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, parades and community events....
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 and majorettes marched...
The September Vintage Twirler of the Month was inspired by the Manzanar majorettes. Here is an excerpt from my August 13, 2023 post, “Japanese Internment Camps Featured Baton Twirling Lessons.” The sticker will be mailed to paid subscribers of the Vintage Twirler Substack before the end of...
Help Research, Document and Preserve Your State’s Baton Twirling History The Baton Twirling Preservation Society is looking for volunteers from across the country to help preserve and document the history of baton twirling — one state at a time. What Does a Twirling Historian Do? Twirling...
Bob Roberts (1917-1969), a nationally known baton twirler and former Los Angeles Rams drum major, made roller-skating baton twirling one of his specialties. Despite countless newspaper references to Roberts performing on skates, I have yet to find a photograph of him doing it — one of the...
Omaha native Paulette Braun was a baton twirler, juggler and wire walker who performed with the circus and appeared as a halftime entertainer with the Harlem Globetrotters before beginning a second career as a professional animal photographer. Braun performed during an era when circus entertainers...
Long before Carolyn Brown Shrewsbury (circa 1942-) began teaching generations of young gymnasts, she was the youngster onstage doing the things that seemed nearly impossible. Brown, who grew up in Maryland, began performing as a child in the 1950s. Photographs from her early career show an act...
Mary Ann Ward and Beverly Birkel, Tyler Junior College Apache Belles, 1954 Beverly Austine Birkel Krysa (1935-2026), a former University of Texas Texas Stars captain and Apache Belle, passed away in Virginia from stroke complications at the age of 91. A 1952 graduate of Tyler High School, Krysa...
Billie Mahoney once lost a baton in Korea. She was standing on a hill entertaining American troops during the Korean War when she tossed it high into the air. A strong wind caught the baton and carried it into a river about 50 feet behind her. Fortunately, she had brought spares. It was just one...
The Baton Twirling Preservation Society is looking for volunteers from across the country to help preserve and document the history of baton twirling, one state at a time. Twirling Historians will help uncover the people, places, photographs and stories that shaped baton twirling in their states....
This photograph was recreated from a newspaper clipping using AI-assisted restoration. Care was taken to preserve the original details as accurately as possible; however, some features may be a close likeness rather than an exact representation of the couple. Ted and Flo Vallett: America’s...
Girl in the Moon was a Wisconsin Majorette For more than a century, Miller High Life’s “Girl in the Moon” has been one of America’s most recognizable advertising icons. First introduced in 1907, the image of a young woman seated on a crescent moon with a bottle of Miller High Life became...
