Twirling Teams

A team is a group of four or more twirlers, performing together as a unit. A good soloist doesn't necessarily make the best team twirler. Teamwork requires a high degree of twirling proficiency, plus a basic knowledge of marching fundamentals. You also need the willingness and ability to gear your own skills and timing to those of the others on the team.

How large does a team get? There's no official limit, but most have between twelve and sixteen - rarely more than twenty-four, because it's very difficult to find that many well-matched twirlers. If you try to put more than twenty-four on a team, you'll probably be limiting the range of difficulty and variety in the routine - and increase the likelihood of penalties.

From "The Complete Book of Baton Twirling",
by Fred W. Miller and Gloria Smith and Perri Ardman,
Doubleday &;Company, Inc., 1980 (out of print).

Concept Summary: A Twirling Team is a group whose entire performance is accompanied by music of their own preference. One major emphasis is synchronic twirling, with simultaneous blending of baton and body. The routine is designed to encompass the major modes of twirling, exchanges, dance, manuvering and motion within the time allowed using the entire floor. Other important emphasis is placed on content, precision and unison along with the general effect.

Philosophy Statement: The intent of this event is to present a minimum of four twirlers accompanied by music performing a show of synchronic twirling and body moves requiring mental discipline and physical stamina. The emphasis would be on exchange work, team work, utilization of floor and space, precision and unison and general effect.

Teams will use their own recorded music.

Time Limit: 3-5 minutes (plus 10 second leeway).
Categories: Small (4-8 members) and Large (9 or more members).
Age Groups: Primary (average age of 8 or less), Juvenile (9-11), Junior (12-14), Senior (15 or over).
Floor boundary: 50' x 94'.

From the USTA Information, Procedures, and Rules, Tenth Revision"

A Twirling Team is four or more members using one baton per member performing in unison accompanied by the NBTA International record. The routine will have an entrance, variety in twirling, exchanges, change in floor patterns, and an exit within the time allotted.

Time Limit: 2-3 minutes.
Size of Teams: Small (4-8 members) and Large (9 or more members).
Divisions: Tiny Tot (average age 0-7.9), Juvenile (8-10.9), Junior (11-13.9), Senior (14-24.9).
Floor boundary: 50' x 84'.

From the NBTA International 1995 Rules Handbook"

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