MadHatter

It looks like they came in dressed the way girls have for the first meeting of training camp in past years, instead of how they may have dressed for a mass open audition like prelims.

You know, people can say what they want about Rachel, but I've always been a fan of hers. She's just so stunning when she dances.

I don't think it was this. She seems pretty set on reauditioning.

To be fair, if it is this, then Victoria's decision was indeed brave and mature. As someone who has had similar struggles to Victoria's rumored ones, making the decision to recognize your condition for what it is and seek help is an incredibly hard thing to do. If she not only did that, but made a conscious decision to give up her life's dream...yeah. Girl sure as heck did a brave and mature thing. Did she maybe come across as a little self-aggrandizing on Instagram when she called herself that? Certainly. But sometimes you have to remind yourself that what you're doing is right and that you're strong for doing it, because those kinds of things get in your head and convince you that you're weak and never going to be enough and that recovery is pointless. When I read her statement, it seemed more like she was still convincing herself that what she was doing was right, rather than trying to explain to everyone else how great she was.

I think if it's for Getty or something, then they have no power, because Getty/whoever hired the photographers own those photos.

She posted on her instagram story a while back about it being because of her dog. I'd guess she tripped over him in the dark or something.

I wholeheartedly agree with this, however, at this point it's all marketing. Even the fans who aren't super hardcore know Gina and Lexie and Rachel W because they've been up front for years. Taylor and Madeline M and Chandi and such (all of whom absolutely deserve that honor in my eyes) aren't as well known outside of those who watch the show and really pay attention. Which is disappointing, but just the way it is.

They're standing in line waiting. It looks like perhaps the photographer caught her while she was in the middle of taking a deep breath with her eyes closed. Their intervals don't necessarily look even all the way through. Kat may have briefly moved her leg to keep her muscles warm and ground herself more while she took a breath. The only thing that's for sure here is that Kat is stunning and good Lord above I wish I was as pretty as her with my eyes closed and taking a breath while basically in my underwear.

Yeah, maybe it just looked better to me because I could watch this one in ultra-hd and everything was clearer, so things looked cleaner to me. That's probably it.

Wow! They look amazing! Miles better than the last video I saw of pregame.

Their social media intern or coordinator really needs to step it up. You'd think someone would have corrected them by now.

To be fair, I think this photo was just taken in exceptionally bad lighting. There was another photo posted here where Madeline looked stunning, and not weirdly pale at all. Her tights most definitely matcher her skin tone closely in that one. Also, from someone else who is also naturally a sheet of paper...even if I get the "fair" shade in most tights, it's still a good 2-3 shades darker than my skin tone, and definitely noticeable to the naked eye. I hate to complain, because there are always vastly more shades in everything for fair-skinned humans than those of color, but sometimes, when you're an extremely pale person, finding things that truly fit your skin tone is rough. Most of the time I just grab the lightest shade I can find and make it work, which appears to be what Madeline is doing (going off of this photo, at least). Edit: just looked at Diva Hosiery's website. They have 3 shade options: natural, suntan, and mocha. I can already tell you that "natural," their lightest shade, would be far too dark for me (by several shades) even with a tan. Wouldn't be surprised if Madeline ran into the same issue.

I completely agree, and it seems that they've started to. McKenzie and Claire are both on the curvy side for DCC, and Lisa's body type can't be described as anything other than athletic imo. I've seen people say this, but I never understood it. VK had noticeably lost weight from the prior year and the girl was tiny. No stomach whatsoever unless she was bending over, but most everyone has that because certain percentages of body fat are required for females to be healthy. To me, she 100% had the DCC look body-wise, and didn't seem bigger than other girls on the team.

Honestly I'd be surprised if they hadn't taken some joke cameos with her wearing them...😂

I feel like if Rachel retires, it'll likely be her choice. K&J have always mentioned how strikingly beautiful she is, and they make a point at least once every season to say she's great at some dance or a certain style looks good on her. However, I'm sure she knows she's at the top of her game. She's been point two years in a row. She's a group leader. She's been on show group. What more is there for her with the Cowboys? She's had everything the team can offer, in my opinion. I wouldn't be surprised to see her gracefully move on after this season.