BATON TWIRLING

Early Bird Entry Fee: $50 (until May 1)

Entry Fee: $60 (through May 15)

Late Entry Fee: $75 (after May 15)

Registration Deadline: May 22

Details regarding event schedule will be emailed to participants a week before the competition.

Eligibility

An athlete must meet one of the following criteria:

A full time resident of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, or New York
A full time student of a Massachusetts academic institution
A registered member of a baton twirling club in Massachusetts. Athletes using the club membership for eligibility may not also be a member of a non-Massachusetts club

Athletes will be put into divisions based on their age the day of competition.

*Ages are based on the day of competition

Athletes can enter up to 5 solo events

Team Events

Large and small events are offered in Cadet, Junior, Scholastic, Open, and Masters divisions
Small events are limited to 4 - 8 members. The large team are 9 members and up
Divisions may be combined by Sports Coordinator if warranted
Dance Twirl Team music will be chosen by the coach; Twirl Team music will be to standard march music.
Team age divisions are computed by an average age of the team members as of the competition date
Team coaches must fill out the Baton Twirling Team Application

Duet Events

Duet events will be offered in Cadet, Junior, Scholastic, Open, and Masters Divisions
Age divisions are computed by an average age of the duet members as of the competition date
Each duet member should include this event on the general application for individuals and indicate their duet partner's name

Order of Events

An athlete does not need to be a member of a national baton twirling organization
No double entering allowed
No gymnastics allowed
Novice X-Strut enters Beginner Level
Intermediate X-Strut enters Advanced Level
Novice 2 Baton enters Beginner Level
Intermediate 2 Baton Enters Advanced Level
3 Baton is all Advanced Level - timing is 30secs to 2:00min
There is only one level for Duets
All NBTA Rules apply, with the exception of the competition age