IBTF
  • Home
  • About Us
    • About the IBTF
    • Executive Committee
  • Baton Twirling
    • What is Baton Twirling?
    • Apparatus - The Baton
    • Baton Twirling Disciplines
    • Freestyle Twirling Disciplines
    • Majorette Twirling Disciplines
  • Membership
    • Benefits
    • Countries
  • News & Media
    • Recent News
    • Archived News
  • Events
    • Calendar
    • 2023 World Baton Twirling Championship
    • 2024 World Freestyle Championship >
      • Country Bids
    • World Baton Twirling Day
    • Seminars/Webinars >
      • Judges Seminars
    • Past Competitions >
      • 2019 Grand Prix
      • 2017 Grand Prix
      • 2015 Grand Prix
  • Library
    • Results History
    • Revolution Newsletter
    • Official Music
    • Rulebook
    • Photos
  • Contact Us
    • Feedback & Questions
    • FAQs
    • M&C Committee
  • Home
  • About Us
    • About the IBTF
    • Executive Committee
  • Baton Twirling
    • What is Baton Twirling?
    • Apparatus - The Baton
    • Baton Twirling Disciplines
    • Freestyle Twirling Disciplines
    • Majorette Twirling Disciplines
  • Membership
    • Benefits
    • Countries
  • News & Media
    • Recent News
    • Archived News
  • Events
    • Calendar
    • 2023 World Baton Twirling Championship
    • 2024 World Freestyle Championship >
      • Country Bids
    • World Baton Twirling Day
    • Seminars/Webinars >
      • Judges Seminars
    • Past Competitions >
      • 2019 Grand Prix
      • 2017 Grand Prix
      • 2015 Grand Prix
  • Library
    • Results History
    • Revolution Newsletter
    • Official Music
    • Rulebook
    • Photos
  • Contact Us
    • Feedback & Questions
    • FAQs
    • M&C Committee

IBTF  News  Brief:  2023  IBTF  World  Freestyle  Championship  to  include  WFNBTA  Rhythmic  Twirl and  WBTF  Freestyle

1/2/2020

 
Today’s news brief focuses on the 2023 IBTF World Freestyle Championship.  

Looking ahead to the disciplines of the Championship, the competition will offer both WFNBTA’S Rhythmic Twirl and WBTF’S Freestyle Solo.   

So, what are the major differences between the two disciplines?    

Both disciplines are choreographed programs and interpretive routines that integrate blended baton skills in the modes of aerials, rolls, and contact material and body skills technique using the space allotted (performing area) for maximum effect allowing the athlete to display the technical and artistic aspects of baton twirling and body movement in a creative and entertaining performance to music of the athlete’s choosing.  
​
  • FREESTYLE SOLO - is a composite program that also involves a SHORT PROGRAM. The Short Program is a choreographed program demonstrating 8 required technical elements to a prescribed musical selection. 25% of the athlete’s total score is based upon Short Program and 75% of the athlete’s total score is based upon Freestyle.

  • RHYTHMIC TWIRL - is a standalone program that does not incorporate the use of a short program and also limits the use of acrobatic moves.

  • FREESTYLE PAIR - is a choreographed program and interpretive routine of two athletes similar to the "Pair" of figure skating demonstrating blended baton, body, and partnering skills to music of the athletes’ choosing. The Freestyle Pair discipline is a combination of the freestyle and team concept. A pair should perform as one with the same style and ability level. These standards are in agreement with those of "freestyle" with some additional responsibilities. The most obvious are exchanges. A pair is expected to exhibit variety in the exchange work with respect to pattern, planes, levels, paths, modes, releases, catches, bodywork, number of batons involved (i.e. one, two) stationary or moving.

  • FREESTYLE TEAM- is a choreographed program and musically interpretive routine with a maximum of eight athletes all using one baton each to demonstrate baton, body, and group skills of synchronic twirling and interactive elements blended together with both stationary and traveling complex body movements, along with exchanges with respect to pattern, planes, levels, paths, modes, releases, catches, bodywork, number of batons involved,  stationary or moving executed to music of the team’s choosing.

Comments are closed.

    Author

    Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.

    Archives

    July 2020
    May 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    July 2019
    June 2019
    December 2017

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Picture
News
​Contact Us
Frequently Asked Questions
Privacy Policy
​Terms & Conditions
International Baton Twirling Federation (IBTF)
© Copyright 2021 - IBTF. All Rights Reserved.
Website designed & built by daizovi design.