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...
In a corner of Northwest Ohio, something enduring has been spinning through parades, competitions, and generations for more than half a century. They’re called the Scarlet Strutters Baton Corps of Defiance, Ohio, and if you’ve ever seen them perform, you understand immediately that they are part...
This school film from 1977 features baton twirlers marching in a staged parade. They appear at the very end near...
New Braunfels High School Majorettes, 1971-72 | Names Unknown Today is National Unicorn Day and a great reason to highlight the New Braunfels Unicorn Majorettes from 1971-72. This is such a terrific photo. About the Unicorn Mascot Few high school mascots are as recognizable, or as unusual, as the...
Doris Wheelus, an Oklahoma Baton Twirling Coach, instructs 4-year-old Connie Martin, a deaf child, in the fundamental of twirling. (Sand Springs Leader, October 7, 1976) Baton Twirling Coach, Author and Para Twirl Pioneer For generations of Baby Boomers and Generation X children in Sand Springs,...
These 1977 photos of a Bicentennial-Era majorette are reminiscent of 200th Birthday of the United States. As anyone who lived during that time knows, everything was red, white and blue. Even the fire hydrants across America were painted to look like Minutemen. If you know the name of the majorette...
Senior Corps | 1976 For generations of baton twirlers, few names carried more prestige than Miller’s Blackhawks Musical Corps. Long before modern color guard and contemporary marching arts became nationally recognized performance activities, the Blackhawks were dazzling crowds with synchronized...
An unidentified Eastern Kentucky University majorette marches in a Christmas parade, 1970s. We love the old fur-trimmed majorette costumes, which have remained popular over the years. Click here to see a few more via past posts.
This black and white series of photos features Sharon Wall, majorette, Strom Thurmond High School Band, Johnston, South Carolina, 1970.
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....
This post features images of the Beefeater Band of British Columbia, which thrived during the Golden Age of community bands, the 1930s through the 1960s. The Beefeather Band featured jovial majorettes dressed up like jesters. They affixed the ends of their baton with jester faces to mimic the...
