[S20.E14: The Finale]

One thing I realized after the finale is I don't miss Heidi and Tim. I very much enjoyed both of them on the show, but PR moved on without them and didn't skip a beat. Christian is great, and the other judges filled in Heidi's role seamlessly.  Is Making the Cut still on?

On 9/7/2023 at 9:04 PM, mbaywife123 said:

I have a feeling that Mimi will now be a very in demand, high dollar super model!

On instagram it looks like she's quite busy. https://www.instagram.com/mimi_tao/

 

On 9/8/2023 at 11:29 AM, RoseAllDay said:

Just started watching this on DVR, and I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that they had to make 8 looks in 8 days, when the finalists in other seasons had — what? — three months? 

PR used to be appointment tv for me, until the latter seasons when it seemed to be more about drama and personality, and the frequent one-day challenges and low budgets just resulted in uninteresting, glued-together messes. So I was pleased that this season seemed to be different - more creative, more time, more money. I have really enjoyed this season, and it was frustrating to get all the way to the end, only to find they were given 8 days. From what I noticed, the designers fell back to making garments similar to things they'd made prior to the season.  

On 9/8/2023 at 3:10 PM, Jordan Baker said:

While I've always been impressed by Mimi, I have really been taken in the last few weeks by the very, very tall model who walked in Bishme's gown (in this episode). I'm sorry I don't know her name. The way she posed was really breathtaking.

Jessica Millin. She's great. https://www.instagram.com/thejessicamillin1111/

On 9/8/2023 at 9:25 PM, jcbrown said:

I loved Bishme's red and white checkered look 

It reminded me of the plastic tablecloth in a pizza joint

On 9/9/2023 at 6:33 AM, DEL901 said:

In hindsight, there was a lot of praise for Laurence’s tailoring skills, but not as much talk about her creativity.  

I like Laurence's work, but there's a fine line between having a signature and being kind of one-note. She's veering toward the latter for me.

 

[S20.E11: Double Bind]

On 8/19/2023 at 2:34 PM, lgandkihei said:

I'm talking about the grease!   I don't think that any woman- -Black, white, Asian, Latin or anything else- - wants to be seen looking like a tub of Crisco has been dumped on her scalp, and that's how Elaine looked this week.  The top of her head was nearly dripping with dark wet grease, and then the natural part exploded out from there, with a different (lighter because it was dry) color. I'm not sure if that's all her hair or if there are extensions in there, but the natural part was fine.  The part that had the axle grease dripping off wasn't, and I didn't hear a word of her critiques because I was too busy staring at her head.

Maybe Elaine was trying to do a mashup of competing styles herself? Unrestrained vs controlled? Exuberant vs sophisticated?

That's all I've got. Otherwise I can't think of any good reason for this. Whatever the concept was, the execution was not what it needed to be. 

 

[S20.E11: Double Bind]

MiMi couldn't do a thing with Prajjé's garment. That told me everything I needed to know.

[The Process: Auditions, Training Camp and Squad]

TCC Leah Roga was chosen for the 2023 Golden State Warriors Gold Squad, where Milan Brahney will be returning as a 3rd year veteran. 

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cv-Xvs-v6T-/?img_index=1

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cv-O1xkJMLi/

[The Process: Auditions, Training Camp and Squad]

14 minutes ago, Holly85 said:

There was also a second picture you had to click 

I remain unconvinced. The DCC have ALWAYS had cameras at their auditions. I need better proof than this.

[The Process: Auditions, Training Camp and Squad]

I went over to Reddit to look at this. The person who posted this graphic admitted to making it themself. In my opinion, they slapped the logo on it, in an attempt to make it look pseudo-official. They then wrote that they heard someone who "confirmed" it was "very likely." So in other words, they didn't confirm it at all.  They took a hypothesis that had already been shared here and tried to "announce" it like breaking news. 

I don't spend time on the Reddit page so I don't know if this is just the culture there, but this seems like complete bull to me, posted by someone who just wanted to entertain themself by stirring people up. This "big announcement" is nothing but fluff.

 

[The Process: Auditions, Training Camp and Squad]

[The Process: Auditions, Training Camp and Squad]

They did a training camp announcement. 

https://www.instagram.com/p/Ct2OZBbMljH/

[The Process: Auditions, Training Camp and Squad]

Last summer Ali Mattox was recruited into the WWE's program for developing new professional wrestling talent. She must have gotten cut or decided against it. It's an interesting resume item, sure to catch Kelli's eye.

Story here: https://www.actionnews5.com/2022/10/13/wwe-college-athlete-recruiting-tour-makes-first-stop-ole-miss/. 

 

[The Process: Auditions, Training Camp and Squad]

 

[Former DCCs: Where They've Gone & What They're Doing]

On 6/2/2023 at 12:31 PM, StellaCL said:

I wonder what the deal was with Malia and Vanessa both leaving DCC after one season. They were both great, and could have been seasoned vets on the team.

I don't know about Vanessa, but I am convinced that Malia went into it with the intention of doing it for only one year. She was recently married, was a Stanford grad, and had big ambitions for her career. She seemed like the type who was willing to take a year out of her life to cross DCC off her bucket list, and then move on to other goals. 

On another note, this video just came across my recommended. Kelli was a member of the show group  performing at a telethon in 1987. It is literally the WORST DCC choreo I've ever seen, lol. It is so so bad, especially coming to america. They did several numbers, including a couple from "A Chorus Line" including the singing. Enjoy!

In the thumbnail, Kelli is in the middle, standing with both poms up.

 

 

 

[Former DCCs: Where They've Gone & What They're Doing]

On 5/28/2023 at 4:31 PM, MrsEVH said:

I think they've had a few sets of twins on past squads.

Twins are kind of their thing, 5 sets in the past 15 years. It was a pretty long dry spell before Jen and Wendy came along. I'm sure it was a huge advantage for them in auditions.

See the other four

Spoiler

Larisa and Marisa

 

Dresden and Schuyler

 

 

Michelle and Rachel

 

Jordan and Randi

DCC twin trivia for the bored:

Spoiler

The DCC had one set of twins, Stacy and Tracy Smith, back in the 80s. They left or got cut during the season, I don't know why. (See back row, top right corner.)

 

Doesn't seem like DCC have come close to have twins since then. The Hoffman triplets auditioned in one of the early seasons, and Emily and Haley Ferguson later on. All of them were cut in semis IIRC.

I just looked them up to see what they've been up to. The Hoffmans all seem to be dance team coaches. Looks like Haley and Hilary are both married with kids. Not sure about Cali. The Fergusons both married professional hockey players. It doesn't look like they are involved in dance anymore. Emily married William Karlsson who is from Sweden and plays for Las Vegas Knights. Haley married Oula Palve who is from Finland. He played for a couple AHL teams in the US, then they moved to Sweden for him to play there, and now they're moving to Finland for him to play there. 

 

[Former DCCs: Where They've Gone & What They're Doing]

5 minutes ago, MrsEVH said:

There's a set of twins (Jen & Wendy) who are former DS Ice Girls. They auditioned for the Raiderettes last year but got cut. They ended up making the 2022-23 Texans cheerleaders instead. I wonder if they went back to NV to audition again.

They are auditioning for their second year with the Texans. The have a fan vote going on right now. I think it's the last day. https://www.houstontexans.com/cheerleaders/voting

 

 

[Former DCCs: Where They've Gone & What They're Doing]

Kelsey Lowrance auditioned for Raiderettes and made it to semifinals. The lady in the dark blue is Brittany M., former mavs/ice angels and DCC finalist. The lady in the seafoam top is Jenifer, also former mavs and DCC finalist. Wouldn't surprise me if there are some other dallas girls in the mix too.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CsT3Gv2LXxh/

[All Past Seasons of the Late Lamented Show]

1 hour ago, sATL said:

when I saw "chelsea" - I was secretly hoping this was my girl who kitty tattled on... I do hope she found team to dance on afterwards and now (since its been years) off to a great next chapter. 

I like and use one of her many sayings  - "I got myself into something really hard"...

Do you mean Chelsea Chaney? I think she stopped dancing after DCC. She has a business with her sister, but I'm not sure what they do. She married in March 2021 and just had a baby girl last month. She seems happy.

1 hour ago, MrsEVH said:

I wonder if they both were cut from the DCC and then auditioned  for the DCRB afterward. Or maybe they just retired and wanted to try something different.

The Chelsea I was talking about was Chelsea Keifer. She was a DCC in 2005. Candice Estfan was a DCC 2004 and 2005. According to this wiki, both Candice and Chelsea were cut. Candice before the 2005 season ended, and Chelsea during 2006 DCC auditions.

Candice went on to dance with the Mavs for the 2006 NBA season. I don't know if she was cut after that or retired. When DCC R&B started in 2009, Chelsea, Candice, and Teri were all on the inaugural squad.

Candice is the blonde, Chelsea K is the brunette

[All Past Seasons of the Late Lamented Show]

3 hours ago, go4luca said:

Girl next door has always been my preference.  I don't need the glam pageant style which seems very fake to me.  Bridget was approachable, humble and the kind of girl I bet would be a blast to hang out with.  She also seemed to greatly care about her teammates as witnessed when she thought Lily and Meredith were cut.

Bridget has an infectious laugh and personality that draws people in.  I loved her affection and connection with animals which is what first drew me to her.  But she was a solid dancer and had just the right amount of spark to her performance without being overdone.

The show or team has never been the same for me since she retired.

Allllll of this. Bridget's smile shines out through her eyes. She seems so very genuine, one of the ones who didn't get caught up in being a DCC 24/7.

I'm gutted her IG is private because I would love to know what she is up to these days. I wonder if she is still in Arizona.

On 10/15/2022 at 4:15 AM, MrsEVH said:

I think Teri was a DCRB for about 3 years. Miranda Jones (former Seahawks cheerleader) who auditioned for the DCC was a DCRB for 1 year. In fact she was on the squad the last year it was all female.

EDITED: Teri and Miranda were both on the DCRB (different seasons) when it was all female.

Fun fact: two dancers who were DCC first and became R&B afterward are Candice Estfan and Chelsea Keifer. Both overlapped with Teri. 

[Small Talk: 1, 2, 3 Non-Cheerleader Conversation]

On 6/17/2022 at 6:45 AM, CrazyInAlabama said:

I'm so old I remember the Baltimore Colts, and the sudden move to Indianapolis.

Fun fact: These are the colts cheerleaders in the early 80s, lol. 

[Former DCCs: Where They've Gone & What They're Doing]

23 hours ago, GetEmUp said:

Vera Wang! Woooooow. So disappointing. And sadly I bet they paid her a small fortune for the “design”!  Rebel Athletic gear is waaaaay cuter than that, IMHO.

The Vera Wang uniforms were introduced in 2003. Vera "updated" the design in 2013, but the changes weren't major. It also looks like they've tweaked the shorts in the last few years to raise the waistband. (I noticed with all the cheerleader lawsuits a few years back, came a trend to dial down the sexy a bit across the league.)

The Eagles uniform (white bra top and white shorts) is incredibly ordinary looking. It is hard to believe that it's a "signature uniform," especially since they have gone almost 20 years with no branding on their outfits. I noticed the guys now have a logo on their costumes, but the women have no logos, no team name, no sparkle. This team is way overdue for something new. 

[Former DCCs: Where They've Gone & What They're Doing]

I noticed another change Alexandria has borrowed from the DCC. In the past the Pats have had a separate group of promo models/cheerleaders selected during an interview process alongside cheerleader auditions. This year Alexandria introduced the concept of the The Patriots' "alumni all star" cheerleaders. She chose four all stars, one of whom is her sister Victoria, a 3 year veteran and captain, who retired from the team this year. Two of the other all stars are also retired captains from the 2021 team.

 

A lot of scorn and criticism has been expressed for Alexandria in this forum, and I've never agreed with it. I never felt one way or another about her, and I'm not ready to shred her for quitting the team when the only thing I know for certain is she put just as much blood, sweat, and tears into making the squad as everyone else, and there's no credible information on why she left.* 

Having said that, the optics on this are starting to look bad. While the DCC don't own the concept of a separate promo team, they are the only team that uses hand-selected alumni for this purpose. They are also the only team that has worn stars around their waists for 50+ years. 

Alexandria really needs to take care how much she borrows from the DCC. There's nothing wrong with learning best practices from other organizations, and taking inspiration from them, but when you do it over and over, it starts to look like copying. And when you are copying a team that frequently boasts about being imitated by lesser teams, it isn't a good look.

Now my antennae are up and I'm keeping an eye on the Pats to see what other changes Victoria Alexandria implements and whether they are her own idea.

*On a side note, it's funny to me that one of the rumors around Victoria is that she quit because the DCC are a bunch of mean girls. A couple of months ago a woman who was on the Pats team last year (while Victoria was on staff) posted a long Instagram post about how the Pats Cheerleaders are a bunch of mean girls too.

Edited to fix the names. Thanks Stella. I don't think the DCC "own" the stars or the all-stars. Nobody does. Best practices are best practices for a reason. But the effect is cumulative. The more times you implement something that another team is already well known for, the more it affects your reputation and the respect for your program. For example, there would be a whole lot of side eye if the Pats cheerleaders started doing jump splits, or using Thunderstruck for pregame, or wearing red holiday costumes with stars around the waist.

[Former DCCs: Where They've Gone & What They're Doing]

On 9/24/2022 at 7:50 AM, cherryblossom said:

The uniform may be iconic but it is not like the DCC one where you don’t have to keep adding buttons when they win. Why not have it divided down each button plaque so easy to add an additional button.  No stars for the guys?

They get new uniforms every few years, so I don't think it will be an issue.

Plus, I'm terrible at predicting things, but I don't see this unform lasting in it's current form for more than a year or two. It will go the way of the jets cheerleaders' ruffled underpants and the colts cheerleaders' horrible one-piece dresses.

1 hour ago, go4luca said:

I might be all my lonesome but I am not a fan of the new Patriot's uniforms.  All I can think is how hot that high collared jacket is going to be that many hours dancing for a game. 

The white camel toe shorts with the stars are another problem entirely.

My immediate thought the first time I saw the new unis was "I don't love it." I couldn't put my finger on why. There was something I didn't care for with the jacket, and you've nailed it. It's the high collar. It looks so uncomfortable.  It also looks like the jacket would be shifting around and flapping open while they dance. I gather they've designed it so it won't move, but it still bothers me. 

The other thing is, if you take away the jacket, this is extremely basic and boring. The stars on the waist are a little too on the nose for a former DCC.

And finally, the men's uniform, the top especially is a no for me, dawg. This is the second men's costume they've had that looks like a figure skating outfit. The wonky collar and the mesh sleeve inserts are fussy and the crystals across the chest look like a heart shape. Why didn't the guys get a jacket over a red tank?

[Former DCCs: Where They've Gone & What They're Doing]

Alexandria Walker (nee Stavrapoulos), now manager of the Patriots Cheerleaders, has redesigned the team's signature uniform.  Read an article about it here.

Alexandria

2021 uniform

2022 uniform

[Former DCCs: Where They've Gone & What They're Doing]

The Cardinals announced their 2022 team and Taylor P wasn't chosen. I wasn't expecting that.

[Former DCCs: Where They've Gone & What They're Doing]

On 6/12/2022 at 4:39 PM, kalibean said:

I think this is a super awkwardly placed piece of white on the shorts, maybe? But also hilarious. 

No white on the shorts. Just something weird in that photo

On 6/12/2022 at 7:27 PM, MrsEVH said:

The blonde in the front row middle (Molly) was on the 2019-20 Ice Angels.  

Yes :-) Molly Eagleton

2 hours ago, Uk-Eve said:

Which 2 was this that you are talking about? I havent watched the last few seasons so no idea the faces who went to DCC.

Darian and Devon Lassiter bookending the front row. (Below, Darian on the left and Devon on the right)

[Former DCCs: Where They've Gone & What They're Doing]

On 6/11/2022 at 7:07 AM, TB12 said:

Did she post this on her Insta? bc she filtered off a chunk of her left hip & she of all people does not need to fake thin…

It's from the Suns website.

ETA: For funsies, team photo from that same year, with a familiar face. Or faces, rather. It's funny, one went Suns to Cardinals to DCC and the other went Suns to DCC to Cardinals.

[Former DCCs: Where They've Gone & What They're Doing]