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Holly85

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11 minutes ago, dreamcatcher said:

At least Lisa is going for work, not to hang out with friends.

Do we know if they’ve started tc virtually? As in, the new girls got at least some choreo already? It would make sense; give them the time to learn the choreo at home, give them some corrections in-person, and then take one to two weeks to make all cuts.

I get the need to have a show. But given the circumstances, couldn’t they follow a different format for just one year? Make it veterans only, make a few cuts you’d make during finals anyway, and then follow the girls through the season. I’m sure there are people who would appreciate the change:

Honestly I’m not sure I know that some vets have reached out to the rookie hopefuls tho !! Tcc Elli and Dani are suppose to be moving in with Alanna 

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scorpio1031
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Maybe she snuck into auditions before she was old enough.  I hear that happens with prep classes and camps🤷‍♀️

BMerry
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Why does someone need to “take her spot?” Isn’t that kind of what goes to the heart of the debate this country is having right now? That there are only a certain number of spots for black girls but no

kalibean
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That’s the thing! For most of us, she’s fine enough. Pretend her first time in camp didn’t happen and her second tryout was the first one.    Other dancers could have fallen out of a turn round

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Hello everyone! I just realised something and I thought it would be worth mentioning - showgroup

 

The 2019 - 2020 showgroup is :

  • Amy
  • Maddie
  • Tess
  • Heather
  • Gina
  • Lexie 
  • Amber 
  • Bridget
  • Daphne 
  • Heather
  • Rachel A
  • Rachel W 
  • Ashley
  • Caroline
  • Cici
  • Amanda
  • Kelcey
  • Victoria

From what I know, only three of the current showgroup members will be retiring! What an intense showgroup audition there will be! Not only will there be the new rookie candidates coming in, but there will also be the 2-year candidates who have improved after one year as a DCC, as well as 3 and 4-year candidates trying to get a spot? This also means it will be harder for the current members to make it back in!

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TeacherWoman

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20 hours ago, 5678Pixie said:

Lisa flying to Arkansas and teaching  a dance to a room full of teens shows you just how selfish she is.  Wonder if Kelli cares she is not being a good role model for the younger girls.  She is exposing herself and could bring it back with her not even knowing she has it and then expose Kelli.  

Heaven help the DCC or TCC who gives the Rona to Kelli.  She could kick to her nose, have a PhD, be beautiful, slim, charming and eloquent, dance with great technique and energy, and still get her COVID-carrying butt cut.

Jus' sayin'.

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BMerry

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On 7/23/2020 at 4:42 PM, MeeMee2 said:

I always thought what really helped Lisa was her graduating from University with a Biomedical Engineering degree. Kelli loves talking up how brilliant and accomplished the ladies of DCC are. She even mentioned Lisa's degree during the season. Perhaps that and Lisa's powerful style of dance were enough to overlook the fact that she doesn't exactly have the DCC "look"

Wait till you see the degrees of some of the new rookies.

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Holly85

Holly85

3 minutes ago, SmpIsimon said:

So, the Seahawks did something interesting. They didn’t take ANY rookies this year, and only some of the vets. Specifically, they only took 16 which is about half of what the usually take.  

Wonder if other teams will do this? 
 

https://www.seahawks.com/news/introducing-the-2020-seahawks-dancers

The patriots did it they took 14 vets 

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CailynA

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19 minutes ago, SmpIsimon said:

So, the Seahawks did something interesting. They didn’t take ANY rookies this year, and only some of the vets. Specifically, they only took 16 which is about half of what the usually take.  

Wonder if other teams will do this? 
 

https://www.seahawks.com/news/introducing-the-2020-seahawks-dancers

Kelli won't unless someone forces her too, this is the big 60th year and she will not want to miss out on milking that for the show

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CruiseGirl

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On 7/23/2020 at 6:49 PM, 5678Pixie said:

Lisa flying to Arkansas and teaching  a dance to a room full of teens shows you just how selfish she is.  Wonder if Kelli cares she is not being a good role model for the younger girls.  She is exposing herself and could bring it back with her not even knowing she has it and then expose Kelli.  

If you saw the video they all had masks on, but I agree that traveling out of State during a pandemic isn’t wise especially since they are planning to start TC in August. 

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On 7/24/2020 at 3:34 AM, Holly85 said:

I was told by one of the lady’s it starts in August 

I believe you are referring to when the returning veterans start. The new TCCs begin sooner.

Since you seem to be skeptical of where this info is coming from I will let you know that I am a hairdresser in the DFW area and do a few of the girl's hair (and before a witch hunt starts: no I do not work at tangerine and yes they can get their hair done at other salons) Ive followed along for awhile on this forum because it comes up time to time. compared to what my clients have told me, smplsimon is pretty spot on with their information. 

One of my usual girls came in this week and was pretty distraught over the news of an in person hotel training camp bubble. The impression I got was that some girls were excited about going back and others were scared about the safety of it all. I was alarmed by the handful of holes in the planning but I only heard from one girl so hopefully TPTB are working on it

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Holly85

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20 minutes ago, superSimone said:

I believe you are referring to when the returning veterans start. The new TCCs begin sooner.

Since you seem to be skeptical of where this info is coming from I will let you know that I am a hairdresser in the DFW area and do a few of the girl's hair (and before a witch hunt starts: no I do not work at tangerine and yes they can get their hair done at other salons) Ive followed along for awhile on this forum because it comes up time to time. compared to what my clients have told me, smplsimon is pretty spot on with their information. 

One of my usual girls came in this week and was pretty distraught over the news of an in person hotel training camp bubble. The impression I got was that some girls were excited about going back and others were scared about the safety of it all. I was alarmed by the handful of holes in the planning but I only heard from one girl so hopefully TPTB are working on it

Who said I was sceptical ? And I never said they couldn’t get there hair done somewhere else !! 

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TeacherWoman

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Brennan's  tweet about wear a mask, and an article I just read about research on COVID "long haulers", make me wonder how DCCs will be treated if they can't complete training camp because they contract the virus.  Even after recovering from it, some people continue to have symptoms or are unable to exercise because of breathing difficulties.  So you could be cleared to participate because you aren't contagious, but unable to participate because you physically are unable at the moment.  Would Kelli, Charlotte, and Judy show 2020 DCCs some grace and allow them back on the team if they are unable to do TCC?

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UnicornKicksBack

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Sorry not sorry but if. Weren’t for captions I’d have no clue VK was trying t out do a rumba/samba/zoombaroomba well hell, anything besides looking like a little girl trying to prance in her moms shoes and mimic a DWTS episode. Like this is what we did when we were 7with grandparents clapping “my baby is a BALLROOM DANCER. 

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dreamcatcher

dreamcatcher

12 hours ago, TeacherWoman said:

Brennan's  tweet about wear a mask, and an article I just read about research on COVID "long haulers", make me wonder how DCCs will be treated if they can't complete training camp because they contract the virus.  Even after recovering from it, some people continue to have symptoms or are unable to exercise because of breathing difficulties.  So you could be cleared to participate because you aren't contagious, but unable to participate because you physically are unable at the moment.  Would Kelli, Charlotte, and Judy show 2020 DCCs some grace and allow them back on the team if they are unable to do TCC?

I guess it depends on the case really... if it’s a rookie hopeful, probably not. Now for a vet... i’d assume they’d get some grace especially if there’s a show, as I’m not sure people will react well if a girl is kicked out because she got infected, especially if it’s during tc (where chances are she got sick because they started filming again). I doubt they’ll practice new material so why kick out someone who already knows the material? 

The only case it would make sense is if they do have lasting effects. It’s not as common, but if one of them does get lasting effects, i doubt she’d be able to do a whole game day. I would still offer them an all star spot, maybe doing only pregame and appearances AND allow her to audition as a vet next season.

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18 minutes ago, 5678Pixie said:

This looks much better!

I knew that Victoria was just plain sloppy overall in her dancing (turns sloppy, jumps low and heavy, extensions low and tight, and she doesn't seem to finish any of the moves), but these other two videos REALLY point out how bad she really is at some of this stuff, especially the young girl.  However, while I do applaud Victoria for getting out there and trying new stuff, she should put equal time in on perfecting what she already knows so she can move to the top of the "average" pile.  As it is, if Kelli didn't shove her in our faces so much (and give her so much she hasn't earned yet), I wouldn't even be paying attention to Victoria.

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Meleighsa

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Just now, EricaShadows said:

I knew that Victoria was just plain sloppy overall in her dancing (turns sloppy, jumps low and heavy, extensions low and tight, and she doesn't seem to finish any of the moves), but these other two videos REALLY point out how bad she really is at some of this stuff, especially the young girl.  However, while I do applaud Victoria for getting out there and trying new stuff, she should put equal time in on perfecting what she already knows so she can move to the top of the "average" pile.  As it is, if Kelli didn't shove her in our faces so much (and give her so much she hasn't earned yet), I wouldn't even be paying attention to Victoria.

Was prepared to watch, scroll on, and smh at folks being judgemental and nitpicky. BUT, I watched all four videos and I was almost immediately struck at the performance and technique difference between VK and the other three performers. I even went back and watched hers again, just to make sure I wasn't unknowingly drinking the kool-aid. Even if I just go on facial expressions alone, she came across insipid and immature. I presume she's a sweet girl, but like so many have said-if TPTB hadn't put so much sustained effort into putting her in the spotlight, I probably wouldn't have even noticed her much.

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EricaShadows

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Watched the Brooke Colletti version of that routine Victoria did and, while still miles better then Victoria, I can see that Brooke might have similar issues to Victoria.  Both seem to have issues with height on their jumps, at least in that turn/leap combo that end up with the dancer on the floor.  Also, Brooke seems to have an issue with getting her feet/legs where they need to be in the leg extensions and not completing all the moves.  Still, she's far better then Victoria in performance and power.

ETA: Here's Brooke's version if it hasn't been posted already:

 

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dreamcatcher

dreamcatcher

3 minutes ago, viccib said:

These other videos just show how NOT powerful she really is. I am not a trained dancer, but even I can tell the others are so much better at this routine.

Ok I saw Victoria’s video first and I legit didn’t understand it was the same choreo. It took me a while to get why you were comparing them...

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Agent Gully

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Utterly random thoughts...

Some athletes are blessed with the ability to be light on their feet and are able to leap into the air with ease. I believe "ballon" is the correct terminology in ballet. (Please correct me if I'm wrong, it's been almost half a century - good Heavens I am old - since I took ballet.) It is one of the things I look for when watching the auditions and later the TCC. 

If Victoria hadn't been shoved down her throats, I really wouldn't notice her that much on the team. She is, however, one of the more "earthbound" spirits when it comes to movement and jumping. In the horse world, there is a saying that "form follows function". I'm not sure if Victoria truly understands that, when I compare her dancing with some of the other videos above.

I certainly hope that as part of the very beginning of training camp, an expert is brought in to talk to the gals (and TPTB) about the current best practices and advice for staying safe from Covid -19. In trying to recover from it myself, in addition to a total lack of stamina, my ability to concentrate and memorize is still affected. For those trying to memorize new routines, this could play a huge factor if they were to become ill.

Hope everyone is staying safe and doing well!

 

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Pau84

Pau84

14 hours ago, scorpio1031 said:

Caroline

https://www.dallascowboys.com/video/dcc-digital-series-sassy-jazz-routine

Jalyn

https://www.dallascowboys.com/video/dcc-digital-series-stretch-with-dcc-jalyn

Jalyn Jalyn Jalyn! What a breath of fresh air. Gracious as ever! I hope these type of videos pave her way towards what she was destined to be: the point of the triangle of the DCC.

Say it loud, say it proud, Jalyn For Point!

#TeamJalyn

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dccfan321

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2 hours ago, Pau84 said:

Jalyn Jalyn Jalyn! What a breath of fresh air. Gracious as ever! I hope these type of videos pave her way towards what she was destined to be: the point of the triangle of the DCC.

Say it loud, say it proud, Jalyn For Point!

#TeamJalyn

I know some people didn’t love the way Jalyn was removed from SG (she wasn’t the first and won’t be the last), but to me, there’s nothing special about her dancing or her looks. I feel like there’s a soft spot for her due to last year, but if that had not have happened, I probably couldn’t pick Jalyn out of a line up.

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parrotfeathers

parrotfeathers

21 hours ago, EricaShadows said:

Watched the Brooke Colletti version of that routine Victoria did and, while still miles better then Victoria, I can see that Brooke might have similar issues to Victoria. 

I am not trying to be snarky with my question.  Is holding your leg up with your arm considered a talented dance move in a routine?   And why is that guy in the background?

parrotfeathers

parrotfeathers

1 hour ago, rl27rl said:

Couldn't agree more!  The little girl is so point on!  I want to call her a Powerful Pixie!  She so rocked that!  Vk was mediocre at best and it came across as this girl in high school trying to make the dance team.  She is still doing tricks she has no business doing.

I thought the kid looked like a kid trying to dance as an adult.  

I thought VK looked pretty good.  Fifty lashes for me with a wet noodle.  I can take it.

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chabelisaywow

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As it is, if Kelli didn't shove her in our faces so much (and give her so much she hasn't earned yet), I wouldn't even be paying attention to Victoria.

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I presume she's a sweet girl, but like so many have said-if TPTB hadn't put so much sustained effort into putting her in the spotlight, I probably wouldn't have even noticed her much.

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If Victoria hadn't been shoved down her throats, I really wouldn't notice her that much on the team.

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I am not trying to be snarky with my question.  Is holding your leg up with your arm considered a talented dance move in a routine?   And why is that guy in the background?

The dance move is a tilt. It shows extension and strength. With Victoria it seemed like she had to exert - but normally a leg lift should be effortless - and you should be able to hold in place too.

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And why is that guy in the background?

I will defend VK for this one.  The guy (Mark Meismer) is the choreographer of the piece. Looks like he taught the combo to Brooke and Autumn and they presented it for others to learn online.  So in VK's defense - learning online isn't like being in class.  But - Kaylee also learned online so .. you be the judge.  Mark Meismer is the dancer VK pays to pays to choreograph her solos. 

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I thought the kid looked like a kid trying to dance as an adult.

I've seen a lot of young girls "sexualize" dancing.  I didn't get that from her version.  If you watch and listen to the lyrics and music cues - Kaylee hits.  There is like a shoulder shimmy and she adds a pop that goes with the lyrics in the song.  Technique can be taught - but style and musicality cannot.

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