Hello Texas Twirl Fans!
October has come and gone, and November is here, which means we are coming to the end of this football season! How sad is that? We still have a few more opportunities left to see these twirlers doing what they do best, so what better way to start this weekend than with this awesome twirling line!
Each season this blog likes to get to know many of our awesome Texas twirlers a little better by learning about their experiences. We will be meeting many High School twirlers throughout the season with the Friday Night Lights Features and discovering more about our Texas Collegians with the Collegiate Twirler Spotlights. We will also be having many of our High School and Collegiate twirlers take over our Social Media Story for their Game Days! Make sure to follow us on Instagram @twirlingiscatchingtx or at facebook.com/twirlingiscatchingtx so you don't miss a thing!
Our next Friday Night Lights Feature is the Tatum High School Twirlers!
Tatum High School, located in Tatum, TX, is the home of the Eagles. It is also the home of lots of great twirlers! Representing in the green and white this season, led by their coach Marisha George, the Tatum HS Twirlers include Keira George (Captain and Feature Twirler), Isabella Baker, Tyranny Bridges, Samantha Watson, Hadley Dunnavant, Laney Stelpflug, AnnaBella Olive, Melissa Ramos, Sofia Rice, Allie Robledo, and Kadynce Sipes.
A fun fact about Tatum is that it is such a small town, they only have one four-way stop, and no traffic lights in the entire town, but they have produced several NFL players! Wow!
In order to earn their spots at a Tatum HS Twirler, they each have to go through a set audition process. “We have 3 outside judges. The girls learn a group routine a week or so before tryouts. For tryouts they perform the group routine and fundamentals in groups of 3-4, and then show the judges a solo routine. Those who are auditioning for captain also have to interview with the judges.”
Being in a small town, the people of Tatum all know each other, but that is one of their favorite things about being from there. “Everyone knows everyone, so it always feels like home. It’s like one big family at Tatum.”
As any great family does, Tatum HS has tons of fun traditions including decorating homecoming hallways, black light pep rally, Chop during kick off, and the joint routine they do with the cheerleaders/drill team/twirlers. Even the band has their own special set including senior night shenanigans, MAUD MAUD!, the buzzard awards, band olympics, “Welcome to My Show”, and of course, CARROT!!
With all of the amazing traditions, we asked which ones the twirlers enjoyed being a part of the most this season, and they couldn’t pick just one! “We had so much fun at the award ceremonies at competitions, during homecoming week, and at the black light pep rally!”
Now that we have learned more about life in Tatum, let’s learn more about the Twirlers!
Captain & Feature Twirler
Keira has been twirling for 13 years, and is coached by Patti Mickey & Kayli Mickey-McIntosh in addition to working with her mom, Marisha George. “I twirl with Mickey’s Majorettes and I’ve been blessed to have Patti and Kayli Mickey as my coaches. I’ve also had the opportunity to be coached by my mom for school twirling!” Her favorite field trick is a toss front walkover. In baton twirling, she has been most inspired by the college twirlers that she looks up to so much. After High School she hopes to attend college and twirl. She also wants to pursue a career as an audiologist or a pediatrician.
Isabella has been twirling for 3 years, and is coached by Mrs. Marisha. Her favorite field tricks are any flashy loop series or an illusion. In baton twirling, she has been most inspired by her older sisters. After High School, she hopes to get her theater education degree at TJC.
Samantha has been twirling for 7 years. SHe did 3 years twirling with Precision Twirl, and is not coached by Marisha George. Her favorite field trick is “The Ms. Jeri Coke.” In baton twirling, she has been most inspired by the University of Texas Feature Twirler, Aidyn Mentry. After High School, she plans to attend UT Austin to study mathematics and play in the Longhorn Marching Band.
Tyranny Lynn has been twirling for six years, and she is coached by Mrs. Marisha. Her favorite field trick is a two turn. In baton twirling, she has been most inspired by her teammates. Currently her plans for after high school are undecided.
Hadley has been twirling for 12 years. She is a member of Precision Twirl in Henderson, Texas, and is coached by Mrs. Paige Keitt with additional prior instruction from Jordan Jenkins and Katie Ash Royce. Her favorite field trick is partner juggles. In baton twirling, she has been most inspired by her entire high school line. “hey push me to be a better twirler and a better person. Most importantly, they encourage me in my walk with the Lord and we just do life together! I know I can always count on them and Mrs. Marisha!” After High School she hopes to attend college and pursue a bachelor’s degree either in the medical field or in education.
Laney has been twirling for 7 years. She is a member of Precision Twirl and is coached by Paige Keitt, with additional instruction at school from Marisha George. On the field, she loves to juggle and do turns. In baton twirling, she has been most inspired by her coaches and her favorite upperclassmen twirlers (Keira, Sam, Tyranny, Bella, and Hadley!) After High School she hopes to go to a college preferably close to home and pursue being a nurse like her mom.
Melissa has been twirling since 7th grade and is coached by Mrs. Marisha. Her favorite field trick is a one turn. In baton twirling, she was inspired when she saw her cousins twirling for the first time. After High School, she plans to go to college and get her dream job.
Sofia Rice, Freshman
Sofia has been twirling for 3 years. Her favorite field trick is a two turn. In baton twirling, she has been most inspired by the upperclassman that she twirls with. After High School, she wants to attend a college, but she is not sure what career she wants to pursue yet.
Kadynce has been twirling for 4 years and is coached by Mrs. Marisha. Her favorite field trick is their three baton trick series. In baton twirling, she has been most inspired by their captain, Keira George. After High School she hopes to go to college at ETBU and get a degree in therapy.
Annabella has been twirling for 6 years. She is a member of the Nighthawks at Legacy Twirling and is coached by Tori Thomas. Her favorite field trick is a tour jete. In baton twirling, she has been most inspired by World Gold Medalist, Joel Claudio, and her team captain, Keira George. After High School she hopes to twirl at SFA and then eventually teach 1st through 3rd grade.
Allie has been twirling for 2 years and is coached by Mrs. Marisha. Her favorite field trick is a one turn. In baton twirling, she has been most inspired by her cousin. She is not sure about her plans after High School yet.
When they are not twirling, they love to…
Something people might not know about them is…
Favorite thing about marching season…
We want to thank the Tatum twirlers for sharing their Game Day with us, and we hope they all had a wonderful football season filled with great memories. Go Eagles!
- Keira - “Do bible studies.”
- Isabella - “Be on stage or in the light booth lighting up a show!”
- Samantha - “READ!!”
- Tyranny - “Pray and worship.”
- Hadley - “I love to spend time with my friends and family!”
- Laney - “Fish, play tennis, read, and draw.”
- Melissa - “Play with my cats and do legos.”
- Sofia - “I enjoy hanging out with my friends and baking.”
- Kadynce - “Paint/draw.”
- Annabella - “Act in theater at Tatum and the Artsview Children's Theater.”
- Allie - “Be outside and play soccer.”
Something people might not know about them is…
- Keira - “I would choose water over any other drink.”
- Isabella - “I did ballet growing up!”
- Samantha - “I am currently learning Korean.”
- Tyranny - “I’ve never taken lessons.”
- Hadley - “I can do the worm!”
- Laney - “I am obsessed with the twisted flamingos drink from Sonic and the show House of Dragon.”
- Melissa - “I love talking.”
- Kadynce - “I’m German.”
- Annabella - “I can be a pretzel.”
- Allie - “I have 7 siblings.”
Favorite thing about marching season…
- Keira - “Getting to twirl with my teammates!”
- Isabella - “Being able to play in the front ensemble alongside my pit members.”
- Samantha - “I love going to competitions and making memories with friends.”
- Tyranny - “Being able to lead my band as Head Drum Major.”
- Hadley - “That I get to spend every day with some of my best friends and we make awesome memories every year!”
- Laney - “Spending time with my second family (my silly colorguard and twirlers).”
- Melissa - “When we twirl on the field and do colorguard.”
- Sofia - “Spending time outside everyday and being with my friends.”
- Kadynce - “Colorguard.”
- Annabella - “Making lots of memories with my seniors.”
- Allie - “The bus rides and twirling on the field.”
We want to thank the Tatum twirlers for sharing their Game Day with us, and we hope they all had a wonderful football season filled with great memories. Go Eagles!
We hope you have enjoyed this blog post. We are always looking for great new stories about Texas twirlers. Do you have an idea or some information we could use to help highlight our sport? Contact us at texastwirlcontact@gmail.com and we would love to hear more about it.
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