I've written a lot of posts about baseball tournaments on this blog. I do enjoy watching J play and thoroughly enjoy all the time we spend at games. However, I've always been a girly girl and this weekend I got to enjoy something that definitely falls into the category of girly. A began taking baton last summer and yesterday her team competed in their first twirling competition of the season. What a fun and enjoyable day we had!
Having never participated in anything like this, I was unsure what to expect. My mom and I headed out with A at 6:00a.m in order to make the 7:45a.m. reporting time. The competition began at 8:30. When we arrived there was a lot of activity as girls ranging in age from 5 on up to probably 20, hustled to get ready. My mom and I immediately set about getting A ready for her first event. She was entered in a group pom pom routine, military marching, and the title event of Strut Queen. (More on that later) Once A had her hair done in the style specified for the routine by her coach, and we had applied her make up, she went off with her group to warm up. Group routines were first, and A's group did excellent with their pom pom routine. Other girls from A's team competed in group twirling routines and they all did great, too. Following group events, it was time for the modeling categories. Entrants in these categories could choose to model a dress or costume. A was modeling a costume as part of the Strut queen event. She modeled a little pink and black flapper style costume with her usual sassy flair. She then changed into a plain black leotard to do compulsories, a series of twirls she performed in front of a single judge and was graded on. Next she changed into another pink and black costume and got ready for her marching. She did military marching both individually and as part of her Strut Queen. She also did basic marching as part of Strut Queen. After that, A was finished with her events and enjoyed watching the other girls compete in presentation, strut, and solo routines.
Awards for groups were given out at the conclusion of the group routines. A's group got first place for pom pom. Throughout the day, results for the modeling and marching categories were posted and athletes could pick up their trophies and ribbons from the results table. A was thrilled when she got a second place trophy for military marching. Late in the afternoon, awards were announced for the title events. A's little face lit up when her name was announced as the winner for Strut Queen in the 0-6 year old age division. She proudly stood on the winner's block to receive her sash and trophy. I will report that she was the only contestant in her age category for Strut Queen. She doesn't know that. She thinks she rocked it, (which she did!) and is now eager to compete again in the next competition. As for the Strut Queen title, I admit to entering her in that event simply because the name not only made me laugh, it suits A's personality down to the ground.
A enjoyed yesterday very much and so did I. She definitely is looking forward to continuing baton and competing in more competitions.
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