Added: 4 years ago
From: philpot9
Views: 87,936
Sort by time | Sort by thread (beta)

Link to this comment:

Share to:
see all

All Comments (190)

Sign In or Sign Up now to post a comment!
  • i can hardly do 1... only thing i have that much trouble with in baton... shes amazing!

  • 6 hours a day? I'd have to twirl 2 hours before school and 4 after and then there's homework... Gahhh. :(

  • Fantastic. The most I ever accomplished was 6 spins.

  • 0mg , .. i can only do a four spin and she did a 9 spin .. Its awesome :)

  • Wow. surprised she didnt snap her baton.

  • Wooooooooooooooow ! i can only do a four spins ! x)

  • WOW, i can only do a two spin:$

  • the bloopers are the best part haha

  • Annetta and I went to school together, I used to watch her practice in the gym she was mesmerizing to watch. She is truly a gifted athlete and artist.

  • Wow thats amazing, i can only do 2 and working on 3 lol but i barely started twirling this year. I have never picked up a baton in my life and i suppose im pretty good now lol but thats just wow, shes amazing and sure contributes to being a twirler!

  • She kind of looks like actress Gina Gershon.....especially at 2:02.

  • broken nose and teeth? no thanks, i rather suck at baton twirling.

  • she was as close to it as me to my 4 :L

  • im still working on 3!!! way to go!!!

  • wow and all my twirling teachers are amazed with my 6 spins xD (I JUST started catching them after not being able to twirl for about 4 monthes because i had knee surgery) and was thinking I was pretty good but now I kinda feel like going outside and start working on 7!!:)haha

  • the beginning is epic lol

  • wow thats amazing! i just started twirling last season and i have my two turn and some more difficult tricks but the best girl on my squad has a four turn and its so impressive that she has a ten spin in this video!

  • o wow i can barely do 4. when he says one of the best in the world hes not kidding!

  • Amazing :)

  • One negative... surely it doesnt count if you cross your legs first.. you should place your foot out to the front. Its not proper technique??

  • Annetta is one of my favorite people!!!

  • i can only 5 XD

    she's amazin!

  • @MJJbillieJEANgirl Lol 'Only' ... i cant spin. i can do lots of aerials but just cant spin.. only on 3's and been twirling 3 years :/ bad times.

  • Hey its T'pal! Vulcans have amazing concentration and athletic skills!

  • @branfrog

    Oh! Geez! It never occurred to me I look exactly like Spock with that hair cut!

    Just so you all know . . . my hair has ben very long for many years now and I have no plans of returning to my native planet!

    ALOHA!

  • shes amammamamamamaaaazzinnnggggggg­gg!! i can only do 3 :(

  • Why is she smiling while saying painful stuff?

  • @abdallahpr2

    Because I do not consider life's journey painful. I am happy and grateful for my history. It led me to a place of compassion and understanding. Love your life and all of the lessons that come with it. Be positive!

  • I would like to thank everyone for leaving such positive messages. It is really nice to know that twirling enthusiasts are generally so good hearted. This was a difficult shoot for me. Caught a bunch of eleven spins the night before. Just got very tense, had a sticky floor and one of those days where you just tilt for no reason. I was embarrassed that I tapped my foot down and completed so few spins. I would puke my guts out if i tried even half this many today, so I find it more acceptable.

  • hottie

  • So...she was born with so many diseases and shes had billions of injuries and she's still so cheerful? That's truly amazing.

  • she's so talented!!!

  • I love baton!! im so happy i made my jv team!!!

  • she's so tall, that's gives her a lot of leverage

  • wow amazing. haha i like how she throws down the baton at 3:56...i thought it was funny

  • Union station. Was it closed or off or something. o.O; Inside?

  • She is amazing i saw her perform at TwirlMania......AMAZING!!

  • BRILLIANT!!

  • that was so amazing i've only been baton twirling for two years now and i only have a one spin thats so awesome

  • dang the most spins ive ever done is 6 and i barely caught it! haha it was just out of luck :D

  • I don't have enough ceiling height to attempt this. Dance studio is to small. I can only get one spin because of that.

  • im working on my 4 and 5 spin, 2spin illusion and 2illusion

  • i almost can do the 2-spin

  • omg im working on my 3 spin 2

  • im a baton twirler and im working on a 3 turn

  • You all can do 4 or 5 spins, where are you from? By me only some people can do so many spins!

    But Anetta Lucero is so good! 9 spins!!!

  • Umm, why didn't she go outside so she could throw it higher?

  • @upinflamezzz its hard to spin on cement

  • I can do a 5 spins and I can do 2 ilusions...xD

  • Comment removed

  • i can do my 5:) but dude this is unbeliveable!!!!!

  • I'm working on my 4spin now, have caught it about 7-8 times. When I get that good enough I'm going to go up to 5, and maybe 6. Well I'm allowed to hope xD

  • nice job! i twirl and im working on my 2 spin :P haha o well. im not as dedicated. i have twirled for 3 years but i had stop for two because i had to much going on.

  • Fabulous! Now take care of your precious hand. You've got guts, Lady. I twirled in the 1960's but did not practice 9 hours a day. (Wish I had.) I am also on You Tube at rnatoli1---Ruth Natoli on the Rosie O'Donnell Show in 1997. Keep up the great work.

  • WOW... Twirling has come a long way since the mid 70's when I was a Featured Twirler. I don't think I ever thought of even going past a four spin.... didn't think that was possible... Boy... was I wrong!! WONDERFUL to see all these twirling videos!! Makes me want to pick up my baton again. Enjoy it now girls while your young!!!!! :-) You're going to treasue the memories forever!!!!!

  • i can do a 4spin.

    i thought that was hard.

  • wow.. ya i was happy with my 3 spin haha

  • WOW she is good, I can only do my one spin :( but I have only been doing it since November 2009 I tried my 2 spin today n nearly caught it :S

  • How can you have been doing it since november 2009 if that hasnt even happened yet?

  • I meant 08

  • dang i realy thought i was doing something when i got my 4 spin !!! looking @ this i look nlike a joke !!

  • WOW! I want to be that good one day!

    Right now I am working on my 3 spin.

    Gosh!

    and yeah she does make it look soo easy, but I know from experieance that it is not! and yes it can be VERY painful at times. . . I have hit my head plenty of times to know.

    LOL

  • Yahh same here I just got my two spin and you should here some of the girls screaming words that you shouldn''t here :P My friend almost had a concussion when it hit her head :P Go KarasekNerdBait in albeta!

  • Oh Lord! Was she okay?

  • OH yahh dont worry she was she was just dizzy and laughing the whole time saying "Im such a clutz!"  Shes competing in Alberta for the Canadien Nationals. She didn't get any medals so far but shes doing really good (Y)

  • Oh okay thats good!

    WOW! That is great! I hope she does good!

  • Yahh she isn't doing so good the highest she got was a 3 :(

  • good lord! Really impressive, she reminds me of a Romulan off Star Trek with her short hair, the baton is so well handled it looks like an extension of her arm

  • Cool.

    Love how she lists all the injuries and then says, "Other than that, I've been fine."

  • wow she makes it look soo easy!

  • Believe me... it isn't :P Its really really hard :P I throw my baton against the wall when i get pissed :P

  • yeah some people think batoning is rlly easy but it is sooo not... i love being able to bring something extra to dance contests.

  • Trying to catch a baton that was thrown way up in the air is hard ( not to forget to mention very painful at times ). But spinning while the baton is thrown way up in the air, and catch it ( without dropping it ) is very hard. I should know I went through baton lessons when I was a little kid.

  • i should know also i have been twirling but for 8 years... it can be hard at times

  • Thats awesome! With all my years of twirling I managed to get a 7 spin. I worked my hardest on trying an 8 but never succeded. I would love to keep up with twirling but just have no time or place to practice. I've twirled since I was 2 & I'm not 22. I loved every minute of it!

  • no, the girl that just broke the record did twelve spins.

    she's from sensations and her mom's the instructor.

  • Someone set a new world record for 11 spins under the baton. It was at my majorette competition. Me on the other hand, I'm working on a double but i want to try the record someday

  • She's amazing and her rolls are breathtaking... Greetings from Puerto Rico Annetta!!

  • omg!! that was amazing!! I'm still on 4/5 spins...:D

  • She's incredible! I'm still on stuck on 7... Plus, I feel pretty lucky about not losing any teeth, but I understand the broken nose...

  • i never thought it was easy!

  • So great. ^.^

  • wow she is amazing, i'm only on my 3/ 4 spins lol

  • i'm only on 4 oh well :) :(

  • lol... As a fellow twirler (15 years going strong!) I feel I can sort of chuckle at the montage at the end... in a sort of... "been there, done that" kind of way. I love her little dance at the very end too. YOU STILL ROCK MY SOCKS!

  • Hi! I get asked about my nice teeth all the time! I was very lucky, all eight came out of the bottom. Most of them had the roots attached and they were re-planted with a wire in my lower jaw. They don't look quite so nice in person!

  • I was working on my 5 ... But after a year without training now I'm trying to recover my 4 spin...!

  • She's amazing! I've been twirling for nine years and I can only do a three. lol

  • haha same here cept its me with 8

  • 5th broken nose and 8 lost teeth?

    how does she have such a beautiful smile? :)

  • vona je blázen

  • ive been twirling for 7 years. im 13 and can do a 6

  • eight years.. :]

    i'm working on my eights.

    the high school i go to, doesn't have a twirling team, but i'm on a state winning team.

    NBTA's rules suck.

  • haha im wroking on three also

  • holy shit.

  • i can only do a 5 :(

  • Wow , this is really amazing ,

    I'm only bussy for 3 years now I think

    ( could be 3.5 ) and I love it soooo much

    I can now do 3 spins and I really want to

    learn 4 so :D keep on training I think

    but yeah , I wish you much luck !

  • I can do a 9 spin

  • working on a 3-spin and been twirling for 4 1/2 years

  • thats pretty good! i have been in 6 years, working on my 3 spin in a few weeks!

  • i have been twirling for 2 years and i am working on my four spin

  • working on a 3-spin and been twirling for 4 1/2 tears

  • yeh really! post it then to prove it!

  • Shes a majourette Tho iint She ?

  • lol.

  • Stacy Singer So Much Awesomerrr

  • wow.

    this is going to be my 9th year twirling and i can only do a 6 spin.

  • only a six??? that really good for 9 years, the girls at my school have been in about 12, and most of them cant do but a 5, they can do front wlk overs, and several ilussions, i am going in my 6th year, and starting on a 3 spin!

  • Hey Annetta its been along time but i saw you at the pool i miss you Annetta i need to go back to your circus classes i MISS YOU!!!

  • We used to juggle with her when we lived in San Diego, she was amazing.

  • Holy shit. That's way impressive. *bows down*

  • jessicaw i dont think u could do 11 spins if u tried 4 how ever long. Good job i uv the vid ive been twirling four 9 years and i can get 6 spins but i like illusions better cause on spins i basicly kil myself cause i go a little bit too fast....ok alot im a speed twirler lol

    What was the song at the end called? I kinda need that song but i dont kno the name of it

  • omg imm watt 11 and i can doo all tht i been twirling sincee 2 , !!!1 wonn toptwirler 2wice mushh easyy

  • wow, ive been twirling for 6 years and i can only catch a 4 spin on my lucky days. I actually have a major competition tomorrow, so i came to look at vids for inspiration, and you sure gave it to me!

    keep up the amazing work!

  • omg i can only do 4 spins jesus

  • Annetta, you are my hero! I wish I had technique like yours. I am so proud of you. Keep up the great work!

    Peace, Love and Twirling! =)

  • Aww I love keds!:)

  • Oh baby! I feel so bad watching this video. You really were having an off day. Iv'e seen you catch three 12 spins on an on day. but whose going to believe me.

    Mom

  • what does it matter if she spots if she can do the spin? I have judged baton competitions for a long while.  I think she is great

  • She's pretty hot despite being totally f-ed up with her health problems.

  • I mean spinning the baton (the baton's twirl)

  • Wow...How the heck did she do the spin before actually throwing the baton?! I was like "WHOA"....

  • HOW AWESOME!!! I've been out of the twirling world for some time, but have to admit. I screamed, jumped and clapped when you caught it!! LOVE YA!!!

  • Great spinning! It has been a goal of mine to tie Don's record, but I have only caught a 9..we have it on video I swear I did it...lol! Annetta-I have your rolls video you made. I first saw it a while ago, about when I was 10 and it has helped so much throughout my twirling career. I hope to meet you someday as you are a wonderful role model to twirlers everywhere.

  • the dude in the green was doing a horazonil in he beginning and i am only 11 and i can do it much faster

  • Hi Annetta! What fun to see you still twirling! I came to Fresno in 1983 to stay with Jerry and I trained with you. How you had the energy to leap up and down at the end of your World Freestyle routine to celebrate a no drop is still beyond me! Really great to see you looking so fabulous, and read that you are still passing on your skills and positive attitude to others! Keep up the good work!

  • i hate to say this but she doesnt keep her body tight when she spins and i know people who can beat this spin record.... not impressed!

  • Hi. This is Annetta Lucero. I fixed my cross-over for my comeback in the late nineties. Also caught an eleven spin the day after this video was shot. Donald Garcia is the king of spins. Have seen him catch 13. Just hard to do on the spot so his record is only 10. Sorry I tapped down after 6. Don,t usually do that. Just got desperate on an off day. For great spins squeeze body and head tight, don,t spot, keep free foot close to ankle and when you can,t do any more.... do some more. TWIRL STRONG!

  • What do you mean by don't spot?

  • Spotting is when you snap your head to the front on every spin like a ballet dancer. Just keep your head still and look up at the baton with your eyes the whole time.

  • oh I thought you ment don't spot the baton

  • cool

    her dedication is impressive

  • I've never heard of her...is she an NBTA twirler?... I am more familiar with the WBTF and CBTF...she is amazing though and I thank the person who posted this!

  • thats my teacher!!! love you annetta! <3 =)

  • hi BMJVC guess what.... thats my teacher too and guess what else you already know that because your my sister.  LOVE YOU TOO ANNETA<3

  • I love you Annetta!!! You are amazing and an awesome twirler! Heck, I can only do a four spin! Keep trying for the men's record. xoxo

  • back in the 80's it was okay to cross over like that.

    it looks ugly though so they changed it aha

  • Yes she is good but shouldnt be crossing her feet!! come on technique!!

  • they' just 5..almost...than she uses her "legs and feet" for make more spin! !It's a TRICK!! It is legal as she done 10 spins?? They'r honestly just 5...as Mj does..lol

  • Hello ve3000. I feel bad that you had such a negative reaction to this video. I encourage you to make this into a positive experience by finding something good to take from it. Perhaps you can make it a personal goal to beat this record. I am the first to admit it is an ugly spin! I gave it my best shot on an off day! I sincerely wish you the best and look forward to applauding your success. TWIRL STRONG! Annetta Lucero

  • tro bien lé 9 tour!! pa mal

  • does anyone know how long it should take to get 2 spin down? 3 spin?

  • really depends on how much you practice. some people are natural spinners and some have to work at it. generally if you can do a 2 spin your first year you re doing well.

  • Woot!!! then i'm doing really well. I just started and i got my 2spin down on my second month!

  • keep at it! and dont forget to start catching it in all different ways.

  • The question though, is not really whether you got your two spin, but how well you can do your two spin. And twirlsportjunkie is right, make sure to catch it tons of different ways, that's what gets the hardest. keep practicing, and soon you'll be on your three spin!

  • You go girl!

  • i split my nose open twice and broke a finger im olny doing 3 spinss

  • Holy crap, some people must've been rolling their eyes until they saw her hand. Aw man, that must've sucked smashing it so hard like that.

  • omg she is brilliant i can do 4 spins i couldn`t imagine ever been able to do 9!!!!!!!

  • wow holy crap! she's really good!

  • she's so good!

  • jesus! shes amazing at it!

  • holy mama, i can only do like, three spins? and i'm still working on it. (al thought, i've managed to do a three spin and catch backhand ! )

  • Personaly i like Savana Miller better because shes only like 9 and shes like the youngest girl in history to catch her 4 spin! Hey im only like 11 umm are you girls going to twriltacular? i am my schools hosting it this year! yeah my school!

  • Also to add I saw her twirl side by side to Seishi Inagaki at a clinic in 2001. She was in her mid 30s and after a few kids looking great and STILL her ROLLS were FASTER than Seishi the reigning champion at the time. So what do you want to say about age???!!

  • haha she gets sooo angry. I know what thats like! love the jig btw

  • personally I've seen my teammate blow out her knee three times and its the worst thing to go through. When annetta has hurt herself that much and is that age I think it would have been wise to retire long ago for the sake of her health.

  • Chick do you know Annetta? That would be telling a fat guy to stop eating donuts. Shes the most driven twirler (cept I would also argue traci ando) Ive ever known. Its telling a racehorse not to run. The difference tha separates WORLD champions from regular twirlers is they put it all on the line to make it happen.

  • Thank you twirlsportjunkie. I really like you. Just got my first computer ever and don't know how to use it! Found this stuff on me. Figured out how to write here. Still twirling but not traditionally. Have been elite cirque artist for years. Do corporate events twirling, hand balancing, aerial work. Thanks for positivity. TWIRLSTRONG!

  • Youre welcome Annetta. Im glad you found a computer to add your advice. :)

  • i can only di three, butbut.. i'm from norway xP.!

  • Good for her!  Lol @ her dancing!

  • WOW, my best ever was a 6 spin and that was only once!!! Hats off to you. By the way, after the age of 40, give it up!!! I just pulled a ham string doing an illusion, 3 weeks later I'm still in pain! LOL

  • thank you!

    now I'm going to practise a lot on two-turn <3 ;)

  • You should be able to pull off a 3 or 4 turn without pushing off.

  • wow! I have been twirling for 5 years, and I can only do 1 spin... :( And I'm 15 years old... Is there a video where I can learn to do to spins here...? O, I would be so happy!

  • u been doing it for 5 years and only a 1 u need to practice more and get a bbetter teacher or JUST PRACTICE im 12 and i can almsot do a 2 spin but only been doing it for 2 years and going on 3rd this season started already

  • yes, I know. But I can't practise on turn's at home... I'f you're so clever, can't you teach me...? Or just describe how you does it? After one spin, do you put your foot on the floor, or dont you..? I dont know...

  • ur not suppose to but u can if u have to but u should push off fast enough and hard enough

  • Just make sure you take a good push off at your first spin and make sure to wrap your arms tightly into your body, this makes your body aerodynamic and you can spin faster. don't forget to spot or you'll get dizzy.

  • i bet you can't do that...

  • i use to watch her when i was younger when i did baton twirling, her and a few others were just mesmerizing to watch twirl. Definately the real deal and something to shoot for as a role model. I never realized until i watched this how much she has been through... being through a lot myself now that i'm an adult and still trying to be a twirler, there is a lot to be grateful for

  • Thats amazing. i feel so inferior to her haha.

    my one problem is she has a huge crossover :/

  • at the time that is how spins were done. After Anettas time competing did the international technique standard change to no crossover.

  • Annetta is the real deal!

  • Annetta and her mother Laari were my baton coaches in the 80's. We practiced in the rain or heat. We

    practiced on slabs of concrete, tennis courts, malls and would even sneak into the local high school gym. I was able to do six spins without a toe down. I think that may actually be the limit without having to put a toe down? Annetta taught me a lot about dedication and excellence. I have carried those lessons with me and have passed them on to my children.

  • is it just me or didnt she do a 6 spin, put her foot down and do a 3 spin? Isnt that technically a 6 spin and then a 3 spin?

  • She is amazing. I too am a twirler diagnosed with systemic lupus. She really blessed me just watching her overcome all her obstacles, omg. God is Good!

  • Wow, This is so amazing! I can only do two spins! have done since 1986!!! But she has skills!! keep going and try again, you learn..

  • I think Don Garcia holds the mens record