The Vintage Twirler is seeking to purchase a small number of high-quality vintage majorette costumes manufactured by Taffy’s for an exhibit we are curating. We’re especially interested in well-preserved uniforms with original labels, hats, boots, accessories, or documentation of their...
July Vintage Twirler of the Month As America begins celebrating its 250th anniversary, the Baton Twirling Preservation Society is proud to announce Nancy Rollings Stewart of Gadsden, Alabama, as the inaugural Vintage Twirler of the Month for July 2026. The selection could not be more fitting. A...
I finally discovered the name of the twirler on the cover of the July 4, 1976 issue of Newsweek. Her name is Darlene Toth and she was a featured twirler at Toms River North High School in New Jersey. Based on my research, the band performed in Washington D.C. as part of the nation’s...
This 1976 Kodak Summer Girl sign is a metal display sign, 10 inches wide and 26 inches tall. As of June 2026, it was for sale on eBay for approximately $102. This is a very rare sign. It is even difficult to find pictures of it online. This is the only one we’ve come across. In 1976, as the...
The White Star Majorettes marched in their first parade on July 4, 1976. I believe they were from Northern Virginia, possibly the Fredericksburg/Stafford/Spotsylvania area. Source: I’m a White Star Majorette Fan / Facebook
Liberty Bell Majorette “Shawn”
Bonnie Bruckner is originally from Wisconsin and was a twirler with the National World Champion Daley Debutantes parade corps and twirling teams. She was also the feature twirler for Wisconsin’s bicentennial band, performing at Independence Square as well as on the steps of the US Capitol. She...
Billie Littleton, a baton twirler for Western Heights High School, Oklahoma City, wears a majorette costume in the Spirit of ’76 and America’s Bicentennial. Kneeling in front of her is Drum Majorette Margaret Hoyle. Violette, Ken. Schools / City / Western Heights High School / Twirler...
Carol Ireland twirled with the Westbury Steerettes, a drill team in Houston, Texas, in the 1970s. Carol was the team’s mascot in 1973; a twirler in 1976 and head twirler in 1978. Check out the giant pom poms on the ends of her baton in the picture below. Reminds me of roller skate pom poms....
During season 2, episode 10 Laverne and Shirley perform a baton twirling routine at a mental hospital. Dressed up as elves, they perform to the Christmas classic, Winter Wonderland. Christmas TV History, a blogger site established by writer Joanna Wilson in 2009, has a great post about the...
Tammy, Tammy, Tammy’s somewhere in Kansas, twirling her baton. Tammy was a drum majorette at a high school on the Kansas Prairie, 1976. Click here to revisit Debbie Reynolds and Tammy
