Today is the Indianapolis 500, and Purdue Twirling will be performing on the race track. Here are some wonderful historic images (negatives) of this long-standing tradition, which we discovered on an Indianapolis 500 Archive. Members of the Purdue University Marching Band make their way down the...
Cloin H. Watts was one of Globe High School’s most accomplished performers of the early 1950s, earning statewide recognition while still a student. Born in 1936, he began competing at a young age and quickly distinguished himself. By 1952, he had won the Arizona state championship, and he repeated...
Akron Majorettes performing at the parade for the 32nd All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio. The Derby, which kicks off today, July 14, 2024, was founded in 1934. Also, those are the smallest hoop baton we have ever seen in pictures. They’re quite small compared to the ones twirled by...
Above Left: Vonda Kay Sigmon Roberts, Head Majorette, Stonewall Jackson High School, Charleston, West Virginia, 1969 From the 1969 Stonewall Jackson High School Yearbook, The Jacksonian: As representatives of beauty and grace, the majorettes of Stonewall Jackson ranked well above the average...
Baton twirlers perform at the Heldorado Parade, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1969 (Source: @glassantiques1 via eBay)
Majorettes from Booker T. Washington High School, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1969; Left to Right Dorothy Cooper, Captain; Marsha Wilson, Sandra Lee, Debora Conrelius and Lavern McDonald.
