Julie Seckar-Anderson,
2003 Inductee to the Baton Twirling Hall of Fame &
Julie's Touch of Silver Senior Corps, 2003 Honor Guard for the "Big Show"

Julie received her Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Mississippi in Communicative Disorders, where she attended college on a baton twirling scholarship. She received her Master of Science in Teaching Degree from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and she worked as a Speech and Language Therapist in the Harford School District for two years. Turning to her first love, Julie opened up a studio in 1982. She has spent many years training, competing, and performing in the areas of Baton Twirling, Dance, Gymnastics, and Modeling.

Julie's Touch of Silver Dance Studio has many solo baton twirling, dance, dance-twirl team, and corps championship titles to its credits. Julie's students have won local, state, regional, national, and world titles, and also Grand World titles, including 6 Grand World Show Corps titles and 11 consecutive Grand World Parade Corps titles. This year's win in the Parade Corps division at Notre Dame has qualified the corps to compete and represent the USA at the NBTA World Championships, which will be held in the Netherlands this spring. Julie has also coached many individual champions, including three Miss Majorette of America champions. She has often been selected to, and continues to judge the National and World Solo Twirling and Corps Championships, Miss Majorette of America Championships, and state Miss Majorette pageants throughout the country.

Julie also studied ballet for numerous years under the direction of Nikolai Makaroff. She was selected to judge the European Nationals in England and has instructed the children's portion of the Nutcracker Ballet with the Pennsylvania Ballet Company. She continues to study jazz and ballet and continues to bring top choreography to the studio. Her advanced students have studied at Julie's studio with the Alvin Ailey Performing Dance Troupe. Julie has modeled for Rosemary Biscoff's and A & M Talent in print, commercial, and runway. She has directed (and her students have modeled in) numerous style shows for Oshkosh B'Gosh.

Julie opened her new studio in October of 1998. She was named Corps Director of the Year during the NBTA National Championships held at Notre Dame University in July of 1999 and she was inducted into the NBTA Twirling Hall of Fame 2003. In April 2006, Julie was named Oshkosh's Most Amazing Mentor by the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce. She and her husband, Dave, have 4 children: Dane , Lacey, Damian , and Whittney. Lacey, has captured the titles of 2003 Junior Grand National Champion, 2004 Miss Majorette of America , and 2005 Senior World Open Solo Champion. She is now the feature twirler for Michigan State University. Whittney, is following in her sister's footsteps as she has also won numerous state and regional titles and has placed in the top ten in her division at Nationals. Whittney was the 2003 Juvenile World Open Strut Champion.

Julie and her staff continue to study in all areas of dance by attending classes, workshops, clinics, and seminars to keep their skills updated in an effort to give their students the best possible instruction.

If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it,
you can become it.

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