Natalie Thatcher, 11, is new to the baton twirling with the Star Gazers Baton Group, but she is quickly learning the 10 basic elements that a beginner must know before advancing to the intermediate ...
CANTWELL, Alaska — When Melinda Haley was in fourth grade, she watched someone at her elementary school twirl a baton at a local talent show. She stood in the middle of a big crowd of students, ...
Instructor: Kristina Getty, 20, of Boulder. Getty began baton twirling as a 10-year-old, after she was kicked out of ballet class for being too goofy and injured herself in gymnastics. She says she ...