During the 1980s fitness craze, Hasbro Toys and Games released Get In Shape, Girl! fitness box sets, one of which paid homage to baton twirling and rhythmic gymnastics. The Twist ‘n Twirl box set featured a sky blue hoop baton, a baton fitted with pink and white pom poms and a lavender...
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...
One of the last high schools in Oklahoma City to boast a full baton twirling majorette line was Frederick Douglass High School. On this night in 1981, Jeri Young, a baton twirler for the school, marched wtih the Trojan band at Taft Stadium during a high school marching band contest. Required...
A Savannah State College majorette performs during the 1983 Homecoming Game. SSC changed its name to Savannah State University in the late 1990s. Located in Savannah, Georgia, it is one of 107 HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) in the United States. This photo was featured along...
Gary Krueger (b. 1945) is a celebrated American photographer whose street photograpy includes majorettes in Los Angeles between 1971 and 1980. The vintage gelatin silver prints along with several others were part of a 2021 exhibit, City of Angels, 1971-1980, at the Joseph Bellows Gallery in La...
Crackerjack Junk Company Miss Twirl inspired sign. The Crackerjack Junk Company of Navosota, Texas, has created a new-vintage sign inspired by the 1981 movie Twirl and the 1989 movie Miss Firecracker. The character in the sign is the company’s latest patriotic girl creation. She twirls a...
In 1980, Bonnie Palacios, won the first of her six world championships. Bonnie’s hometown honors her with a sign that has become roadside legend nationwide. Bonnie Palacios was a six-time world champion baton twirler from Benavides, Texas, winning in 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1987....
Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, is the oldest settlement on the lower Mississippi. Parade, Pointe Coupée Parish, Louisiana, circa 1980. Black Drum Major leads a Parade, Pointe Coupée Parish, Louisiana, circa 1980. Parade, Pointe Coupée Parish, Louisiana, circa 1980. We think the school was...
