Get updates on clinics, classes, and private lessons. I have participated in half-time performances, parades and recitals, in addition to camp competitions.
When I was six years old, I witnessed my first live halftime show and immediately fell in love with baton twirling. Shortly after, my parents enrolled me in majorette lessons thus beginning my career from grade school twirler, high school drum major, feature twirler, majorette captain/choreographer, as well as an apprentice coach. Moreover, I have won several awards for my performances including t
he prestigious Excellence Award from the DeVenney Halftime USA Camp and the Outstanding Leadership in Twirling Award. Over the years, my routines have included single and double baton, hoop, ribbon, glow stick and fire batons, as well as group and duet performances. I have found that skills learned while twirling can be applied to a vast range of disciplines including my work as a collegiate instructional support tutor, physical therapy technician, library assistant, as well as achieve degrees in Biology and Medical Laboratory Science. The discipline and pursuit of perfection I learned at a young age led to my career as an environmental chemist and medical microbiologist. I have now entered a new chapter in my life and returned to the sport I love: coaching young twirlers. My goal is to help them reach their dreams and strive for perfection. My focus for instructing athletes in the sport of baton twirling is to provide for the progression of skills in a safe and fair recreational environment. I am committed to supporting and enforcing the goals and philosophies of the United States Twirling Association (USTA). I am dedicated to continuing my education in the science of baton twirling through attending seminars and webinars and reading current materials on the subject. I encourage my students to grow and expand their skills by performing and competing. I believe that high ethical and behavioral standards for myself and students are vital to proper psychological and social development of individuals participating in class, performances, and competitions, fostering growth, pride, and respect. I thoroughly understand, acknowledge and pledge to provide each athlete with the following
unqualified USTA rights:
• Right to participate at a level commensurate with the athlete’s maturity and ability
• Right to have ethical and qualified adult leadership
• Right to participate in a safe and healthy environment
• Right to proper preparation and training
• Right to equal opportunity to strive for success and reach her/his own unique potential
• Right to be treated with dignity and respect
• Right to have fun in our sport
I ascribe to the concept that setting and maintaining high standards of achievement is
necessary in order to sustain the environment that supports, aids, guides and fosters
excellence and creativity.
10/06/2023
National Coaches Day began in 1972 when then President Richard M. Nixon signed a proclamation establishing October 6th as the day to celebrate those who serve as coaches in all sports. The proclamation stated, “Coaches are highly qualified teachers—in highly specialized fields..."
09/26/2023
Novice vertical swing series with bodywork and baton warm-up. Subscribe to our YouTube to get all our content when it is released.
Baton Twirling Swing Series
This video demonstrates a few stretches you can do incorporating bodywork and your baton! We start with marching and baton raises. There are some side stretc...
09/23/2023
Twirlspiration fact: did you know that Ruth Bader Ginsberg was a twirler?
09/15/2023
Yay teams! Just a glimpse of some USTA middle and high school twirlers from around the country.
As we say goodbye to summer break, don't forget to sign up for the Fall Semester of baton twirling lessons with Twirls! More details on our website, twirls.family.blog
08/05/2023
Go, USA!
07/16/2023
JULY Twirl Clinic is the 25th! If you need a baton, check out my website, twirls.family.blog, for the order form.
I will be placing an order by tomorrow morning, July 17 at 11am, in order to have them in time for the clinic.
I also have practice caps for $6/set and workbooks for $8/each.
Marissa Pierce: Michigan State
Claudia Swauger: NC STATE
Mikalya Schullar: Florida State
Maggie Chrudimsky: Baylor
Jasmine Evans: Florida State
Alexa Tamburlin: Ole Miss
Ally Duda: Georgia
Alexis Stade: Florida State
07/07/2023
I will have copies of my newly published "Twirls Baton Workbook: Novice to Beginner" available for purchase (students get it for $8) at class and the twirl clinic. If you attended the first clinic, you received a sample of the weekly practice sheet. The book has practice materials for 5 months of classes, twirl terms, stretching exercises, and more.
Track your progress and see how far you can go from novice to beginner!
Twirls Baton Workbook: Novice to Beginner
This book is designed with worksheets for recreational or competitive athletes to mark their progress. Filling out this workbook encourages habits that will develop a twirler's skills. There are daily stretching sheets and weekly skills sheets to help athletes maintain fitness and focus on fundam...
07/06/2023
Weekly classes start next Thursday! If you haven't signed up, send me an email at [email protected].
Are you curious about classes? Make sure to sign up for the twirl clinic later this month. See the flyer I posted previously or send me an email for the registration link.
07/06/2023
Go USA!
USA! USA! USA! Can't wait to see these amazing athletes represent our great nation at the 2023 IBTF World Championship and Nations Cup competition next month in Liverpool, England!