This wonderful event is put on by the California Baton Council and is a USTA (United States Twirling Association) sanctioned contest that marks the culmination of the competitive season in northern California.
The 2-day Championships were held in the beautiful gymnasium at Heritage High [...]
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Today is the Patsy Hamilton Memorial Contest. This is an annual baton twirling competition here in northern California, that has been keeping the memory of my mother alive for the past 15 years.
I’m so appreciative to the USTA California Baton Council for this ongoing tribute to my mother. She was involved in the sport of [...]
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