ELEVENTH ANNUAL

N.B.T.A. NORTHEAST OPEN TOURNAMENT

N.B.T.A. NORTHEAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sanction # 20523, 20525

June 6 & 7, 2009

deadline: tbd

Babson College, Wellesley, MA

REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FEATURING:

• Miss Majorette, Intermediate, Beginner and Novice Pageants.  Novice does not qualify for Nationals.

• Advanced Solo Championships qualifying for the Big One.

• Many Individual and Group events -- bring home a Regional Championship title to your home, studio, town and state!

• Olympic-style awards ceremony at end, celebrating all competitors.

• Open to all twirlers in New England.  No membership required for National Baton Twirling Association events!

OPEN TOURNAMENT FEATURING:

• All Individual events offered, including Show Twirl, Rhythmic Twirl, College Miss Majorette Style Solo, 3-Baton and College Halftime Solo (performed to band's music/fight song) as well as Special Novice Solo for those who have never won a first place in Solo.

• Regional Wars -- Special 3-part event including Solo, X-Strut and 2-Baton for Advanced, Intermediate and Beginner.

• Boston Beanpot Twirl-Off for Advanced, Intermediate, Beginner and Novice solo winners.

• Open to all twirlers, from everywhere!  In 2008 we had two groups from our neighbor to the north, Canada, attend, as well as twirlers from across the U.S.

• No membership required to compete in a National Baton Twirling Association sanctioned competition.

OTHER FEATURES:

• Souvenir Program Book -- be sure to send in your camera-ready 'Good Luck' message to your favorite twirler and team.  Deadline tbd.  Note to Directors of New England State and Miss Majorette contests -- have your top winners included in this year's book by sending the results in a Word document.

• Souvenir T-Shirt

• Special Awards (2008 awards included Beginner Pageant r/w/b rhinestone pin, Intermediate Pageant r/w/b rhinestone pin, Advanced Miss Majorette rhinestone tiara and Novice Pageant glass medallion)

• Vendors ~ Vendors ~ Vendors -- our 2008 vendors were:

  • Show-Off, Inc -- pick up your top-quality costumes for next season

  • Pro-Casual -- back with more sportswear

  • Cote -- add glitz to your costumes, find gorgeous appliqués and lots more

• 2008 Sponsors were:

  • ABC Baton

  • Heart Baton

  • J-bily

  • Molly the Majorette

  • Marsha's Sportswear

  • Champion Baton Bags

  • World Twirling

• Clinic for 2nd year -- with transportation costs so high, why not take advantage of this convenient opportunity to work with some of the nation's top coaches?  See the clinic page for more details and register online when you sign up for the competition.

WOW! ON-LINE REGISTRATION FOR INDIVIDUALS

WHAT'S THE PROCESS?

• When available, download contest brochure using Adobe Acrobat Reader.  This will have all the general information that you require such as directions, schedule and more.  Also in this document you will find the mail-in entry form for duets and trios which will not be offered on-line.

• When available and you are ready to enter Individual Events, go to Individual On-Line Entry Form.  You will need to register all siblings together, in one transaction.  Only one transaction per family.  Have your credit card handy.  Also, please be sure your registration goes through -- you'll receive an email confirmation if it does.

• Baton Coaches, when available and you are ready to enter your Team Events, download the mail-in Group Entry Form/Roster.  We do not have on-line registration for Groups. 

Keep checking back for more information.