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I think that Keyra's cut (or some of the others) weren't so much for the drama as it was because they were more of a liability for the team then others and it was best to just cut their losses. Others, like Meredith/Breelan/Morgan/etc., they give such girls every possible chance to improve (especially during the season), but many of them don't improve enough to compete against the incoming girls or they don't think they NEED to improve because they've already got it locked in because of being on the squad for a year. There's also the "shock/drama/tearjerker" cuts where the girls are cut for no other reason then shock value or ratings because these girls are either more then good enough to be on the squad (and probably would have been if they hadn't auditioned while the show was on) or had been on the squad/show long enough to be a fan favorite and solid performer. Hannah, Brennan, Holly P., Taryn, etc. are just some of these girls.

I seem to remember that Meghan Flaherty was a Dallas Stars Ice Angel, but that she seemed to be ice skating a lot more than dancing. However, she was well-loved on that team and was a captain at one point. I think she did at least three years, maybe more on that team.

Ah, my mistake. Thank you for the correction.

IIRC, the best example of her lying was during her first time in Training Camp when she was supposed to be working with Jinelle regarding Victoria's weight gain. Victoria supposedly had a doctor's to see if there were medical reasons why she was gaining weight and not just an extremely poor diet. Kelli even stated on camera that "something happened prior to rehearsal between Jinelle and Victoria. Jinelle volunteered her time to help Victoria with nutrition and I'm not accusing anybody of dishonesty but there is something not adding up and I want to explore that." The issue in question was that Victoria was avoiding Jinelle's calls and texts, not responding to any of it, until she was dragged into the office. Victoria then lied to Kelli's face and called out on THAT (again on camera or at least blatantly hinted at in editing) before Victoria FINALLY admitted that she didn't want to work with Jinelle, but with someone who has been through what she has (thus hinting that it was actually a poor diet that caused the weight gain and not any so-called medical condition). She was reprimanded for being so rude as to ignoring Jinelle, then sent out of the office without any repercussions beyond a scolding. Rumor has it that it was a thyroid issue and Victoria supposedly admitted to it on social media, but the "doctor" that she said prescribed the medicine she was on wasn't licensed to prescribe those medicines and wasn't licensed to diagnose the issue on top of that. There were other instances of lying, but these were the best-documented. The stealing issue was a rumor that, during Victoria's first year as a veteran, another girl's very distinctive phone case was stolen from the locker room and Victoria just happened to show up with that very phone case (or an identical one) the very next day. There might be other instances, but I'm not remembering them at the moment.

That makes more sense. She went through Training Camp as a veteran but had to go through every level of auditions like everyone else.

As far as I know, since she took a year off, she had to start at the very beginning with the ones who were new to audition. She didn't get to start with the other veterans who have been there for the past year or more.

I wonder why Mikaela was cut. It seems that she wanted to stay longer so to cut her seems a bit . . . unique unless she just plain got out-danced or something else happened.

I think the rookies started going on the calendar shoot when Cassie T was a rookie. I remember her saying something about going on the shoot. Before then, I don't think the rookies ever went and they've gone every year since despite what Kelly says.

Rumor has it that the team was announced and that it was at 37 . . . but that the number might change in the coming weeks. Here's where I saw it (who knows if it's actually true or not):

That was very good. Very beautiful and she has flawless technique.

That's true, but it was after Kelli gave every excuse in the book as to why she should stay, nearly called Jinelle a liar (despite Victoria lying to Kelli's face) and a whole host of other things that any one of which would have gotten any other girl cut, but Kelli tried every possible thing to put Victoria on the team. For Kelli, it WAS one of the hardest decisions she had to make (short of deciding when to retire and who to recommend up for her place). See Victoria's first time through Training Camp as to why Kelli will give her every possible chance and opportunity but never make her face the consequences of her actions. I wouldn't be surprised if Victoria did something Kelli found reprehensible enough to "force" her to take a break from the team, but not enough that it was illegal or would get her jail time.

While Cassie T DID improve somewhat (some would say marginally), she did see the need to improve and did so, slowly but she did. However, I don't think Victoria saw (or now sees or understands) the need to improve on anything thus she hasn't done anything to do so. Even improvements KELLI said to make, she didn't or did so JUST enough not to get into trouble on.

From what I've seen and heard, it's the same old Victoria. No big changes, especially to attitude, personality. or dance.

That makes sense, but they can still get cut though Kelli will NEVER cut Victoria for ANY reason.

Victoria is there in that list of images. Whoever put it together used her DCC picture and put her among the other DCC instead of with the other TCC because she's supposedly a third year despite not having made the team as of yet.

I don't know if Jalyn will get cut from show group again or if someone else will piss Kelli off enough that said girl will get cut instead of Jalyn.

I think some of these girls drop and tuck their chins then squint their eyes in the hopes it makes them look "intense".

She and Brennan resemble each other in this picture.

I wouldn't be surprised if there is a drop in candidates who are auditioning and not only that, but a drop in quality somewhat, especially after this year if things keep opening up. It was a bit of a perfect storm when COVID hit because a lot of other dance jobs were getting cancelled due to the pandemic/quarantine orders/people not wanting to go out. Between that and the fact that there was a television show filming which would give them "exposure" for other dance jobs when things started opening up again (plus not having a gap in the dance resume) and there were a lot of talented people auditioning. I know some just loved to dance and wanted to keep that up, but there were a lot of girls who were doing it to promote themselves.

I don't know if it was ever discussed here, but I found out today that Cathleen Williams (Season 4 and maybe 5) passed away in spring of 2020 after a short illness.

True. There's that and I still like the dresses. They're gorgeous.

I said the same thing (even if it was in my own head and not here. . . unless I'm not remembering correctly) about Victoria and I KNOW I've said it about Cassie. If both girls had headed out to other teams (doesn't matter if it was college or the NFL) their first "eligible to audition" year and not only successfully made the team, but STAYED on the team for at least one year, I wouldn't have cared so much about them making the squad, but since they didn't, neither really seemed to grow up or move beyond the DCC as the end all/be all of their lives. Then again, look at Tina. She doesn't seem to have moved on either. At least, Kelli went on to get a college degree in something useful before coming back (unless, again, I'm not remembering correctly).

Yes, I can see how it would have helped but if the main (or one of the main/major) consideration(s) for the dress is how well a person can perform Thunder, then I have serious concerns about these girls. I get how important the DCC is to these girls, but that's kind of . . . ridiculous.

I love the color and style of those bridesmaids dresses, except for the high slit. Otherwise, they're gorgeous.

Oh yeah. Hip hop is NOT her thing and I have a feeling that, if she tries to show off her "moves" in hip hop auditions, she's going to get laughed out of the room and/or audition unless (and until) she learns some actual hip hop. Kelli and Charlotte may have loved her "skill" but it's not going to work in the "outside" world. If she tries to pursue dance in California, she'll probably have to take some dance classes to polish up and make connections before she can hit up some auditions.