Lexi Duda

Tips for Twirlers with Lexi Duda today!!

I believe you never truly “fail” anything, you learn from your mistakes, make adjustments and continue to grow.

My love and passion for baton twirling is my biggest motivator next to my Wheaton family of course. My teammates, along with many other hard workers out there, inspire me with their positive and determined attitudes. I feel that surrounding yourself with positivity will always motivate you to live a happy and healthy lifestyle.

I would have to say one of my hardest tricks to learn would be my side leap ariel roll to the floor. Some days were hard because my body did not want to move as fast as I needed to in order to catch it but the time I caught it on the floor at Worlds definitely made up for the many hours spent on that trick. (I’ll see if I can find one!)

To those who feel discouraged in anyway, think positively and just do what you love. In the end of the day baton is a sport where we all come together and share one thing, a passion. What matters most is the memories you create at the gym training, traveling and while at competitions with your best friends. Twirl because you love it because that’s the feeling you’ll never ev