Modernettes champions once again
The Modernette Baton Corps has returned from the National Baton Twirling Association national championship competition, with the Juvenile and Senior Modernette Corps capturing the championship in every event they entered. The competition, known as “America’s Youth on Parade,” is held annually at Notre Dame University in South Bend, Ind.
The Juvenile Modernettes, ages 8-12, won the 2015 Juvenile National Show Corps Championship and the 2015 Juvenile National Pom Pon Championship.
The Senior Modernettes, ages 13-24, won the right to represent the USA at all nine World Championship Competitions, held every three years in Europe since 1990. The Senior Modernettes have won eight World Show Corps Championships and one silver medal. They have also won one World Pom Pon Championship and one silver medal.
The Senior Modernettes won the 2015 Senior National Show Corps Championship and the 2015 Senior National Pom Pon Championship.
Show Corps Competitions are judged in the following areas by different judges: variety and difficulty of twirling, teamwork/unison, movement/dance, general effect and showmanship. In winning the Juvenile and Senior National Championships, the Modernettes won every competition category.
In the Grand National Show Corps Championship Competition, the winners of each Show Corps Division compete in a “Best Of The Best Competition.” The Senior Modernettes won the 2015 Grand National Show Corps Championship and the Juveniles finished second.
The Modernette Show Corps performance was a special tribute to Ruby Daugherty, who started the Modernettes in 1959. The Modernettes have been directed by Ruby’s daughter, Sherry Vignoli Parisi, since 1978.