I am a twirler. You need to learn routines, and then you get to perform in competitions. You may also march with the marching band. I do both. If I had to compare twirling with other sports, I'd make ...

When 12-year-old Heather Brady of New Windsor, Maryland, first told her friends that she was a baton twirler, they thought that she marched in parades. "When they come and see my performances, they ...