Baton twirling, the CK way.

The Featurettes are CK Dance's baton twirling program — a continuation of the work that Jeannie Strain began at Calico Kids more than fifty years ago. Generations of Texas champion twirlers came up through Jeannie's program; today, that tradition continues at CK with daughter Lee Ann at the helm and former students teaching the next class of athletes.

What you'll learn

Beginning twirlers learn fundamentals — toss-and-catch, fingertwirl, basic spins, footwork, and showmanship. Intermediate and advanced twirlers progress to multi-baton routines, aerials, fire twirling (advanced/with permission), and full competition choreography. We teach in the Twirl-O-Jacks tradition with strong emphasis on technique and presentation.

Performance & competition

• ·Two competitions per season — regional invitationals and championships
• ·Performance opportunities at parades, sporting events, and the annual Spring Recital
• ·Pathway to high school feature twirling and college twirling teams

Taught by

Our baton program is led by Nicole Johnson (SWTA All-Around Champion since age nine) and Tiffany Steel (state, regional, national, world open, and Jr. Olympic title holder), with guest instruction from Jeannie Strain and Lee Ann Whittington.