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I’m glad they switched up the triangle, although I still wouldn’t put Tess in the triangle. And they kinda demoted Maddie by giving her the smaller section, then lexie too considering she could’ve been point (looks like they went for blonde point & 2 brunettes for the second part) after being in the triangle, but she only got the smaller part in the triangle. And also, I doubt they can recreate this change of formations, so if all of them come back next year, I’m wondering how they’re going to make it work.

So uhm, I’m trying to be mean because I’m glad they have a website again... but the GL/2GL section looks sloppy and I don’t think they’ve chosen the best photos of these girls...

Honestly, that made me think... how are leaders calling out the dances now? Since they are in the center of the line, it’s not like the girls can look at them to see what choreo they’ve picked and the girls at the end certainly can’t hear them. So how does it work this season? It’s a dcc forum, dcc will be called out. I personally don’t know of any companies or celebrities/influencers in my part of the world that don’t actually follow the rules, and that’s because we get fines when we don’t follow the rules. I understand the US doesn’t have the same rules but honestly? Yes please hold EVERYONE accountable. That includes dcc. This is a pandemic, if you know anyone or any company that is blatantly disregarding the rules, call them out. It’s not something you do just to keep up appearances, it’s a literal matter of life and death. Just because others may be doing the same thing doesn’t mean that they don’t deserve to be called out on it. Ok I’m sorry but what the hell is that??? Why can’t anyone just gift her a brush?!? And teach her how to use it? I don’t think they cut her head by accident. That’s just awful. To give her some credit, if there’s no photoshop involved giiiirl well done. Hopefully she did this with a healthy diet, but it certainly wasn’t easy.

I just saw the dcc stories and they proved my point regarding masks. There’s no reason to have them dance for hours in these masks (do they even get to change them out on game day??) when they are standing right next to each other for cameo day without wearing masks and in a studio, which most probably isn’t an open space.

I understand the argument that if girls retire then next season they’ll need way too many rookies. Although let’s be real, they don’t have that many upper vets, so it wouldn’t be too hard to convince the current 3rd years and below to stay on, plus I’m sure Maddie would do a 6th season and they could get Tess, Savannah and Rachel to return. They had large rookie classes before, so by going with a vets only squad they’d have maybe a rookie class of 12-13 girls, which had happened before. OR they could balance it out with having 32 next season, which again has happened before. And worst case scenario, they could bring back some all stars to perform thunderstruck if they want to keep the formation and then just have less girls on the sidelines. But I definitely don’t get why they’d have a recruitment problem? Pretty much all squads went the vets only route, so I’m assuming there are a lot of talented girls who weren’t able to get on a team this season and they have one year to work on auditioning for dcc. There will be a graduating class too (both HS and college) covid or not, and new graduates are a big percentage of applicants.

No but that mental image was funny! I’m just not sure how to describe it in english. Lost her balance? And couldn’t keep her position. I’ll try to find these on the videos!

Honestly, not at all. or rather, they don’t need to have experience because the actual dances are so complicated, but because this is a team and due to the nature of game day. So basically, you need to have stamina to last through the whole game, so yes it’d be rare for someone with no experience to have built up that kind of stamina unless they’ve been in some other kind of sport. Then of course it’s good to have some experience blending within a team but still performing well enough to be noticed without being distracting. And also, what we’re talking about now with the decks and them not being able to see each other? A trained dancer who has performed multiple times, has had to dance without watching anyone in front of them. And when you’re in a team that rotates people at the front and center, you also get used to following their lead even if they are the ones to mess up. Hope it makes sense! They are supposed to be professional dancers though. They should be able to adapt to new performance areas... so it’s surprising that Alora messed up so badly when she has experience as a performer. To be fair, I didn’t see them struggle with the choreo. The main problem is that they didn’t know when to start dancing and that they couldn’t go all in. As in, I don’t think these two rookies would look as bad on the field, to me at least it was obvious that they didn’t want to go full out. Why do they have 4 groups and 8 leaders for two decks? And which leader are they supposed to be following? Do they take turns calling the dances? She did fall off three times from what i’ve seen. I didn’t see anyone else struggling with this, which is different from marking the moves or not knowing when to start dancing (& which combo). Victoria did get a lot better with controlling her moves, i’ll give her that.

I’m not sure if I’m one of the posters you were afraid of, as I’m quite vocal about my ‘disdain’ of irresponsible people. But I wanted to say that you didn’t do anything wrong! It’s still possible to go out and enjoy yourself without risking anyone’s health. The problem is that most people out and about don’t take any precautions. You’re good! Thank you for sharing the videos 🙂

Yes that’s true, they don’t have enough space... They would’ve if they had taken a vets only squad, since they’ve performed in really tight stages as SG and managed to do the kickline anyway. I don’t really miss the kickline, it just felt so off to be honest... And distracting, I wouldn’t be able to focus on the game with the cheerleaders right in my face busting into 4 8counts at random times, then stop, then repeat. Do they usually dance so little while on the sidelines? They make it sound like a big deal but it’s literally just a few 8counts at a time?

I mean, I love Danielle... but what makes her think that the situation is getting better during the winter/flu season when the virus didn’t slow down at all over the summer? All I think about when I see old clips is... wow they are STILL doing the same choreo and moves after a whole decade. I don’t understand why they refuse to update the website and social media for fear of their routines getting stolen? No offense, but any half decent choreographer can “steal” your moves considering that all choreos from the past 10+ years are basically the same counts in different order.

I was surprised that they replaced the kickline with choreo containing only 2 kicks to be honest... it wasn’t bad, but I just find it weird considering that Kelli keeps saying that the kickline is such a crowd pleaser and their signature, but this year they’re not able to do anything similar... And also, why isn’t it possible? They link arms but I assume they don’t routinely lick their palms or something right after doing the kickline. They’re touching the poms and many surfaces I’m sure, so as long as they wash their hands & use wipes/gels, it’s not like they will catch it from the kickline specifically.

Victoria actually stumbled a few times, I wish I could share the videos I saw her fall off but it makes sense considering that she’s exaggerating her moved on a slippery surface she’s not used to. I didn’t see anyone else fall off moved though. Alora was BAD. That being said, i think having them dance on these decks was an awful decision. Their routines look good because of the rotations, the level changes, the positions they have on the field. They are now dancing in a line and it looks like they are still supposed to “follow the leader” into a random short routine, so by the time the ends of the row have caught on, the routine is over. The lines were definitely off and I can’t even tell who was off count, as it looked really messy. If she wasn’t VK, she wouldn’t be covering herself in pink so I don’t think it’s fair to imply our only issue is with VK specifically because she’s VK and not because her makeup is objectively bad. If anyone has any other examples of dccs using shades that don’t flatter them or apply vivid pink blush all over their faces, feel free to share. In fact, I’m sure Tasha got the same “treatment” when she was using that awful pink lipstick that did her no favors.

If she tones down the extremely pink makeup and does something about her teeth, she will look amazing. I may not like her, but she’s not ugly. The problem with her is whatever the hell she did to her poor teeth, the always crazy hair and the even crazier makeup.

No I’m ok with the rule. I’m just saying that for me at least it’s stupid to make them wear the mask while they’re dancing if you’re not going to have them mask up in smaller and more crowded places. We don’t really have to wear the masks either, apart from areas with high cases and in crowded spaces. There’s no such rule for gyms and dance studios, but classes are capped at a certain number of students. Some studios choose to have this rule, mine included... the good news is that they’ve also added new clasrooms that are located outside, so we get to dance without masks there. Buuut while we have nice weather throughout the year, it’s not going to be ideal over the winter. I might as well get used to wearing a mask already 🙂

I have to say, I see no reason for them to dance in masks since they are outside and it looks like they have some distance between them. If they’re not (consistently) wearing it during bus drives and in the locker room, then that’s just stupid. I’m back at my dance studio and I have to wear a mask throughout class -it’s just awful, i can’t believe they are wearing it for so many hours straight in a field when chances are they will be infected while in the locker room anyway if someone is sick.

I don’t really get why they’re not using masks in closed spaces but they do in open spaces? Where they could also keep further distances than they do? Well I mean, what you post or like on social media is stuff you have no problem publicly claiming. If she’s ok with announcing to the world that marriage is only for a man and a woman, then yes she’s homophobic and proud of it. Now, she might be able to peacefully co-exist with gay people, but you can’t really be friends with someone who doesn’t think you have a right to love and marry your same sex partner. Doesn’t mean she goes out of her way to harass gay people, but I think those are just a loud minority. The worst people are all those who think they have the right to impose laws and choose what others can and can’t do like it personally affects them (be it “gay people can’t marry”, “women shouldn’t work”, “women can’t choose to abort” or anything like that). I still don’t care about her personal beliefs, she does her job as a pretty cheerleader and that’s all she needs to do as a dcc. Eh, VK is probably the most featured dcc ever and she had 2 years front and center, when most girls barely get a few talking heads during their rookie season. Of course she has a bigger following. Rachel was popular before becoming a dcc. I’m surprised that Maddie got such a big following, but she’s the only one that did it on her own. I just want to say that Danielle practically stole “someone else’s spot”, as when vets get cut during finals it literally opens up one spot on the squad. Buut I’m still glad they changed their minds, I have no idea why they thought it was a good idea to get rid of a proven vet not because she wasn’t good, but for an injury that would heal in the first few weeks of tc. Although, I’m pretty sure that was a storyline they’ve agreed upon beforehand and not an actual last minute change. I mean no offense to the fans, but I assume that you get to pick your seat when you buy tickets. So I wouldn’t really expect normal people to choose a position right behind the girls if they actually want to watch the game. From the videos i’ve seen, you really can’t help but stare right at their asses if you have these seats.

She got some media attention in the beginning and it suddenly stopped right before we got confirmation that it was settled. So I assume she has an NDA in place. Looks like Kat isn’t wearing a mask and Cianna (?) is pulling it down to talk to whoever is next to her.p

I don’t think she was ever point? There’s a video of her sharing with Whitney once because the third person was missing. and I think that was from her second year at the triangle,but it’s been a while! She is a blender, much like about 30 other girls every year. It’s a team so you get a few stars but you aim for girls who are good enough, can blend in to create a team and can bring other things to the table (leadership, team spirit, bomb swimsuit pictures and so on). It really doesn’t make sense to trade one blender who has proven themselves for another, newer model. Kelli of course needs to do that for the show and to be able to say that no one is safe. Exactly. Miranda even got a leadership position so there is a place for blenders who can bring some maturity on the team. And when girls who are still behind the beat after years of performing the same basic routines or girls who mess up are still on the team or get prime spots, Kelli can’t say she’s kicking the blenders/underperformers off the team. It’s her team, she can do whatever she wants. She just shouldn’t try to claim that this is an objective process and girls win their places and awards solely based on merit.

I’m blanking on who was the 3rd person in the triangle that year but it was also a 2nd year. Kashara got triangle as a 3rd year too (before Erica and Jenna both messed up). Cersten got triangle for the HoF game as a 2nd year. So yeah it’s never been about seniority, until last year that it. I don’t think it’s fair to say that the woc in this team only got their position due to their skin color, but I haven’t really seen that argument. I do believe that they were going to hire more woc this year just because of the current climate and with such a small rookie class, it was inevitable that they’d cut veterans to do so -and they went with the most ‘controversial’ option just to create a storyline. But in general, I think the opposite is true -if you’re white, you will make the team even if you’re weak as long as Kelli likes you. The few woc they have selected are completely amazing. They have to be the best of the best when so many weak girls are given a pass. So yes every woc in this team has earned her spot, but this season they were lucky that Kelli didn’t want to find reasons to cut them. The thing, there’s no single clip out there where Brennan looks weak. There are clips of Savannah, Meredith, VK, Amy and Tess messing up (just some examples from last year that I can recall, there are others for sure). So maybe she wasn’t Holly P., but she was much better than other dccs.

I don’t think seniority ever mattered. When Ashton got her position in the triangle, she was in her second season. If they could put a 2nd year up there, they could’ve picked a better point girl this past season. That’s not a photo with them, it’s a game day photo that shows VK in all her glory. The nice thing to do is either put up an actual picture you took together as friends do, or find a cute picture of the bd girl. I’ve never seen any other girl do the same thing, apart from some girls who would put multiple pictures of them with the bd girl along with some ‘on duty’. In that context it’s fine, because it’s one of many and it shows how long they’ve been dancing together. Exactly.... and as I said, if you don’t have a picture of both you, then go with a very flattering picture of the bday girl. It’s not really appropriate to use someone’s birthday to showcase yourself.... Soo does that mean we have 4 groups as every year? It would make sense to have them alternate and have only 2 groups per game, or maybe alternate even during the game?

So true... they had so many great dancers up front in the previous seasons and yet, they only did the sharing point last season? As for having less “stellar” dancers around point, it makes sense. You can’t put a Bridget next to Amy or Maddie as point. Lexie was more photogenic and closer to the usual dcc look, but still isn’t the best dance wise. I know most consider Heather too vanilla, but I think she’d outshine any of them in the triangle. She definitely did during the Queen performance imo.

But “she doesn’t want to accuse anyone of dishonesty”!!

Soo looks like Danielle postponed her wedding. Strange that she would go through all the parties and then postpone the wedding.

Erin did 20 minutes ago... i’m sure others will follow now.

Brooke was injured during tc. And Danielle was basically cut, don’t forget that. Judges said she should get cut and Kelli didn’t overrule them during deliberations. Kelli & Charlotte didn’t change their minds during their private meeting either. Kelli just changed her mind literally on the last minute so yes they’d absolutely cut a veteran for an injury -and not even a serious injury like CAssie’s. Danielle’s was going to heal very quickly. I second this statement. #Heatherwasrobbed Reeeally? Heather was good enough to recruit new dccs but not to be anywhere near the triangle. When literally all the other Gls were part of the triangle. #Heatherwasrobbed Oh yes because Kelli has never done that before... I don’t think homophobic is a ‘strong word’. If you grow up in an uber religious community, yes you will be homophobic. That doesn’t mean you’re automatically a hateful person that can’t grow out of it. But if someone is taught that ‘marriage is between a man and a wife’ and being gay is a sin, then what do you call them? No one said that Rachel goes out of her way to harass gay people, but if you believe that what they’re doing is wrong or that they’ve chosen this and therefore chose to be ‘sinners’ then yes you’re homophobic. That must be the worst triangle ever. They just look so disjointed... or actually it gets even worse once Amy goes behind Maddie and is completely hidden and then Tess who’s so noticeably taller ends up in the triangle. And to think we could’ve had Bridget up there... Because she’s one of the best dancer she has. Kelli is an asshole, not completely stupid. I definitely agree with this. I don’t think Gina has point girl looks, but Amy and Maddie didn’t either. At least Gina is a better dancer. That’s exactly it. It’s not really an it factor when you need to add extra stuff to be ‘seen’. I think she has a wow factor as a soloist and will drawn you in, BUT she doesn’t have it in a group setting. You need to be doing the exact same moves as everyone else and still capturing attention, which Bridget imo nailed. Just imagine Gina adding her extra hairflips at point -it will make everyone else look like they messed up. People are dying. They still get paid whatever they make from this part time job. I won’t really feel bad that they won’t get their faces shown on tv when the whole world is in flames. Eh, i think they overdid it but she said what she said. I do think she wasn’t used to being a teammate so she had to go through this process. But I don’t believe she’s still like that. Still, she said that other people get jealous of her etc and Lacey said she was correcting others as a rookie, which is unacceptable in normal jobs let alone dcc and their toxic mentality. that alone makes it look like she thought she had it in the bag, which even if true, you never let your leaders know that. And the pink blush applied all over her cheek for some reason. That’s the one thing i hate the most. And I still can’t believe they gave Gina’s spot to a rookie. They just took it to another level.