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Mark Nash is an American world champion baton twirler (USTA and WBTF). He was born in Roseville, California and raised throughout the central California valley until his senior year in high school when he moved to Xenia, Ohio to train under the tutelage of world renowned coach and choreographer, Dale White. He was a forerunner in taking twirling to a more accessible widely appreciated realm. He incorporated dance and gymnastics into “themed” freestyles which helped shape modern twirling into what it is today. He was also a professional dancer with the Ballet West (corps de ballet), Cincinnati Ballet (soloist) and the Dayton Ballet (principal) amongst others. He has had vocal, dancing and acting training at Wright State University and the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.

Today, he is sought after as a coach and choreographer throughout the world. He has coached or choreographed for many notable twirlers, including: Noriko Takahashi, Hollie Neilson, Bridgette Bartley (Ridley), and Syndication Twirl Club, all of whom have won top honors in world baton twirling championships.

Some of his awards/accomplishments include:

•	Josephine-Hermene Schwarz award for choreography

•	*Eight time Men’s World Champion, Gold Medalist (1984 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada; 1985 - Frankfurt, Germany; 1987 – Paris, France; 1988 – Nagoya, Japan; 1989 – Lausanne, Switzerland; 1991 – Padova, Italy; 1992 – Paris, France; 1994 – Newmarket, Ontario, Canada)

•	*Dance-twirl National Champion (USTA) – 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991

•	*Two Baton National Champion (USTA) – 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989,

•	*Three Baton National Champion (USTA) – 1985, 1988, 1991

•	*Men’s Solo Champion (USTA) – 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991

•	First male to win the World Championships twice while 16 years old, 1984 and 1985 (due to his birth date falling before and after the week of the championship in each of those years)

•	Starline Twirler of the Year

•	"Starren Show VARA!", Guest Performer, Hilversum, the Netherlands 1985

•	"Telethon of the Stars", Guest Performer, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1988 & 1989

•	"Noche des Gigantes", Guest Performer, Santiago, Chile, 1992

•	First twirler to carry the Olympic torch (Dollard Des Ormeaux, Canada, 1988)

•	Twirled before members of the Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1989

•	Winningest Male Twirler in the sport of baton at the time of his retirement in 1994

•	Bachelor of Arts in Dance, 1994; Wright State University

•	Master of Business Administration, 1999; University of Cincinnati

•	Master of Arts Administration, 2005; University of Cincinnati


 * http://www.ustwirling.com/content/PastChampions.aspx
 * http://www.wbtf.org/resources/results

Category:Twirling