Baton-Twirling 8-Year-Old Starts Practice Early to Become College Drum Major

An eight-year-old aspiring drum major was spotted honing his skills in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on August 30.

Footage by Anthony B Kenney shows the boy marching up and down the sidewalk as he diligently practices his mace-twirling and marching skills.

“This made my whole day,” Kenney said on Instagram. He said he was out for a run when he spotted the boy. “I stumble across this 8-year-old practicing drum major moves with the hat and mace. Said he want[s] to be drum major at Southern University one day.” Credit: Anthony B Kenney via Storyful