Today’s Vintage Baton Twirling Photo is of a Glendale Lions Club broom sale promotion, 1951. Joann Cave and Pollyann Basford, baton twirlers wearing tap shoes, pose with brooms to help publicize an upcoming Glendale Lions Club fundraiser. Lions Clubs across the country frequently sold brooms...
Claire Reynolds Warrick (Claire Reynolds) (1933-2021) was the high-stepping head majorette at Hammonton High School, Hammonton, New Jersey, in 1951, her senior year. She joined the band her freshman year as a majorette. One of the highlights of her experience was marching in the Miss America...
USAF Twirler Maurice Wilcox twirls for WBAP-TV, Fort Worth, 1951, ahead of a band concert at Will Rogers Coliseum. Maurice Wilcox was a four-time world champion baton twirler and a twirler in the United States Air Force Band. Wilcox competed all over the world including international competitions...
1949 All-Western Drum Majorette Queen Marilyn Watson In 1949, Marilyn Watson won the title of All-Western Drum Majorette Queen. As such, she led a four-hour parade during the 9th Annual All-Western Band Review, Long Beach, California. More than 5,000 musicians in 84 bands representing the Navy,...
