twirlers

Parade spinning performers

Twirlers are people who twirl—especially baton twirlers who spin and toss batons in marching bands and competitions.

The term extends to anyone who spins something as performance or practice: The pizza twirlers put on quite a show.

In baseball slang, twirlers are pitchers, from the spin they put on the ball.

baton

majorette

Baton-wielding parade performer

uniform · drill · routine · toss · catch · spin · flourish · corps · precision · competition

circus

performer

One who entertains audiences

hoop · poi · staff · fire · LED · aerial · apparatus · act · spectacle · entertainment

spinning

rotation

Turning on an axis

  • whirlRotate very quickly
  • gyrationCircular or spiral movement
  • swirlRotating, curving movement

twist · revolve · spiral · pirouette · turn · dervish · momentum · axis · centrifugal · blur

dance

ballet

Classical dance on pointe

  • ballroomVenue for formal dances
  • salsaSpicy tomato condiment
  • waltzDance in three-quarter time

tango · swing · pirouette · partner · spin · choreography · floor · lead · follow · dip

Categories
Opposites
motion type

twirlersstatues

Three-dimensional sculpted likenesses

standers · standstills · marchers · mannequins · sentinels

performance role in marching ensembles

twirlerspit orchestra

Sunken ensemble for musicals

horn section · drum majors · flag bearers · drummers · color guard

Phrases
Family

twirled, twirler, untwirled

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G