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Holly has a short neck and a rounder face. I wouldn't mind seeing a shorter cut or seeing them let it grow a few inches longer. Either way, what they have given her now seems to be the worst cut for her face. Also, I hate the red color. I thought she looked better as a brunette. In general, I rarely like when they dye the girl's hair red on this show.

Yay for Megan!!

I thought the same as you regarding Holly being a tad bit behind in some sections of the choreo, but I didn't read the caption to know that Holly choreographed it lol.

Caila is just not a good dancer to me. Everything she does has a labored feel to it. Not sure if this is a new thing or if I just didn't notice it before. Jenna, Holly, Madeline all look good to me in that video. I barely even watched Hunter.

Its definitely hypocrisy. I get that its a photoshoot for swimsuits and bikinis, and I get that men are the target audience, but there are plenty of sexy swimsuits that don't show exposed breasts like that or aren't basically thongs, like we saw in some of the earlier photos. Kelsey's swimsuit would be great as lingerie, but there's nothing about that picture that screams "America's Sweethearts." Likewise, I feel the same way when they have them posing with the bikini strings loose or when they've done those trashy fashion shows at the beach. With that said, I don't necessarily feel sorry for Kat or other girls who have gotten cut for racy pics or outfits in the past. By this point, the double standards are well known. If you're given a racy bathing suit or barely there DCC uniform to wear at a specific event(s) by DCC staff, then cool. If you're not, its probably a good idea (and not terribly difficult to understand IMO) to wear something cute but uncontroversial. So hypocritical, yes, but they know what they're signing up for at this point.

Oh don't get me wrong. I'm not suggesting anyone should like her. People are free to like or dislike whoever they want for whatever reason. I like her dancing and don't follow the social media stuff enough to care otherwise, but from what others have posted, I can see how she seems thirsty. I just think it's funny how some days she's portrayed as the black sheep who Kelli/Judy will take back just bc it would b too embarrassing to cut her, and other days, she's the new Jenn K.

Pretty! I wish Selina had been focused on a little bit more. She was a comeback girl this year, and I don't think her name was even mentioned during the season.

The pic of Madeline in this set without half of her face being covered is so much better and really nice pic of her IMO. I like a lot of the pics this year. I even like think they Jenna meditation pic is cute. I'm not sure what they were going for in the pic where Heather looks like she's working out/stretching, but the girl has an amazing body. Also, I don't think Allie is the cutest girl, but she has very pretty eyes IMO. The Jenna whiplash is funny. Half of the time it seems like people are suggesting that she's not in a DCC twitter pic or won't be featured much next year (or even make it back) because Kelli and Judy are so over her and the other half, it's that she's beIng featured too much lol. It will be interesting what actually happens. I've thought she was one of the more visible ones for a while now but never the most visible one, so I haven't yet detected a difference in her exposure (I don't follow her or any of them on social media, so that may be difference).

Agreed. Looks like they're trying to cover up her face.

Honestly, while Kelsey probably struggled the most of anyone who made it last year, I don't think she struggled nearly as much as Morgan, Ashley Pro, or Emily in training camp, but you never know with editing. Morgan especially seemed like she was a huge liability for the team because she couldn't remember the choreo and would completely blank out at times. Ashley Pro also just seemed like a bad dancer. She always looked like someone whose dance training consisted of learning a few eight counts of dance as part of competitive cheerleading routine.

Kelsey struggled in training camp when she was being asked to learn a new dance (dances which are longer than the tryout combination) every night and/or perform it on the spot. That's very different than having a couple of days to learn one dance, but if she can't learn it, then of course she should be cut. I just havent see anything to suggest that she can't. As for Morgan, Breelan, and Ashley Pro, all had issues at tryouts, Morgan was late for her interview (and was generally unimpressive), Breelan had gained weight, and Ashley Pro got lost in a combo on the field. Obviously, if Kelsey shows up late, out of shape, or looks awful in the dance, then she's not going to make it back. I'm not arguing that she definitely won't get cut (one or two vets probably will), but I'm just not sure what reason there is to suspect that she's gonna show up and not be able to keep up at this point. Maybe Kelli and a Judy will undercut her and her chances with the other judges, but if it's just a matter of getting the votes, the judges (especially the male ones) have liked her in the past.

Kelsey isn't the strongest dancer, but she seems like someone whose dance inexperience is more visible in a training camp setting, when she's being asked to learn a new dance each night, not necessarily when she's only asked to learn one new dance for tryouts and has time to practice. I could be wrong, but she doesn't strike me as someone who won't be able to learn the tryout combination or pull together a decent solo. Of what we were shown, those were not complaints about her in the past - it was all interview issues. As long as she makes it through the interview and holds her own through the dances, I don't see why they would cut her. I also think it's ok for different girls to bring different things to the team, as long as they can make it through the dances without causing a problem. I'm sure they wish everyone was like Erica, who is gorgeous and an amazing dancer, but I think it's fine to have an Allie who has a boxy figure and average looks but is a wonderful dancer and a Kelsey who brings the glamour but isn't the best dancer, and a Jenna who is very pretty but still young looking, but also a top-notch dancer/performer, and so on and on.

Claire being 28 doesn't surprise me. I also wouldn't be surprised if someone said she was 23 or 24 honestly. I don't think there's a huge difference some people's looks between 23 and 28. Maybe it's just that most of my friends are around that age - just a tad older - and while we look a bit older, I don't feel like we look all that different than we did 5 years ago. Now, I also feel like nowadays, high school kids seem to look older than me (there's something in the water lol) so maybe Im not the best judge.

Sorry if this has been discussed already, but has anyone else noticed that many of the videos (full episodes) from past seasons are no longer working on CMT's website. Seems like this has been issue since they updated the website. I used to take random Sundays and just watch old seasons. No more...

Mandy?

Yuko is basically wearing a thong bikini bottom. Not my taste lol. Im also not a huge fan of Kashara's hair. I also agree that Simone looks a bit soft in these pics. I do however find that some of Simone's pics, last year especially, seem to most resemble real model shots.

Interesting. I wonder if girls were cut regularly back then during training camp or if it was just a "if you just can't keep up, we'll cut you" type of thing. Nowadays, they purposely go in to training camp knowing that they will (and have to) cut multiple girls.

Was this the tryout process before the show started? It seems to me like the training camp process, which I'm guessing is around 6-8 weeks would be a pretty big deterrent for women who do not already live in Dallas or if its not just their dream. For example, if a girl just wants to dance for a pro sports team, primarily NBA or NFL, and isn't a "Cowboys forever" type of person, it seems like DCCs would be an easy tryout to skip simply due to the time commitment of training camp. It's one to have a long training camp when you know you're on the team, it's another story when you could spend 6 weeks there and then get cut (on tv at that).

Amy is another. Also, I think I read on here that Alex Hermes moved to LA, but I don't know if it was for dance.

Agreed. I like Kelli Q a lot, and I'm glad she's on the team, but she definitely looks older than her age (moreso than Tasha IMO). For the longest time, I thought she was the girl who had danced on broadway a few years ago and got cut because "she didn't have an HD face."

Tess looks like she just has on a bra and panties in the first pic (red top, cream bottom), IMao. I kinda like the first swimsuit that Jenna has on in black, but I don't like the nude colored one at all. Jinelle looks too thin IMO. I agree with those who said that Yuko is adorable. I don't care for Raylee's hair in these pics, but she is very photogenic.

I hate Selina's swimsuit, both top and bottom.

What do you mean regarding the ten extra spots being "opened"? Are you referring to the 5 one year vets who were cut, and then K&J's decision to take extra girls? I may be misremembering season 7, but the plan was to take 36(?) because thats how many lockers are in the locker room, and they just decided to not cut anyone else and take the remaining TCCs right? It didn't seem like they decided in advance to have 39 (or were prohibited from cutting anyone else), although its possible that they just edited it to make it seem that way. As for the 5 were who didn't make it back (if that is what the reference is to), I don't really consider their spots being "opened" for Chelsea, Kali, Teri, etc (though I agree that some of them - Emily, Teri, Chelsea - were weaker dancers). They were all at the same tryouts in front of the same judges, and the returning 5 vets just got beat out in the scores.

I think I dislike season 6 and 8 equally, but I agree with a lot of this. I definitely think the new stadium changed the game in terms of team selection. Also, there were so many rookie candidates in season 6, but they barely focused at all on most of them, which made the season worse because many of the girls seemed to blend together looks wise. It also seemed like the Karissa and Taylor show for the most part, and I wasn't a fan of either of them. I dislike season 8 for similar reasons - too much focus on a few girls (ahem...Morgan). At least in season 6 though, there were a lot of rookie candidates. Season 8 seemed like a smaller rookie class, so I don't know what the reason was for not featuring more girls.

Flexed feet aside, this is one of the better pics that I've seen lately of the kickline. Synchronization looks a bit better in it. I wonder how heavy the boots are, and how much they affect their dancing.