How to Throw a Baton into the Air

Video Transcript

"Hi. I'm Suzanne Von Schaack with Expert Village. Today I'm going to teach you how to take the baton, pass it from one hand to the other, and then throw it in the air. Okay, so to begin, we're going to do what is called the horizontal figure eight. Start with your hand on top of the baton. The head to the left, the toe to the right. This is the horizontal where the toe goes under; the head goes to the top. Toe under, head to the top. All in the wrist. Now you just start bringing the baton over into the center, right in front of you and you take your left hand, put it on top of the baton, and pass it. And continue the twirl. The toe under, the head to the top. Toe under, head to the top. Now from here, you're going to give it a little oomph up in the air and catch it with your right hand. So from here, you're going to throw it up, catch it with your right hand. Continue twirling with the toe under, the head on the top. Toe under, head on the top. This is the way it's going to look fully done. Twirl, pass, up, catch."