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Thread #109863 Message #2300506
Posted By: Jim Dixon
29-Mar-08 - 03:05 PM
Thread Name: BS: white people and their native dance
Subject: RE: BS: white people and their native dance
I was told* once that the whole cheerleading/baton twirling/marching band thing was unknown in Britain because British high schools (whatever they call them) don't have competitive sports, that is, where one school competes against another.
Obviously, there are military marching bands, as you can see if you've ever witnessed the changing of the guard at Buckingham palace, but high schools don't have them.
And obviously, there is at least one baton twirler.
*I was told this by my sister-in-law who grew up in the US but has lived 20+ years in Britain.