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∙ 2012-03-20 09:19:02Baton Twirling believe it or not started by being a male dominate sport. Baton Twirling came from the drum major
you say baton twirling in Spanish like this: "Betom' lemano"
please see the question "where can you find information on baton twirling?"
the dutch are credited for creating modern baton twirling so in the netherlands. which is ironic because baton twirling worlds for nbta was held there in 2006.
baton twirling. wbtf stands for world baton twirling federation. there are other baton twirling organizations though. heres the link for the wbtf website. http://www.wbtf.org/
Baton twirling as a sport has an unknown origin. Many people say that the Dutch introduced baton twirling to America in 1681 when they landed in Pennsylvania, others say Major Millsap's created baton twirling when he established Millsap's College in Mississippi after the Civil War.
Baton twirling first came about in Western Europe and Asia in the early 1900s . Actual batons were not used until later on. The World Baton Twirling Federation was created in 1977.
Baton twirling started in 1977 in London, England. The popularity brought many countries together to have world baton twirling competitions.
Jim W. Hawkins has written: 'Baton twirling is for me' -- subject(s): Baton twirling
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Source: http://www.lifelines.com/Get_fitm/awardcat.html#baton BATON TWIRLING # Practice twirling skills and/or compete in baton twirling minimum 50 hours; no more than two hours credited daily. Practice must include work in minimum two of the recognized eventsa. batonb. batonc. baton, strut, dance twirl, group twirling). # Participate minimum three organized competitions.
Fred W. Miller has written: 'The complete book of baton twirling' -- subject(s): Baton twirling