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Fresno Baton Twirler Highlighted in Good Sports TV News

October 6th, 2011 · No Comments · Baton Twirlers In The News, Videos, Videos: Baton Soloists

Talented baton twirler, Emily Dooms, is interviewed and highlighted in this TV news segment. Emily won medals in 2-baton, solo and team events at the 2011 World Baton Twirling Federation International Cup Championships this summer. Hard-working Emily is twirling for Mt. Whitney High School in Visalia, California. Kudos to this exemplary freshman! Thank you to [...]

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Baton Twirling Outdoors in Japan

August 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · Baton Competitions and Contests, Baton Twirlers and Majorettes Around The World, Videos, Videos: Baton Soloists

A creative baton twirling video shot outdoors and in everyday environments in Japan. This twirler is Toshimichi Sasaki. Toshimichi Sasaki has won the Senior Mens World Baton Twirling Federation Championships multiple times. This second video is his competition performance at the 2007 World Baton Twirling Championships in Canada. Thank you to twirlerbeat and twirlengland for [...]

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2011 International Cup Elite Twirling Champions Results

August 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Baton Competitions and Contests, Baton Twirlers and Majorettes Around The World

These are the results for the Elite Level Champions at the 2011 World Baton Twirling Federation International Cup: Solo Junior – Savannah Miller – United States Senior – Catherine Ramirez – United States Adult – Karrissa Wimberley – United States 2-Baton Junior – Savannah Miller – United States Senior – Jack Giordano – United States [...]

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2011 International Cup Twirling Competition Begins in Jacksonville

August 2nd, 2011 · 2 Comments · Baton Competitions and Contests, Baton Twirlers and Majorettes Around The World, Videos

The world’s best baton twirlers are gathering this week for the 2011 International Cup Twirling Competition sponsored this year by the United States Twirling Association (USTA). The event is one of the most anticipated baton competitions and is sanctioned by the World Baton Twirling Federation, an international baton twirling association. 12 countries are sending over [...]

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Baton Twirling Rocks – Video Clips of a Few Great Twirlers

April 30th, 2011 · No Comments · Videos, Videos: Baton Soloists

We love this short baton twirling video montage that features a few brilliant moments of some of baton’s top athletes. Twirlers featured include Annetta Lucero, Hollie Nielson, Jenny Hannah and more. Enjoy! Thank you to 1000altoids for sharing this YouTube video.

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Twirling Champion Karrissa Wimberley a Finalist for the AAU Sullivan Award

March 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Baton Twirlers In The News

For the very first time, a baton twirler is in the running for the prestigious AAU Sullivan Memorial Award. Ultra-talented, world champion Karrissa Wimberley was nominated as one of the 15 semi-finalists. She was then voted as a top 5 finalists. The 81st AAU Sullivan Award winner will be announced this evening at a ceremony [...]

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Team France Takes Silver at the 2010 World Baton Twirling Championships

January 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Baton Competitions and Contests, Baton Twirlers and Majorettes Around The World, Videos: Baton Pairs and Teams

Here’s another exciting video from the 2010 World Baton Twirling Federation Championships. Team France presented a performance full of interesting exchanges and spectacular team twirling, with music from the Lion King. They captured the silver medal and are to be congratulated! Appreciation to mouseinstinct for sharing this YouTube video and to pvsnc.com for shooting the [...]

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Video of Team Japan’s Win at the 2010 World Baton Twirling Championships

January 10th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Baton Competitions and Contests, Baton Twirlers and Majorettes Around The World, Videos: Baton Pairs and Teams

Team Japan won the gold medal at the 2010 World Baton Twirling Federation Championships held in Bergen, Norway. This performance to Ravel’s Bolero is simply stunning! The artistry, precision, and musicality are breathtaking. This lovely choreography was created by world champion Seishi Inagaki. Baton twirling athletes of this caliber are so inspiring! We applaud their [...]

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Jennifer Marcus 3 Baton Juggling Video

March 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Videos: Baton Soloists

This video of Jennifer Marcus has become a bit of a classic! Jennifer is an extremely well rounded baton twirling competitor, and this video displays a wide variety of intricate and masterful 3 baton moves. You’ll see there is usually 1 baton up in the air (and sometimes 3 up!), with interesting and skillful handling, [...]

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Is Baton Twirling Really a Sport?

March 9th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Videos: Baton Soloists

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 [...]

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