What's included
4 live meetings
2 in-class hoursClass Experience
This is old school baton twirling, not trick twirling. It teaches the kind of routines based on the music, dancing to the music using baton twirls along the way. Week 1 Day 1 Meet and greet, get to know each other. Have you twirled or danced before? Names of baton parts. How to hold the baton. Basics of footwork. Moving to music. Shifting weight. Right and left movements. Forward and back moves. Day 2 Review of day 1. Marching basics: How to count to the music. How to stand at Attention with the baton. How to do At Ease with a baton. How to do About Face with a baton. How to March with a baton. Horizontal twirls. (Right Handed and Left Handed, that is with each hand) Footwork: Cross and back. Day 3 Marching: At Ease, About Face, Forward March. Marching to music. Take turns giving orders (Attention, At ease) Practice Horizontal twirls. Introduce inside circles and outside circles. Footwork: Mambo Day 4: Marching: Learn Left turn, Right turn. March in a square. Horizontals, inside/outside circles. Learn figure 8's each hand. Footwork: Step ball change. IF YOU Want a new section, we will do the following, and I will make it a section for just you. Day 5. Horizontals, inside/outside circles. Learn figure 8's each hand. Introduce crosshand twirls. March while doing horizontals, figure 8s. Footwork: Lindy Day 6. Single eagle. Butterfly. Double eagle with be introduced. Footwork: Kicks. A baton will need to be purchased or acquired. Measure the Learner from armpit to the palm of the hand. That is the size baton you need. Star Line batons are the kind you need, as they are weighted correctly and twirl properly. They are available on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=star+batons&crid=3SJMYTN4L23B8&sprefix=star+batons%2Caps%2C127&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
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Parental Guidance
Learning baton can be painful. Bruises will occur. Metal against skin and bone can hurt.
Please make sure your child is not wearing loose clothing which can catch on the baton and that the Learner is not near anything that might break.
Children will drop the baton at some point, probably many times.
Slow and easy to prevent injuries is my mantra.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Gena started twirling in 2nd grade and hasn't stopped since! She became a majorette in 9th grade, the head majorette her junior year. Gena attended many twirling camps, some in Atlanta and others at the University of Tennessee, marched in many parades in various cities in the south and of course, twirled at many half-time shows!
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Live Group Class
$83
for 4 classes2x per week, 2 weeks
30 min
Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-13
3-6 learners per class