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Friday, November 18, 2011

Slow-Motion Baton Twirling



I was trying to establish that Australian baton twirling has a distinct tradition with distinct, large batons, but by touring YouTube for several hours all I've managed to do is show that Australian baton twirling looks very much like baton twirling everywhere else. Appreciation for serious athleticism is affecting cheerleaders all around the world, and Australia is no exception.

Nevertheless, I thought this was interesting: baton-twirling in slow motion. Slow enough to allow armchair baton twirlers everywhere to comment upon and criticize her technique. Which just increases the performance pressure she must be experiencing. And if there is a distinct baton-twirling tradition there, it gets left in the dust in the effort to perform, and to come up to the accelerating international norm.

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