The Pixies, 1972

Featured below are pictures of The Pixies of the Yo-Yo Elite Baton & Show Corps, Parkersburg, West Virginia / Mid-Ohio Valley Area. The year was 1972. Twirlers with the Yo Yo Elite Baton and Show Corps don shakos with showy gold feathers. The Pixies line up to march in a parade in Parkersburg,...

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President Nixon, 1972

Rachel Lane, a young twirler, greets President and Mrs. Nixon during a parade in Atlanta, 1972 Rachel Lane, Baton Twirler, greets President Nixon. First Lady Pat Nixon greets a young majorette during a parade in Atlanta, 1972. A young Rachel Lane, a dressed in a solid royal blue sequin baton...

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Debbie, 1972

Debbie was a Centralette majorette with Lake Central High School, St, John Indiana, 1972. In addition to twirling batons, they carried gigantic pom poms that were so heavy they tied them around their wrists to keep from losing them while they marched. Debbie, Centralette 1972

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Donna, 1972

Jeannie and Donna, Texarkana Photo Booth, Majorette Camp, 1972 Our Earthly world lost an Angel on Valentine’s Day, and Heaven gained a shining star. Donna and I were Leopard majorettes together and spent time twirling (with fire) and being “typical teenage girls” in the 70s. My favorite...

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