For many young twirlers, baton twirling carried them through the challenges and triumphs of childhood. These fond feelings often last even beyond high school. Taking your passion for twirling to the college level takes dedication, and with these helpful tips, you’ll be able to increase your chances of landing a spot twirling in college. Where To Look The universities with the most well-known twirling programs are state schools and other larger colleges. Where there’s a football team and crowds filling seats, you’ll also find twirlers on the field. This is why larger colleges are your best bet for twirling programs.. Some colleges for avid twirlers include Florida State University, Jacksonville University, Auburn University, Kent State University, the University of South Carolina, and many more! What To Say Auditions will be spring of your senior year of high school, so when you’re touring colleges your junior year, make sure to visit the marching band director’s office to introduce yourself and express your interest. This will increase your chances of being remembered when it comes time for auditions. If an in-person interaction doesn’t work out, the twirling coaches contact info will be on the college’s marching band site. Feel free to send them a quick email about your tour of the school and interest in twirling! What To Do You have a better chance at getting yourself noticed at college tryouts if you’ve already attended college camps and clinics earlier on in the year. Everything you need to know about camp and audition dates is on each college’s marching band website. These pre-audition practice sessions prepare you for the lengthy audition process. Another great way to get your name out there is twirling at competitions against other schools and teams, showing you have the experience it takes to twirl at the college level. How To Prepare At most schools, you have to be either accepted or committed to attending before you can audition for their majorette line, and unfortunately, financial scholarships for twirling are rare. That’s why it’s important to keep your grades up in high school so you can earn an academic scholarship for twirling at the school of your dreams.

Posted: 8/23/2018