[2021 Auditions, Finals, and Training Camp]

1 hour ago, Mvdb said:

Hey fellow Aussie! I’ve discovered this season that we can watch on the cmt website for free, you just have to clear all your cookies and then put in a random email address. The person who told me said it only lasted for 24 hours and then you need to do another email address but I’ve been using it almost a week and haven’t had to do anything else. Hope it works for you x 

Oh my gosh thank-you so much for this tip, I will give it a try! xx

[2021 Auditions, Finals, and Training Camp]

I wish more girls would post their solos they are my favourite part of the audition process! I’m in Australia so hard to find full episodes until the season is complete  it’s good to get a glimpse through Instagram. My unsolicited thoughts on solos (as a person with limited knowledge on dance) lol 

-loved Dani’s, the musicality (I think that’s the word? when the moves/overall vibe match the music really nicely), the spunk & sass, her effortless technique. She looks totally at home doing a solo to me. 

-Jalyn’s is my other fave, really fun to watch nice mix of technique and power. She’s such a good performer I loved the high energy and thought the costume added to the vibrancy. I haven’t seen much of Jalyn since her rookie year so was great to see her come out strong.

 
-I liked that Ellie’s was hip hop, something different. I can see what others mean about it being a bit clunky, but it was fun watching a different genre. 

-Jessica’s was fun with some cool tricks but I can’t help but think her limbs sometimes seem a little unco?

-I agree with others about Taylor’s not being strong, I feel she is another Savannah- average dancer  but great teammate and ambassador. 
-Kelsey is so beautiful and talented. Love how versatile she is. 
I’d  love to hear others thoughts who have dance experience? 
 

[2021 Auditions, Finals, and Training Camp]

On 9/18/2021 at 5:01 AM, Branmuffin said:

Heather was waaayyy better than Amy as choice for point, in my opinion.

I have to agree and I’ve been a long time defender of Amy because she seems like a friendly team mate and like a genuinely lovely person. unlike others I personally don’t find her dancing boring, I think she is cute, bubbly and technically strong. However I agree she lacks that extra quality point requires and believe her dance training and tenure was the reason she was picked for point. I think Heather had more spunk and was just as talented. Any combo of Maddie, Heather or Gina I reckon could’ve shared point. 

[2021 Auditions, Finals, and Training Camp]

4 hours ago, ShutterbugCAM said:

This was posted from the @DCCheerleaders Instagram (stories) the day of the HoF Game. I doubt they photoshopped her, and am sure the only thing they edited was the little sparkle effects. This is just really her.
 

I won't share any opinion of how I think she looks, as I think all of these girls get their looks picked apart enough by TPTB on a daily basis. I just want her to be fully healthy no matter what. Mentally and Physically. That's all that matters to me.

some people do have medical conditions that mean they struggle to put on weight. Some people also look a certain in certain areas of their body all their lives. I won’t be more specific for this reason- if Gina does have an eating disorder, probably best to refrain posting things that are hyper focused on specific aspects of body, as she may well read them and it could be detrimental to her health. In general, I think it’s good to be mindful of what is posted on the internet about DCCs bodies, as you never know what people are going through. 
I have mixed feelings about Gina being point. An eating disorder or a medical condition are not choices, so if Gina does have either, I would hate for her to miss out on point for things like those beyond her control, since her dancing is up to it. However I understand people’s concerns as she is in the “public eye” to a degree and many young girls look up to her who may see her body type and feel inadvertently pressured to look a certain way. I don’t have a solution. I hope Gina is mentally and physically well. 

[2021 Auditions, Finals, and Training Camp]

gutted for Erin, she was a really good example of working hard and taking on feedback to become awesome in the DCC style. I really hope not doing SG was her choice.

I miss the days when SG was genuinely about the best dancers. Didn’t they used to do more of a variety of styles compared to the wider squad as well? 
 

I love Chandi but shocked she was picked over Kelsey and Caroline for triangle. Kelsey has always been stronger than Chandi and is exceptionally talented with great balance of spunk, power and technique. I also think Caroline is stronger than Chandi at this stage given experience. Chandi is gorgeous too and a really solid dancer, but IMO not better than Caroline, or Kelsey who I was hoping would be point next season- with Amanda :(

[2021 Audition Speculation]

39 minutes ago, Erinbridget said:

I'm still mad Bridget was never point.

I can’t lie I’m a big fan of Amy because she’s so sweet and was such a clean dancer and really experienced, and Maddie I reckon was really talented and spunky. But I think a Bridget and Heather split point would’ve been awesome too, or one of them with Maddie. Or Gina of course, but I know a lot of people have pointed out her additions to the dances stick out to much. 

[2021 Audition Speculation]

18 hours ago, Jezlyn said:

Going off a comment Amber has made about it being senior year on her TC post today I suspect this may be her last year.

I think she just finished law school so I assume next year she will finish up with DCC and move into her new career 

[2021 Audition Speculation]

Victoria posted about auditioning on the 20th of April on Instagram, so it sounds like taking leave may have been a more recent decision.

I am indifferent to Victoria, neither a fan or disliking of her, but she is the last person I’d expect to not re-audition, so something pretty serious must be up. Regardless of what you think of Victoria, having to give up what you love is tough and I do hope to see her back next season as I’m sure it would heartbreaking if something she is so passionate about was cut short due to her personal issues, and I don’t wish that for anyone. I really hope she’s okay and getting the help she needs. 

[2021 Audition Speculation]

 

7 hours ago, scorpio1031 said:

She didn't audition for this year

how do you know? 

[2021 Audition Speculation]

14 hours ago, Dcc76 said:

Announcements have been made 

according to dcc Instagram the retirees are: Alanna, Briana, Cianna, Maddie, RACHEL A., Savannah, Sydney, and Tess

Most of these were expected IMO. sad to hear about Alanna, Cianna and Rachel A. Alanna and Cianna make sense to me since I assume both will move back home, however I was a bit suprised Rachel A is retiring, anyone have thoughts on why, could it be career related? She’s from Texas and is still young. 

Initially I was suprised Jalyn and Lexie haven’t retired. Jalyn hasn’t been well treated. But when I thought about it, and maybe they just love dance and are not ready to give it up. After DCC if they  aren’t able to get a job in dance (Lexie wouldn’t anyway she’s got another career) the most dancing they’ll ever do are casual classes. As a lover of my own sport, I would hate to have to play casually in only my mid 20s. It’s made me rethink wishing anyone would retire. 
 

edit- didn’t realise Rachel had done 4 seasons. Makes sense to retire after that long. 

[2020 Squad and Social Media]

11 hours ago, DCC-UK said:

Does anyone know who the All-Stars were meant to be for this season? Because they purely do ambassador work, I'd love to have seen Miranda and Alexis. From the 7 vets who retired, I think they'd all make great All-Stars but I know most have moved out of Texas. 

From this current crop of current vets, Savannah, Briana, Taylor J and Lexie are some of their best on appearances. Darian seems like she'd be great too (from the little I've seen of her).

I think if Heather was still in Texas she’d made a great all star. She was always really well spoken. Amy L is also presents as enthusiastic and friendly, she’s a good choice for an appearances too. 
current vets in addition to who you’ve said would be Ashlee. 

5 hours ago, Dtowngal5280 said:

Lily was spotted at a Denver Broncos Cheerleading prep class!  I'm from Denver so this makes me happy - but the cheer uniforms do not make me happy, they are hideous.  Anyway - glad she is dancing and moving on.

I can’t stand their uniforms haha! That’s an interesting choice, does lily have a connection to Denver? I thought she might look for something closer to Dallas, or that she’d go closer to home/where she went to college to Tennessee/Kentucky. Maybe Tennessee Titans?  

good on her though, i find it really sad that vets who get cut often don’t dance again. Just because they couldn’t make it in DCC doesn’t mean they couldn’t find success in another team and keep doing what they love. I hope Lily continues to dance.

[2020 Auditions, Finals, and Training Camp]

Anyone know the point of show group this year? I can’t see when they would’ve had any opportunities to perform. And same with point and a triangle- why bother? 

This whole season to me seems like there was no need for rookies. This was the year that they didn’t do a kick line, no formation changes during dances, just danced in the same spot in a straight line which I’m guessing also requires less stamina then a normal field performance? The dancers TPTB  were worried about lacking in energy, like Hannah and Brennan, would’ve been fine. IMO this was the year to keep people who were excellent team mates even if TPTB believed they were lacking in dance, and cut them some slack because this whole year was a nightmare for everyone. 

[2020 Auditions, Finals, and Training Camp]

16 hours ago, Cocoxo said:

Idk I didn't find too much offense in this. I think she's trying to promote her business while acknowledging it's a weird time to do so. People still need money/business during this time and you don't know everyone's situation. People have become *so* sensitive to every little thing when it's really not that serious. i admire people who can find humor during this weird time. Just my opinion tho

I think using tragedy, unrest and what is a traumatic and scary time for people to promote your business is tasteless. 

[2020 Auditions, Finals, and Training Camp]

1 hour ago, Tuxcat said:

She looked like she was chomping at the bit to get that correction in QUICK... I don't think she was trying to make Tori look bad but she is really passionate about her political leanings.

I don’t have access to episodes in my country 😢 I’m curious about this, what question was asked and what did Rachel W say? I was under the impression she had some conservative political leanings would be interested to hear her response 

[2020 Auditions, Finals, and Training Camp]

This is a bit left of centre but I wouldn’t mind seeing Amber and Amanda sharing point next year. I know Rachel W is strong but I find Amanda and Amber have more sass and spunk. I know some find Amber a blender but after watching her solos/DCC in motions and when I’m actually looking for in routines something about her facial expressions and performance is more spunky and a little less vanilla than the other potential points Caroline and Rachel W, as good as those 2 are. And I know it would only be Amanda’s 3rd season but I think she’d be capable, wasn’t Kashara point in her 3rd year? Year after that I think Kelsey and Amanda would be an awesome pair to share point. 

[2020 Auditions, Finals, and Training Camp]

8 hours ago, blairwaldorf said:

I just watched the show group audition, and I think perhaps Kristin and her friends should look at the stunt she pulled through the eyes of her employers. Show Group auditions are basically a job interview for a position as a representative, on an international stage, of the Dallas Cowboys organization, and she blew it. Kristin's decision to use the audition as an opportunity to "make a statement" in support of a controversial political agenda - and one which the Cowboys' leadership has made clear they don't support - was extremely unprofessional and inappropriate. Honestly, she's lucky Charlotte didn't cut her on the spot. 

I have always rooted for Kristin, but personally, I think this solo was a huge missed opportunity to show that she has the technique and showmanship to outdance the rookies and earn her spot back. If I were making cuts, a girl who hadn't wowed me with her dancing AND was using her role as a DCC to make political statements would be one of them. 

Dance is an art form and art often conveys a story or meaning. What’s so bad about Kristin telling a story through her solo?
I have no idea how on earth standing against racism and showing support for black folk is a “controversial political agenda”? Her solo was just about standing up for basic human rights and social justice. If her dance was about aboloshing the police, that would be making a stance on a “controversial political agenda”.  Kristins solo was nothing of the sort. It saddens me that a dance calling for action to address racism is considered controversial. If Charlotte cut her on the spot that would’ve been outrageous given even Kelli Fin herself made a long post about society needing to do better when a black man was killed by police- whether it was sincere or not is another story but the point is the director of DCC showed support for Black Lives Matter so Charlotte cutting Kristin for doing the same thing Kelli did (albeit more meaningfully IMO)  would be illogical and totally unfair. I don’t think it’s a bad thing Kristin used her platform to send a message- dancing a solo that is about racial inequality to me is no different to girls selecting a cause to raise awareness on for my cause my boots. 

[2020 Auditions, Finals, and Training Camp]

21 minutes ago, BossKeyBlessed said:

I’m sure this will be unpopular but Kristin’s solo she posted is horrible. Just because someone WANTS to speak out against social justice (And most of us do!) and chooses a particular “song” to play, does not make a dance performance good. Kudos to Kristin for what she tried to do… some of her dance moves were good.  But no one can say that she did the song justice. The judges reaction on the show was live and immediate after they saw it with the correct music. No conspiracies to taint Kristin...It just wasn’t good.  This is supposed to be Show Group auditions, not a social justice performance art gathering.  Also, like EVERY other dance on the show, they can’t use the actual music she used because of that artist’s licensing prohibiting them to do so, so CMT has to pick something else.  What other music would you have chosen to go with such a strange solo??

I found the number 1 issue to be that they didn’t even mention on the show what the solo was about and it’s true meaning, from the clips I saw. I have a hunch Charlotte wasn’t wild about it because she seems like a very privileged and conservative person who doesn’t like to support causes that may not be profitable or popular with her fan base. For once Neil McCoys opinion I took more seirously than a dancers like Kellis or Judys  😂

On another note, credit to Cassie Trammell for sharing this. I notice Judy also wasn’t impressed with Kristens solo so I commend Cassie for going against the grain and not just continuing to drink the look aid.  

[2020 Auditions, Finals, and Training Camp]

6 minutes ago, Lcc said:

I agree. Kelli is there to pick the best 36 girls. She has cut many girls that she liked and hated to cut. I thought she was very sympathetic to Hannah. Hannah is a beautiful and talented woman. She had a lot on her plate. As much as DCC encourages academics or whatever job the girls have, it cannot intefer with DCC. Everyone would give an excuse and it won't work. I really liked all of the vets who got cut. But if you are not top 36 for whatever reason, you are not top 36. They are amazing for even being on the team and or at training camp. Most people will never be able to accomplish that. I am sure the pressure is intense. I personally like Kelli and Judy and agree with their decision, even though it is tough and very sad to watch. 

I believe she was top 36. There are many weaker dancers than Hannah still on the team. Hannah is such an awesome dancer that even with everything going on for her she could still perform better than half the squad. 

[2020 Auditions, Finals, and Training Camp]

54 minutes ago, tdp1117 said:

That's not Kelli's job though.  Her job is to field the best 36 girls from the try outs and training camp.  Hannah showed up to work mentally unprepared.  When you do that, there's always someone who is hungry enough to take your spot.  That's real life.  It's not Kelli's job to be therir friend or their mother.  She needs that emotional distance.  

When she asked Judy about whether veterans should be cut, I was screaming at my TV OF COURSE!  Vets knew this was their tryout for the 2020 season.  Vets aren't safe in try outs, and they shouldn't be here.  This isn't about loyalty.  They've never had a problem cutting vets who under performed before.  Why should they now?  

And to read Hannah's response, I'm not sorry they did cut her.  I don't know how she can say the organization had no regard for their safety.  They put them in a bubble for goodness sakes.  If she felt it was unsafe, then she should not have gone.  I get that she was stressed out, but come on!  It all came off as sour grapes to me.  

Hannah didn’t show up to work “mentally unprepared”, she was suffering distress beyond her control and likely managed it best as she could.  She wasnt simply “stressed out”- she’s been open about her anxiety and depression. A pandemic is prime time for such issues to flare up.  dancing was clearly something she was looking forward to; she may have thought it would help her mental state. it’s actually legally discrimination to fire someone based on mental illness. If it’s affecting someone’s work then the right thing to do would be offer them to take leave and return when they’re well, as many professional sport teams do rather than firing them. After all, supporting the wellbeing of ones staff certainly is part of Kelli’s/any boss’ job. However in Hannah’s case it didn’t massively affect her performance- dancing was up to par and far better than some of those still on the team, so the cut seems unfair. 

As many have pointed out, the bubble was pointless since no one had to isolate for 2 weeks prior to entering. Even with testing before entering, If someone picked up COVID 2 nights before TC at a gathering, a COVID test could show up negative until they had developed symptoms. They would be infectious for at least a portion if not all  of TC, rendering the bubble useless. 
 

[2020 Auditions, Finals, and Training Camp]

On 12/20/2020 at 4:43 PM, hypeman said:

Why are so many excuses being made for Brennan? Every step must have been a grand conspiracy against her or bad editing.

I, personally, found the "Wash your hands" face mask obnoxious.

I'm a mask wearer and hand washer, but that mask is the definition of classlessness and tackiness.

Also her IG post was BS. I hate anyone playing the victim. Making vague IG posts is not bold or world class (Hannah too).

She barely made the team and if she displayed any sort of attitude she was gone. 

She was a blender and only had the DCC look if you squinted really hard. This was not a difficult cut.

There are several mature, well-spoken women on the team. She didn't bring some special quality that made her indispensable.

I know Brennan has many fans, but I'm just going to call it as I see it.

Yes, Brennan isn’t the strongest dancer  but as I’ve said before she is certainly more reliable and more mistake-free than girls like Kat and Alora-Rose, even Savannah, who are still on the team. I just can’t understand how anyone could say Brennan is worse than them. That’s why people are defending her. I’m indifferent to Brennan, not some mega fan of hers, but it would seem that objectively there are weaker dancers on the team. Hence her cut doesn’t seem logical. 

On 12/22/2020 at 4:18 AM, dreamcatcher said:

I wouldn’t call Alexis well spoken, and I definitely put her in the airhead category after that weird tik tok with VK, but ymmv. Still, it’s not like they ever had multiple girls on the team who are both well spoken and genuine. That’s what I meant -For example, we can all agree Rachel id well spoken and knows what to say, but she seems robotic to most of us so i wouldn’t put her in the “well spoken” category

 

We don’t really know these girls though do we. They don’t speak a whole lot on the show, and when they do it’s mostly producer directed. It’s difficult to display ones substance. a better insight into them might be when they appear on the podcast, or their own personal IGs. Even then, people act differently in real life. I feel bad when some girls get accused of being boring, while they can appear that way, we don’t know them personally, some people are reserved and not their normal selves on camera, perhaps they’re worried about saying something that could be seen as out of line so they just play it safe. Dancing on camera is probably far more comfortable for them than speaking, to me the “boring” ones sometimes come across as lacking confidence in themselves. People like that might be hesitant to speak too freely on camera. 
exceptions would be people like Kashara and Lauren who had really spunky personalities and could be a laugh. Perhaps they are more comfortable on camera though and confident in themselves. 

[2020 Auditions, Finals, and Training Camp]

14 hours ago, Manc.UK.DCCfan said:

Has anyone seen Meredith Oden’s post on DCC:MTT speak now or forever home your opinion? She’s lovely 

Where was this posted?

[2020 Auditions, Finals, and Training Camp]

6 hours ago, DCCFan2021 said:

Not impressed. Not only are her leaps low, she only hit the full split on the center leap and didn't hit 180 on either of the other leaps, her back attitude wasn't turned out on the calypso, and all of the leaps accentuate the fact that she has very short, muscular legs. And for someone who has a fair amount of leg muscle, she doesn't have much strength in her ankles and couldn't stay on releve during her turns. She ended her pirouette a quarter turn early after hopping on a flat foot for the final turn and basically fell out of her a la seconde turns - thank goodness the choreography allowed her to "hide" that. There are so many beautiful technical dancers on the team they could've had do this routine a hundred times better, why didn't they choose one of them?

This is very useful to a non dancer. Who are the best technical dancers in the current group would you say? I think I remember Kelly saying “perfect mix of technique and power” about a now retired vet and from my limited knowledge of dance I reckon that quote encapsulates Amanda well! 

[2020 Auditions, Finals, and Training Camp]

On 10/25/2020 at 12:10 AM, DCC-UK said:

Couldn't agree more, I love that she's not a stereotypical all-American pretty but she's still crazy beautiful! An Ashlee-Amanda-tbd triangle would be incredible. So much sass and pop! I'd put Kelcey or Jalyn to complete the triangle, with Erin in the diamond. (I only chose those ladies as I think some 4th/5th years will retire after this season). An Amanda-Ashlee-Chandi triangle would be darling also!

Amanda is an amazing dancer and really captivating to watch. Seems like a nice girl too. Next season I’d love to see her in the triangle or as point and think any of Ashlee, Amber, Caroline would be good for point too (if they all stuck around). I’d say Gina for the triangle too but dunno If she’ll still be around next season. Kelsey would also be good in the triangle and when her and Amanda are 4th years they’d be awesome sharing point I reckon!  In the future Chandi could be in the triangle too. 

[2020 Auditions, Finals, and Training Camp]

 

37 minutes ago, SMP637 said:

Not breathing as heavily as a surgeon?  I take it you've never been in a surgery when you're trying to resuscitate a patient that is bleeding out.   I've never moved so fast in my life. 

Clearly im referring to it in general, that completing surgery is not considered vigorous intensity exercise for the most part. I‘m obviously not saying it doesn’t require exertion. I  haven’t seen anyone in my area wearing masks to go for runs, and it’s not mandated.in saying that, we have a government who locked us down early so the virus has gone down to minimal transmission. my point was simply that it isn’t necessarily fair to assume VK has low stamina just because she needed a break from her mask when plenty of athletes wouldn’t be comfortable and would feel a bit suffocated. That was all. 

[2020 Auditions, Finals, and Training Camp]

8 hours ago, madmax84 said:

I've been back to the gym for two months now after waiting for the weather to get cooler. I've been wearing a mask for exercising, even when running. Masks have been proven not to restrict airflow otherwise surgeons wouldn't be wearing one for 13 hour surgeries. These girls just need a mask made for exercising. I love the ones I bought from Athleta and they're made specifically for working out.

Surgeons aren’t breathing as heavily as athletes. The Australian government has recommended not to wear masks while exercising. Using one specifically made for exercising might make it more doable, I didn’t realise they existed.