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Limited Edition Angel Colored Twirling Batons Almost All Gone

admin — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:30:22 +0000

We have this year’s limited edition colored Angel Batons for sale now. Choose from super popular Hot Pink, dazzling Blue, or the new Black. These special twirling batons are available in the month of February 2012 only.

These beautiful Limited Edition Angel Colored Batons come in Hot Pink, Blue, and Black

These unique batons give you a way to coordinate your baton color with your costumes, themes, or team colors. And really…just how fun is it to twirl a pink baton?? Angel Batons are still fairly new to the twirling world and the feedback we hear is that twirlers love them! Angel Batons are lightweight and designed for easy handling. They are a wonderful choice for both beginners and experienced baton twirlers.

Visit Twirl Planet and place your order today, as these limited edition batons go away on February 29.

ESPN Joins Forces With Twirl Mania 2012

admin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:09:23 +0000

ESPN Wide World of Sports will once again team up with Twirl Mania to video and cover this exciting, annual international baton twirling championship. Twirlers from around the country and around the world are headed right now to Disney World in Florida to compete this weekend.

Baton twirling athletes from many countries, including Australia, Japan, Russia, Norway, Netherlands, Ireland, Virgin Islands, United Kingdom, Scotland, Canada, and the USA will be participating in Twirl Mania 2012. There are Solo competitive opportunities, as well as a large emphasis on groups competing in the Teams, Corps, High Schools, Universities, and Recreational Groups categories.

Twirl Mania is much anticipated every year and is considered by many to be one of the funnest twirling gatherings! The event is unique in that it relaxes some of the usual competition rules to encourage twirlers from many different organizations to attend.

You’ll find additional information at the Twirl Mania website.

As always, we look forward to the coverage, results, videos, and photos from this year’s exciting event!

Thank you to ESPN Wide World of Sports for sharing their Youtube videos.

French Baton Twirler’s 2010 World Championships Performance

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:12:05 +0000

Here is another talented twirling athlete performing at the 2010 WBTF World Baton Twirling Championships. This is Laurie Menvielle from France competing in the Senior Women Semifinals.

Thank you to fabiotwirl for sharing the Youtube video.

Do You Have a Baton Twirling Trick Video?

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:39:19 +0000

Do you have a baton twirling video of tricks you can do? We would love to see the trick you are working on, or have mastered! Click on “Please Comment” below and post the link your video. We’ll share it in a future blog post.

Also, if you’re on Facebook, we welcome your video posts on our page:

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Thank you to twirlerchik for sharing her Youtube video.

Baton Twirler Kacie B. Dates The Bachelor

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:01:00 +0000

Did you see the recent episode of The Bachelor that included some baton twirling? It turns out that “Kacie B.” is a former competitive baton twirler. On their first date, Kacie Boguskie treated Ben to a short display of some of her solid twirling skills. Ben even gets a little lesson in how to twirl baton.

Kacie is from Knoxville, Tennessee. She was a member of the 2002 United States World twirling team and represented the U.S. internationally. She twirled with the The University of Tennessee Majorettes while in college. She grew up in Clarksville, Tennessee and also twirled for Rossview High School.

Kacie with The University of Tennessee Majorettes (back row near the middle)

Delightful to once again see baton twirling in the public eye!

Thank you to ABC7 for the video footage.

Baton Twirlers Make Christmas Parades Merrier

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:41:53 +0000

Baton twirlers take to Christmas parades like bees to honey. What a great match! Here is video of the Russell’s All Stars Baton Twirling Team performing in the 2011 Christmas Parade in Downingtown, Pennsylvania.

Learn more about this wonderful baton twirling program located in Coatesville, Pennsylvania by visiting the Russell’s Twirlers website.

Thank you to peterrhon for sharing their Youtube video.

Cornhusker Feature Twirler Adds Excitement to Game Day

admin — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:13:01 +0000

Feature Baton Twirler, Rachel Foehlinger, adds excitement to game days on a regular basis. She performs with the Cornhusker Marching Band at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her years of competitive twirling performances really show when she hits the field!

You can learn more about Rachel’s extensive baton twirling experience in this recent Daily Nebraskan news piece.

Thank you to huskertiara for sharing their Youtube video.

Fresno Baton Twirler Highlighted in Good Sports TV News

admin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:25:34 +0000

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 ABC30 Action News for their coverage.

Practicing Triple Reverse Illusion Baton Twirling Trick

admin — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:47:15 +0000

Check out the tenacity and positive attitudes of these young baton twirling dynamos! These Japanese athletes are practicing a triple reverse illusion trick.

Thank you to sbcamipapa for sharing the Youtube video.

Exciting Fire Baton Performance from FSU Feature Twirler

admin — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 23:39:35 +0000

Here is a fire baton twirling video of Florida State University Feature Twirler, Taylor McCarthy. She performed last weekend as part of the Marching Chiefs halftime performance, which was a tribute on the 10 year anniversary of the 9-11 tragedy. Taylor’s twirling routine includes 1, 2 and 3 fire batons. Exciting!

Thank you to FSUtwirler13 for sharing the Youtube video.