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3 hours ago, Jessinvirginia said:

any way she didn’t make showgroup because of her stiffness when she talks to people? 

All I know is I re-watched the media-training episode from last season, and she was great. She talked about her pet pig.

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14 hours ago, Pau84 said:

Thank you. You are 100% right.

I wouldn’t call it an interesting edit, having Victoria harvest the praise of Evan for Amanda, I would call it a scam.

‘They’ are not doing Victoria any favours: she could have made the team and made my favourites list without Kelli’s nepotism and the editorial help. If I were Tina Kalina I would call Kelli and ask her not to ‘help’ Victoria anymore! She doesn’t need any articial inflation. She is a average dancer and not an ‘A plus plus’. What the hell is wrong with that? What is wrong with average? Why can’t Victoria be average, why do ‘they’ have to resort to doctoring footage? Just let her be!

I don't get it either. Why are they doing this? There have been enough guest choreographers who've praised her by name. They don't need to screw with the editing too. This just shows that there's an agenda they're trying to push.

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23 minutes ago, EricaShadows said:

As others have pointed out, the rookies are only alternates until Training Camp is over and they make the official squad. 

And the year that Holly and Erica both left, they had at least three rookies performing at some show group thing for Jerry Jones. Kalyssa, Lauren, and someone else I can't remember.

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These doggies need to be out of the heat. 😞

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Just now, Pj3422 said:

Pro: VK is so much prettier with less makeup

She is. I have no issues with her look, like some posters do. But she looks better more natural.

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6 minutes ago, Fwcowboysfan said:

Haha. I was thinking the same thing. CMT must be in need of money this year. That seemed like a bizarre ad for the Atomic spa. They also seem to have the budget priced editors this season. 

It was so forced. All of the dialogue felt so insincere and stilted.

1 minute ago, pinkandsparkly13 said:

I guess they really like Christina. Kelli with her "what's going on, is something wrong?" No Kelli, she's just your weakest dancer! And I've actually always liked Christina btw, but still. Why handle her with kid gloves?

I've been watching old seasons, and she looks so much better now--in her face, I mean. What did she do? Is it just the hair?

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WTH am I watching with this spa scene? WTH is this?

9 minutes ago, phylogeny said:

I'm a little bothered by how they've taken so much input from flamboyant men as guest choreographers but goodness forbid they had put one who seemed to be a very talented dancer on the team.

PREACH

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6 minutes ago, scorpio1031 said:

She was in black face and Brooke and Kandi had darkened their skin - what a party:/

And when the show addressed it, she seemed defensive about it. Like, oh, I didn't know any better but I guess I should have. WTH!

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Watching season 6 (I think?) now on Pluto, and saw a flash of Whitney, remembered how she went in black face to a Halloween party, and got pissed all over again.

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2 hours ago, lah715 said:

I agree ... the girl is 19. 

It really should be a 21 minimum age requirement. I know there have been some great youngin's in the past (Lacey), but the cheerleaders should look like women, not little girls.

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Random question: why didn't they show calendar shoot this season?

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2 hours ago, MyFavShows said:

I mean the girl was cut last year and was given a horrible edit on the show - if everyone was on this mission to make sure she makes the team, why didn’t they just just put her on then?

Because of her weight. It was too obvious. If she looked like she does now last year, she absolutely would have made it. No denying she looks really good this year. I think she's really pretty, actually.

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3 hours ago, blairwaldorf said:

I don't think her name would have even been in the conversation for show group if she weren't Tina's daughter.

This is the thing. VK doesn't have to stand out. She will automatically be noticed because of who she is. And during deliberations, the judges--consciously or not--are going to want to vote her in because of who she is and what she means to Kelli (and some of them, as well). It is what it is, but let's not claim she's in the top 18 dance or performance-wise.

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10 hours ago, hathorlive said:

Look at the position of Caroline's movements in the last episode.  Watch how Amanda's turns don't move an inch from where she started the movement.   My teachers would say VK dances "heavy".  There's nothing light or airy about any of her movements.

OMG, this. I'm not a dancer, but this is exactly what I see. Her movements are heavy, uncontrolled. To my untrained eye, she looks fine--even good--in the DCC power pom style. But she does not have the same technique as the rest of the dancers on Show Group. Even rookie Taylor seemed to out-dance her at the SG auditions.

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3 hours ago, DAthene said:

And Kelli, don’t think I haven’t noticed that we only get quick glimpses of VK dancing...usually going into an end pose.  If we cannot see the truth, it doesn’t exist, right?   

I'm telling you, it feels like we're being gaslighted. They're trying to convince us that VK is the best of the best. And I'm sure a lot of passive viewers buy it.

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4 hours ago, rhofmovalley said:

Now Show Group, that should be about dance technique but I'm not even sure where Show Group performs or if the audience they perform in front of will care about their technique or if they just expect to see pretty girls dancing.

I think it's both. From past Show Group performances we've seen on the show, they do big corporate events, special events for the Cowboys, and other paid performances. I think the main reason they need to be the best dancers on the team is because they have to adapt quickly to last-minute changes and/or stage space.

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23 minutes ago, Law Mom said:

Slightly above average dancer, below average looks, average figure, below average professionalism. That adds up to a big ... whatever. She won't be missed on SG and if she doesn't come back next year it won't matter.

Hard disagree with this. To each his own, but Jalyn is clearly one of the most technical dancers they have.

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Also just want to say that if Kelli cut Jalyn from Show Group because of some nonsense with VK, it's completely passive aggressive not to tell her why. If it's a punishment for some 'supposed' bad behavior (like Jenna being pulled as point and made to sit out for the HOF game), then freaking TELL her that. Otherwise, you're just creating an atmosphere of anxiety and distrust.

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44 minutes ago, Pj3422 said:

Yep, she lost me a few years ago when Colby was a TCC. I wasn’t a Colby fan, but Kelli’s comments about her were straight-up junior high clique. Not the measured, thoughtful approach a good director should have.

Oh, man. I just watched that season again on Pluto, and for the life of me, I can't understand why they even brought Colby into finals if they were that against her from the start. I know she only made TC because of the fan vote (which Kelli didn't hesitate to tell her), but she wouldn't have had the chance to get there if they'd cut her at semis. She seemed like a sweet person, very sophisticated and mature, and if they didn't like her look, they shouldn't have let her get that far. I feel for her. Imagine how difficult it must have been to hear Kelli saying those things about her face on TV. And undeserved too. Yes, she was underweight and had lip fillers. But she was still a beautiful woman--just not the DCC look.

Back on topic--Jalyn. Fabulous dancer, one of my favorite rookies last season, and you could tell by how she behaved in the office that she was completely perplexed about the whole thing. It's messed up. And did anyone else notice that VK seemed less than surprised when her name was called for Show Group? Like she expected to get it. I wasn't impressed with her turns across the stage. It looked like she almost fell out of one and went into a roll to cover it up--I don't know what the dance terms for these things are. But there was a marked difference between her and the badass dancers like Daphne, Caroline, Bridget, JALYN, and Ashlee (who brought it!).

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44 minutes ago, Stee said:

This episode was particularly unflattering for Kelli. I hope she watches this in retrospect and recognizes her strange defensiveness and accusatory behavior towards Jalyn. You’d think she just lied to her about a doctors appointment or something!

I agree with this. It was strange. There's definitely something we don't know--more to the story. And Jalyn comported herself well in the office too.

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Also, Alexandra. 😞 Poor baby. She handled herself well.

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Daphne. Good lawd that leap during Show Group auditions. Jaw on the floor. And she's never been one of my favorites. Other stand-outs: Hannah (of course), Ashlee (YAY!), Kelsey, Amanda, Bridget, and from what I saw, JAYLYN. She always brings it. I don't get it. 😞

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1 hour ago, SmpIsimon said:

1 hour ago, Loves2Dance said:

And, sadly, still is. I hear she’s even worse now that she’s been given a spot on the team. #illegitimatedcc

Can you elaborate? What does she do to piss everyone off? 

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Watching season 12, I realized that when they announced the four group leaders and they said Erika's name, they showed Kashara instead. LOL

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8 hours ago, lah715 said:

been watching on Pluto TV ... Season 8 first and second night of training camp the music they are using ... I cant figure out the songs ... tried using Shazam and could not find it .. if anyone watches it again ... can you post ... I think one is a Britney Spears ...maybe I cant find it because its unreleased ???? Some of the lyrics are "I'm in a freefall"  Darn ...

The only song I hear over and over is that terrible “Meet Me in Vegas” or whatever the hell it is. And then the singer starts chanting, V E G A S! My ears are bleeding.