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On 1/13/2022 at 7:05 PM, Holly85 said:

All he said was nice back handspring but we could do something with your legs though 

Thanks for this Holly, sorry not very active on this board at the mo I’ve got things going on at home.

basically what Holly said but she shared it to her story laughing it off about how you know her fiancé was a cheer coach. 

 

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I’m not sure if it’s still on Kristin’s IG story or not, BUT - did anyone else see that her fiancé Also critiqued her hip hop dance?!

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20 hours ago, whosadcc said:

Just some thought's that came to mind- No insider info here either!

Caroline posted in her story's that she was at a Dallas Mav's game, the day after this past game day. I don't think thing's would have changed in a day where she would have been out of quarantine to attend a basketball game. I am agreeing that it is a possibility that Caroline and Kat may have done something together to make them no longer DCC. What also makes me wonder is Kat did have an Instagram post about thanking Caroline for something, but the post was kind of vague.

Taylor was the only other one in this group that I guess was at the game, but didn't perform. Not sure if she is injured or not. 

I think Dani was in some pictures, but in the background. (I thought she wasn't there originally). Everyone else in Group 3 was accounted for.

Lexie was the only one in her group that was missing, but verified on her Instagram post that she wasn't feeling well.

Which lead's to Gina's group- Gina and 3 of her rookies were not at this game. If one of the 4 of them tested positive, it's likely that the other 3 were quarantined because they were in close proximity to each other.

Maybe I missed something earlier in the week, but haven't seen anything in the past couple of days.

Caroline has posted on her story today she’s at rodeo drive too. 
 

something seems to have gone down 

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5 hours ago, Kamal said:

This I really don't understand.

I know a lot of people wouldn't be fond of this idea but I thought the idea of recycling Instagram accounts (what the Denver Broncos Cheerleaders do) was a very good idea for marketing. All the new rookies can use the old account the retired vets had and start with already having followers. Better to have more followers even if they start off following the original vet who had the account.

 

But nooooo.

They choose to deactivate all of them.

How are the girls suppose to do their sponsored posts? 

What if they want to have their personal account private?

 

side note: I'm also sad of them deactivating their official accounts because now I can't DM them anymore. (I've only dm'ed a girl once though)

I don't want to dm their personal account because that's too creepy for me.

Completely agree with you, I thought part of it was for their safety so they didn’t have stalkers or creepy people on their IG and other than Amy (who shared point with Maddie) I only DM’d a couple of the girls for signed photos on their dcc account because their private account felt wrong and deserved to have that distance plus I’m assuming they got tonnes of messages a day (was a little gutted I didn’t get them or a response even though I’m an adult 😂)

17 minutes ago, Weeklydcc said:

Why are they removing the Instagram accounts?  Is there a stalker?  Is there a legal reason?  This saddens me.  I wonder if Twitter remains active.

Yes a lot of the girls have posted saying that from 4th November all accounts will be de-activated and to follow their personal accounts. Which for people like Rachel W who like to keep it private it isn’t fair.

or on the flip side - I follow some DCC accounts but not their personal because I don’t want to know everything about their personal life or see loads of sponsored ads I just wanted the DCC content for example - Tasha Cruz was stunning and a fave of mine and I’ve been so happy for her and that she’s expecting again but all her sponsored and Ad posts are really grating on me. I’m sick of IG being filled with so many ads. 

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So I FINALLY watched the latest episode and leaving my thoughts before reading the rest of the comments and got 2 pages to catch up on 😂

- First off cannot wait for rookie makeovers! I’ve actually this episode and last had trouble to distinguish some of the blonde rookie candidates and only easily able to know who two are. Seriously we need variations in thE blonde tones - although I’ve had a very long day and could be that. 
- Ashley already has her edit lined up for her cut next week, I hope her and Jordann come back, I’d love for them both to make it. 
- okay so kick clinic - LOVED it and think it’s something that should’ve been brought in a long time ago. Or has it been already and it’s never been shown? Which also do we know why 3 vets were in the invitation only kick clinic? Were they there for moral support/help or did they also need help with kicks as I thought Chandi’s were fine already as she has proper experience doing the original kickline? 
- (EDIT) when does Alora-Rose get pulled into the office?! We saw that preview episodes ago and it’s not aired yet (obvs as she was assisting rookies this ep)

now off to read the pages I’ve not yet read 😂

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50 minutes ago, MegzClarkie said:

Another performance photo

I was going to post this when I read one poster asking if they did the jump split.

this freaks me out so much. That’s going to cause so much damage to them, tendons etc doing that split onto the race surface, there’s no give, nothing to absorb impact like turf does. They have girls blow out their knees and when you see this is blatant why. A simple roll out surface should’ve been put out to protect them. 

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15 hours ago, sATL said:

speaking of panties... personal question... given the size of the bottom uniform, just what kind of undergarment do they wear ? especially if they are on their period and may need  pad to catch runoffs... do the dance leggings have an undergarment built in ?

I think Kelli discussed bras choices during some uniform fittings..

I’d think a thong or no VPL underwear. When I danced under our costumes we just wore thongs - although ours were not as revealing as their shorts can be. I’ve always wondered what they do when it’s their time of the month as not a chance can/could I wear white at that time.

13 hours ago, Bellisima08 said:

Both incarnations of the shorts have their pros & cons. In the earlier version I like that the bottoms have more coverage over the butt cheeks, but I agree with others who have said that the v shape with that one lower positioned star seems designed to call more attention to the cash & prizes. In the later version, I love the belt with the hip-hugger design, but hate that it seems like there's a lot more chance of butt exposure. If I had my way, I'd combine the belt & hip-hugger design with the more covered look on the backside. I even love it if they made the shorts look more like white denim cutoffs with folded hems.

I like this idea. Be more in keeping with current trend too.

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13 hours ago, Holly85 said:

And kelcey took Ashlee spot 

 

12 hours ago, lexie3248 said:

I hope Ashlee isn’t injured 😭

 

11 hours ago, Holly85 said:

She seems to be there just not in thunder 

Was it Ashlee who had to dance for their life last year? And had their hip taped up? I can’t remember. 
 

Does anyone know if the rookie who didn’t do thunder the first couple of games and Maddie covered is back in?

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Is anyone else wondering what Kelli is referring to with Ava’s social media? Come on the kid just left high school. I had a nosey at her IG at the weekend when I finally got the episode and she must’ve deleted it because her IG looked fine! 
 

I was also so annoyed that much more wasn’t said for Daphne or Amanda considering they respect their veterans, Daphne & Amanda deserved more - Amanda should’ve definite been acknowledged and not Erica’d out and no I’m not just saying it because I’m a fan of them both. People will notice. 
 

MRS has had her day I think. They whole thing with Kya felt awkward and Caroline could’ve done that entire thing with Kya on her own and would’ve likely achieved better results. 
 

late to the party on this too but there’s a few cut TCC’s I would’ve saved - LSU Kat, auto Amy, Dayton and curly haired Kyndall.

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1 hour ago, Lona said:

I did not know that about Amber and Robin. Hmmmm interesting! 

Robin is in the video that was posted - a lot. I didn’t realise how strict it was I thought it made DCC look a little less strict but they earn SO much respect and have a lot of that after watching the YouTube link. Kelli also makes a brief appearance commenting on the rangerettes. 
 

now I’m off to try and watch last nights episode 😂

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22 hours ago, evasworld123 said:

I highly recommend watching this short movie about the Rangerettes! I’m not from Texas so it really helped me understand the difference between a drill team and a dance team: 

 

Prime Video has it for free in higher quality I believe if you have that.

I was actually pumped to see a qualified person come in to teach kick line! Looking forward to seeing the full segment tomorrow. 

Thank you!

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22 minutes ago, kalibean said:

I'm SO EXCITED about this.  For those who aren't familiar, the Emerald Belles are the drill team for Southlake Caroll High School, which is in a very affluent DFW suburb.  Lacey was an Emerald Belle off the top of my head, tho I can't recall any others.  I'm sure quite a few have been a DCC. 

I've known a few Belles through the years (and have a good friend whose daughter is in their elementary school program) and they're seriously so amazing.  Great call to have their coach help with kicks.  

Howie Mandell said on AGT that they didn't compare to the Rockettes, and their director was like well, sure.  They're the Rockettes, and they're professional dancers.  These are  teenagers at a public high school.  

I laughed so hard at that...tho seriously, many of these high schoolers could try out for Rockettes once they're of age and kill it.

Please excuse my ignorance - but what is a drill team? 
 

ive seen videos of the Emerald Belle’s so I know they’re good dancers and I did know Lacey was a Belle, however; I don’t know what a drill team is as we don’t have them other here or they’re called something else. 

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https://www.instagram.com/tv/CUc2Zg0tigg/?utm_medium=copy_link
 

have y’all seen this? They’ve pulled in the Emerald Belle’s director to help with kicks 

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4 minutes ago, Kamal said:

Is

 

I wonder if she really has her engagement ring on when she performs. I'm no dancer but I thought jewelry (except for small piercing) was a big nono.

Wedding/engagement rings are permitted. They also wear earrings and their DCC pinky ring 

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10 hours ago, Survivor197 said:

Did anyone get dcc barbies this year?

You’d really hope Claire and Ashlee did (I think I’ve spelt Claire wrong here - typical English spelling of it sorry) considering they were meant to be some of the best solos or even Ava. 

10 hours ago, Bellisima08 said:

I agree there should be some segment that shows which veterans have left in the first episode. I know in some past seasons like Kashara's last year and the year Jinelle & Jenna retired they showed some goodbyes from the vets and I recall it happening more often in the earlier seasons. Even if it was just showing the pictures of those who are leaving would be good to remind us as I sometimes tend to forget who has left between the time they release their statements to when the show premieres.

I agree, it would also show the vets some respect and those girls have more than earnt respect. I know they’re not the main focus of the Cowboys but those women put themselves through so much for that team and to stay on it. It’s just show the little respect that those women deserve and it’s better too for the fans of the show who don’t have IG and see the vet retirement announcements. 

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3 minutes ago, KnyghtRyder said:

She did. She commented on Maddie’s May 18th retirement post. I have no idea if that was before or after the “judges showcase” though. 

I know, I found it now, so it was posted at the time of her retirement announcement along with everyone else’s comments so she knew before filming started.

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7 hours ago, Mmkk said:

Just checked…Melissa follows Maddie on Instagram. 

I’m tempted to go and trawl her retirement post to see if MRS reacted to it…

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28 minutes ago, MegzClarkie said:

I’m in the Uk, where will you be watching? I normally find a dodgy website to stream it from! 

 

4 minutes ago, Uk-Eve said:

Define dodgy? I have a website that is streaming fine as long as you don't mind having to put up with the boring adverts at the beginning but BUT once you get past that its streams and plays fine. If you want to try that, that is. 

 

The other option is if you have apple and have a "spare" apple device that you "do not care" (if that make sense) that you can't play movies from another country for 3 months each time then you could do what I do and make a US iTunes account and put a us address eg a hotel etc as address and just buy us gift cards and redeem that and buy the season pass that way. Thats the 2 options I do use anyway (I have a old 6yr old iphone that has a cracked at the bottom screen and poor batter so its now more used as a back up if anything happens to the phone I use atm)

My partner is like the streaming king, not sure what sites he uses but he uses a VPN so it thinks he’s in the states. He’s managed to find CMT on it or finds links people have shared to stream it from. 
 

yeah sounds pretty dodgy actually but as long as he gets the show for me to watch I don’t mind 😅

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1 hour ago, Agent Gully said:

IMO, when it comes to what makes a good point, it is charisma and a little bit of sass. You can be the best dancer on the team, but not make a great point. 

I think Kashara was fantastic as point. She looked like she was having the best time and her smile drew me in. I wish Bridget would have stayed. She had the same sparkle and always looked like she was having the time of her life.

Maddie had a bit of liveliness, while Amy and Rachel W don't seem to have the same fire as the best points.

Again, all my opinion. 

If you could pick one gal (regardless of seniority, etc.) from the current team, who would you select to be the sole point?

I liked Amy at point.

current team id have Chandi or Kelcey. Love them both, always loved Kelcey since her rookie season, although Amanda & Lily were my total favourites from their class for different reasons and I thought for sure Amanda would end up at point, Chandi has really upped it and really grabbed my attention in the triangle and is just 🔥

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CT5bXlCN65w/?utm_medium=copy_link

this 👆🏻 Has got me excited for tomorrow - loved the older ladies on it 😂 - I know it starts tonight but being UK I won’t see it until tomorrow 

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9 hours ago, Bellisima08 said:

Yeah in the last few years there have been a couple of instances of fires being started from gender reveal parties due to poor mishandling of explosive devices. I've also heard a few stories about people being killed from explosive accidents so I'm kind of irritated by the trend now as nothing is worth the amount of property damage or loss of life.

I am right there with you about being antsy for Friday. I'm kind of hoping that they do address Victoria's departure, but I'm also prepared that they might not out of "respect for her privacy" which would be hypocritical of them considering that they put the loss of Shaina's friends out front & center in that one episode 2 years ago. Also can't wait to see Madeline S's journey through training camp.

This. All of it. Especially your second paragraph. I guess though when you think about it, hypocrisy is a common theme..

I also hate gender reveals, the trend has caught on over here. I just uploaded my scan to my Facebook and said “it’s a boy”

 

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4 hours ago, Jezlyn said:

I wonder if they are making it a special for the show. Since it was at the Star, even though they have just been away on holiday, and there were pro camera men there.

I’m doubting it’s for the show because Amanda and Hannah are there, I feel like after her cut scene they wouldn’t show Hannah. (Who looks incredible in her luvabulls pictures) 

it did say on the sneak peek about Daphne that she actually did her injury before auditions she completely ruptured it but felt no pain at all in it. I am wondering if she’s now had the surgery as in the pictures of Amber’s engagement she’s in flat sandals. I do hope she’s recovering well as she is one of my faves 

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They corrected the spelling errors and re-uploaded it 😅

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7 hours ago, Trixi said:

I also think the video try-outs help K&J focus on the individual and the really good dancers don’t get missed, like Kelli Q did, along with others. 

I agree with this and that it broadens the pool of dancers and helps more feel they can try out, but I suppose on the flip side, it’s easier for people to edit their videos and in person you obviously can’t do that and they can judge their ability to dance on the fly as they don’t know what music will be played at auditions and can give a better judge of rhythm. 

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8 minutes ago, DCC-UK said:

OG poster, I was joking (sarcasm doesn't translate online well) but do have a marketing background (others on here do too). However, I wouldn't spend hours working on a plan for free anyway! (Obvs I'd put my name to it if I sent it)

I didn't mean that they weren't doing something right, just that they could do even more with the platforms they have, especially the website. We just ask for a bit of consistency, such as spelling the names of the women correctly on social media posts, getting the right cameo shots for that season and filling out the girl's bios properly.

Sure, they're great on socials but marketing is bigger than just that. The talent pool is exceptional though, I don't question that at all. K&J have done a great job, just might need fresh eyes to look over it all. Often an external eye is all that's needed. They constantly say they want to be bigger and better every year, some tweaks could do that even more from a marketing perspective.

Case in point, their latest post having this spelling error

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7 hours ago, Christineelgene said:

Maddie definitely was in the opening, but not in the sidelines.  Not going to say who sat out Thunder.  Maybe Dr. M will share that.

Are you able to confirm if the rookie is okay and if this was a one off?