When the Piperettes Still Twirled: Remembering Dorothy Jackson of Tuskegee Institute Long before the bright sequins and high kicks of modern halftime shows, the women of the Tuskegee Institute Crimson Piperettes embodied a quieter kind of elegance, one defined by poise, precision, and the...
The longest running music festival in West Virginia is the Gazette-Mail Kanawha County Majorette and Band Festival. Started in 1947, it is dedicated to public high school marching bands and majorette corps in Kanawha County. Since the very beginning, it has featured the Miss Majorette of Kanawha...
On this World Baton Twirling Day, we are privileged to share these fabulous photos of beloved mother, baton twirler M. Sylvia Day. They were taken in the 1960s and generously shared with us by her devoted daughter, Carolyn. Ms. Day grew up in Milk River, Alberta, and has fond memories of marching...
