There are a few perks of knowing me in the real world. One of those perks is that when you ask for a paper doll set, it is a lot more likely to actually happen. It might take a little while, but eventually it will happen.
This request only took me a year to get to. I was asked to do a baton twirling or majorette paper doll by a young women I know who was one in high school.
Now, I’ll admit that I had no idea there even were baton twirlers anymore. I think it might be a Southern thing. I certainly don’t recall any on the West Coast and definitely not in Alaska where I grew up. If you have a chance though, do check out youtube for baton twirling. It’s pretty amazing watching someone who really knows what they are doing. Definitely a remarkable skill.
So, while I know nothing about baton twirling other than what I could learn on the internet, this paper doll was fun to draw and I hope I didn’t mess up anything too badly. After all, I’d like my baton twirling fans (if I have any) to be pleased. By the way, one thing I did notice, is a lot of baton twirling outfits are similiar to skating costumes, so I think Margot could share with my ice skating Marisole.
I gave her a normal baton, a sword baton and one on fire. Everything is better on fire.
So, any majorettes (current or former) out there want to tell me how I did?
Not a majorette, but I did figure skate and dance, and I think I’ve worn almost every one of these outfits at some point.
My high school had a “color guard” which was basically a baton/flag twirling team. They only did the football games in fall, but a lot of the girls ended up in twirling class outside school.
Love it! My husband is a band director and our daughter will love these color guard outfits! I might even look through your other outfit sets for a pair of pants to pair up with some of the more “uniformy” tops in this set to make up some “band students”.
Is the sword baton the one under her right hand?
Yep.
What’s a sword baton? Also, I love her! She’s so cool!
A sword baton is sometimes called a Samoan Knife, some can be lit on fire. As I understand it (and I am no expert), these batons/knifes have their origins in Polynesian cultures.
I just found your site, and your twirler is very fun! There is a national competition for baton twirlers in a couple of weeks at Notre Dame in Indiana, and I think these would be so fun to print for the girls/ladies. My daughter is a twirler, and it is still hard to find gifts/decorations/etc. for them, particularly outside of any large event. They do twirling and pom pom routines, so I will have to merge a few sets together! Outside of majorettes, most girls wear jazz shoes rather than boots, but I think the boots are still cute!