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Irene Cara, 1983
Lebanon County HS Majorettes (1984-85) and the Pepsi Pumper
Floyd County High School Majorettes, Kentucky, 1985. The Floyd County High School Majorettes (Lebanon Junction, Kentucky) pose aboard a bright yellow Pepsi Pumper, a promotional vehicle designed to look like a fire engine. The vehicle was used for public appearances,...
This How You Dream
This Is How You DreamKaren Jordan, CEO & Artistic DirectorNew Orleans East Satin Dolls School of Dance As a little girl growing up in the Iberville Project, I remember going to parades on Canal Street with my mother and siblings. I would watch in awe as the bands...
The 1982 Majorette Weight Controversies That Changed Twirling
This original illustration was inspired by contemporary news photography from the 1982 Peggy Ward controversy. It depicts Ward, at right with her baton, walking through Ringgold High School alongside fellow majorettes. Rather than reproducing the original photograph,...
Dimmitt HS Majorettes in Purple Plaid, 1980
Twirling Photo of the Day Dimmitt HS Majorettes in Plaid and Tams Dimmitt High School Majorettes, Dimmitt, Texas, 1980. The Dimmitt High School majorette line posed for this formal studio portrait during the 1980 school year. The photograph captures several design...
Mazy Arizona Ruise
Mazy Ruise: From Trailblazing Majorette to Dance Industry Leader When Mazy Ruise joined the Baker County High School majorette squad in Macclenny, Florida, she made history as the team's first Black majorette. Her journey was not always easy, but it would ultimately...
Dottie Dunston School of Dance and Baton
Dottie Dunston: A Jersey Shore Original Dorothy "Dottie" Dunston was one of the most influential baton twirling instructors on the Jersey Shore during the Golden Age of baton twirling. A performer, teacher, judge, pageant director, and school owner, Dunston spent...
Tribute: Donna Daniel, Coach, University of Kentucky Sweetheart Majorettes and Feature Twirlers
Donna Brittain Daniel, University Kentucky Sweetheart was featured as a Honey in Athlon's 1981 SEC College Football Preview.At the University of Kentucky, the tradition of the Sweetheart Majorette is built on continuity. Few embody that continuity more fully than...
The Phillyettes, Fire Batons and Flaming Double Dutch
Over the past four years of publishing The Vintage Twirler, I have come across baton twirlers performing in just about every imaginable setting. I have shared images of twirlers on ice skates, on horseback, and even mid-tap dance routine. But until today, I had never...
Havenview Jr High Majorettes (1983)
Karen D. was the feature twirler at Havenview Jr. High, Memphis, Tennessee, in 1983. She twirled two batons, hoop baton and fire.
Diane Remy Baton Twirlers – Sheboygan, Wisconsin (1981)
Students from the Diane Remy School of Dance and Baton stand in front of a wood-paneled station wagon before the Memorial Day Parade, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, 1981. Diane Remy (1938-2024) Obituary Diana Veronica Remy (Diane Remy), age 85, passed away at her home on May...
Photo Epigraph
Havenview Drummers and Majorettes, Memphis, Tennessee, 1983
The lovely Ms. Karen D. Todd, 1983
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