To commemorate Pride Month and celebrate the life and legacy of Warren Bass, The Vintage Twirler is releasing this Special Edition commemorative sticker. This exclusive collectible sticker is available FREE to members of the Baton Twirling Preservation Society. Membership is just $5 per month, and...
Mazy Ruise: From Trailblazing Majorette to Dance Industry Leader When Mazy Ruise joined the Baker County High School majorette squad in Macclenny, Florida, she made history as the team’s first Black majorette. Her journey was not always easy, but it would ultimately become a story of...
Grace, determination, and a touch of royalty. With her championship trophy at her side and a queen’s mantle flowing behind her, Wendy Vacari Seay stands as a shining example of the artistry and excellence that define baton twirling. Georgia’s Youth on Parade Champ Wendy Vacari Seay,...
Xernona and Xenobia Brewster, Late 1940s | Muskogee, Oklahoma Long before one of them became a nationally honored civil rights icon with a bronze statue in downtown Atlanta, identical twins Xernona and Xenobia Brewster were known in Oklahoma as “The Brewster Twins,” a polished majorette act from...
Karen D. was the feature twirler at Havenview Jr. High, Memphis, Tennessee, in 1983. She twirled two batons, hoop baton and...
Black History Month Feature February marks the 100th Anniversary of Black History Month. Thi is a perfect time to visit the story about Alice Williams, the would-be NFL majorette shunned due to race. In June 1959, the influential Black newspaper Pittsburgh Courier published a pointed story asking...
When the Piperettes Still Twirled: Remembering Dorothy Jackson of Tuskegee Institute Long before the bright sequins and high kicks of modern halftime shows, the women of the Tuskegee Institute Crimson Piperettes embodied a quieter kind of elegance, one defined by poise, precision, and the...
Lincoln School Majorettes including Jeanne and Liz Logan, Springfield, Missouri, 1954. Lincoln School Majorettes, 1953 Lincoln School Marching Band, 1953 Lincoln School Marching Band, 1949 Lincoln School Marching Band, 1949
Check out this wonderful footage featuring Grambling State University twirlers at the Bayou Classic, 1989. The majorettes twirl flags, batons and knives during their halftime performance. We compiled cuts of these performances and published it to music for our Instagram account. Click here to see...
An instructor leads a group of girls in a baton twirling class in a gymnasium at Tuley Park Fieldhouse, Chattham, Illinois, circa 1963. Source: Richard J. Daley Collection, University of Illinois
Mamie Allen | Brighton High School, Jefferson County, Alabama, 1950s. Miss Cole (Possible first name: Jean, Jessie or Dorothy) Brighton Hight School Majorette, Jefferson County, Alabama, 1953-1956.
Veronica “Bonnie Cakes” Sadler (nee Syfax) was born in Mississippi and attended Central High School, Columbs, Ohio, where she was a majorette. Sadler died in 2016. Photo Provided
