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Baton Twirling

Baton twirling combines baton technique, dance, body work and music. In solo, pair and team routines, spins, aerials/tosses, rolls, contact material, precision, expression and execution are judged.

LevelMain sport FamilyDance Sport CategoryDance/apparatus sport

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Classification

Category Dance/apparatus sport

Family Dance Sport

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Baton twirling is an apparatus and performance sport with twirling baton, music and choreography.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like coordination, dance, repetition, performance and precise hand-apparatus technique.

Cost Low to medium: a correctly sized baton and class/club are enough to start. Medium depending on club, training, costume, travel and music/choreography work. Baton twirling/majorette club, dance/cheer programme or workshop. Practise tosses only with clear spacing; high tosses belong in supervised indoor space.

First progress Basic spins come quickly; reliable tosses, rolls and routines need regular repetition.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

correct-length twirling baton
open indoor floor
sports shoes
music
coach or club group
spacing for tosses

First steps

check baton length
basic grip and spins
low toss-catch drills
simple rolls
short music phrase

Baton twirling club, majorette association, IBTF/national federation, dance/cheer team or workshop.

Keep spacing, avoid high tosses in cramped rooms, warm up wrist/shoulder and use coach feedback.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Twirling baton, Baton twirling freestyle, Baton twirling artistic pair, Twirling Baton, Baton Twirling Freestyle, Baton Twirling Artistic Pair

Tags baton-twirling, dance-sport, tanzsport, tanz-geraetesport, twirling-baton, baton-twirling-freestyle, baton-twirling-artistic-pair, dance-apparatus-sport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Perform a technically clean, musical and controlled routine with baton and body movement.

Teilnehmer

Solo, pair, team or group by discipline.

Teamgröße

Discipline-dependent.

Spielfeld

Indoor/competition floor.

Dauer

Routine time by discipline and rules.

Wertung

Judging of technique, difficulty, execution, precision, body work and presentation.

Gewinnbedingung

Highest valid score in the discipline.

Ausrüstung

twirling baton
music
competition floor
optional costume

Wichtige Regelpunkte

drop
timing error
forbidden acrobatics by discipline
space/equipment violation
time/music error

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International Baton Twirling Federation (IBTF)

International Baton Twirling Federation IBTF · world-governing-body · high
Baton Twirling Disciplines Twirl Ireland Federation · national-discipline-guide · medium
IBTF Events USA Baton Twirling · national-event-guide · medium