2020 Auditions, Finals, and Training Camp

[Manc.UK.DCCfan]

We all know she just about made the team last year and didn’t have the style but seeing her post here breaks my heart for her 

Edited December 30, 2020 by Manc.UK.DCCfan
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[kamdcc123woo]

1 hour ago, Tuxcat said:

I'll give her a pass. Difficult times this year so it makes sense to default to what she knows. I do wish they'd stop trying to sell her as some hip hop genius though. 

I kindly disagree. If she's such a great dancer, she should be able to showcase different styles of dance and not just fall back on hip hop year in and year out. 

[souR77]

41 minutes ago, Manc.UK.DCCfan said:

We all know she just about made the team last year and didn’t have the style but seeing her post here breaks my heart for her 

It was expected and I didn’t think she was ready last year to be on the team but it was really heartbreaking seeing her cut. It’s like she was talking to Judy and Kelli and they were just staring at her like they didn’t know her. 
 

Also sidenote that probably doesn’t need to be mentioned but she’s still gorgeous without makeup and when she cries. I wish I looked like that at my worst. 😩

[KellyKapowski]

Hannah posted this on her IG stories, similar to before but a little more added.

 

[Holly85]

2 minutes ago, KellyKapowski said:

Hannah posted this on her IG stories, similar to before but a little more added.

 

She reposted it again from her former team mate on the luvabulls 

[Tuxcat]

6 minutes ago, Holly85 said:

luvabulls

that makes me laugh every time I see it

[vanillagum]

omg if i see maddie in those pants, that top, those shoes, and that bun one more time

[MirabelMadrigal]

I actually wish Meredith had been on the team this year. The DCC could have used her beauty and poise on those dumb touchdown decks, especially since the girls didn't even seem to execute super difficult choreography on the decks. I feel that Meredith could have handled what was needed for this year's squad. I admire her seeming grace and kindness, and would have preferred her to certain clunky or Ozark 4 or inappropriate Tik Tok or bland 5th years or player-dating girls.

[MssdDrms]

On 11/12/2020 at 11:43 PM, Jesiklyn said:

I've never heard of this, but am not in the US, why is it controversial?

I'm assuming its a MLMS (Multi Level Marketing Scheme)

I have a friend who used this to help grow her hair back after Chemo.  She stands by it as a great product for what she used it for.

[Holly85]

25 minutes ago, GeekToTheCore said:

I actually wish Meredith had been on the team this year. The DCC could have used her beauty and poise on those dumb touchdown decks, especially since the girls didn't even seem to execute super difficult choreography on the decks. I feel that Meredith could have handled what was needed for this year's squad. I admire her seeming grace and kindness, and would have preferred her to certain clunky or Ozark 4 or inappropriate Tik Tok or bland 5th years or player-dating girls.

I still laugh when the ozark 4 is mentioned lol 

[Pau84]

2 hours ago, TUOwl84 said:

Can Maddie do anything else?  Isn't this the 3rd year in a row that her solo has been the same...right down to her look! 🥱 😴 

Eventhough DCC's own Shirley Temple has a heart of gold and is kind to everyone (and kindness is all that matters), I never thought of Maddie as an archetypical Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader. She never had the look or the charisma. Yes, she is a sufficient good dancer. But is this enough? Discussing whether this is actually enough and discussing Maddie is in a way discussing and defining what a DCC should be.

After her initial cut, Maddie became a poster child for the comeback girl, for someone who had changed herself into a stand out dancer and who's determination and character changed her into someone who belonged on the squad.

This was Maddie's narrative arc and the first years it worked like a charm. But after 5 years it is wearing a little thin. Why hasn't her determination and character changed her into something new again? Why hasn't Maddie evolved beyond the 'hip hop' solo? A missed opportunity.

[cgloss]

3 hours ago, Tuxcat said:

I'll give her a pass. Difficult times this year so it makes sense to default to what she knows. I do wish they'd stop trying to sell her as some hip hop genius though. 

I’m giving her a pass, too. How many years did we have sit through Lacey’s lyrical, Amy’s tap dancing and Jinelle’s jiggly hoedown routines? Most of the girls turn in the same type of routine year after year. Maddie’s is obvious only because it’s hip hop and very few of the girls dance in that style. 

[Trixi]

15 minutes ago, cgloss said:

I’m giving her a pass, too. How many years did we have sit through Lacey’s lyrical, Amy’s tap dancing and Jinelle’s jiggly hoedown routines? Most of the girls turn in the same type of routine year after year. Maddie’s is obvious only because it’s hip hop and very few of the girls dance in that style. 

This, exactly! We’ll be seeing 5 more years of a VK lyrical as well😂

[ClassicPegg]

24 minutes ago, Trixi said:

This, exactly! We’ll be seeing 5 more years of a VK lyrical as well😂

5??  More like 15!!

[BunnyHop96]

13 hours ago, sATL said:

to all of who know about the dance moves/skills - 

Marisa did a move towards the end of what was shown of her solo, where she got up from the floor, on the front of her foot/toes. What is that move / skill/ technique called ?

Toe rise! Not very imaginative but nice and self explanatory lol

[Muckypup61]

On 12/29/2020 at 4:35 PM, NC-CFD09 said:

Well guess we know it’ll be Kristin’s last year 

If she's smart, she'll retire after this year. She's got a backbone, she needs to preserve it.

[LilyD]

I am trying so hard to understand why the Cowboys think it is ok to humiliate and make fun of their (future) employees on tv.....
I suppose it’s for ratings, but it is a team/company that is so proud about everything they have achieved and what they stand for, yet it is apparently ok to sacrifice your loyal and hard working employees on national tv? Up to a point where they create drama that is not even there?

with the pride they have for anything Cowboys-related I would have expected a more professional and true approach to the tv show.

On a personal note: who out here would want a boss that treats you like trash?

 

[Muckypup61]

On 12/29/2020 at 7:36 PM, Lona said:

Brave. Considerate. Kind. Bold. Outspoken. 
 

All qualities this organization should want in a DCC and an ambassador. 
 

Guess not anymore ... 🙄

K&C, and the Cowboy Organization, NEVER wanted this. It's nothing but lip service.

[BunnyHop96]

4 hours ago, kamdcc123woo said:

I kindly disagree. If she's such a great dancer, she should be able to showcase different styles of dance and not just fall back on hip hop year in and year out. 

Honestly, they shat so much on her earlier lyrical pieces (the most positive remark I ever saw was for her turns) I don't blame her for sticking with hip-hop. It's high energy and showcases what they "want" to see in a DCC. She knows her crowd and she's playing to it. I personally enjoy her solos b/c of her energy and joy that she seems to have when dancing. Is she the best hip-hopper? Nope, still fun to watch tho

[BunnyHop96]

39 minutes ago, ClassicPegg said:

5??  More like 15!!

Maybe they'll feature her doing a lyrical dance with her stunning turns in her wedding episode 😂

[Muckypup61]

8 hours ago, KellyKapowski said:

Judy's response to the Kristin situation. I don't know if this has been posted on here, but I just saw this on the Shade & Sun FB group. 

 

 

Good CYA action, there.

[Jess14]

13 hours ago, Agent Gully said:

 Having seen Kristen's performance to her original music and the clip of her audition (with ill fitting music), I personally would have like to have seen her do more. However, she was given more than a bad edit, it was a very deceptive edit. In using their choice of music (which was the equivalent of using jive music to a waltz), of course she wasn't hitting poses or moves on specific beats. When seeing it with the original music, she did put emphasis type moves where they belonged. The words of Kanye West made the theme of her dance obvious. We were not allowed to see/hear it as it was intended to be seen/heard in any way shape or form. 

Exactly. I just watched the episode, and after seeing Kristin's real solo just now, I'm really annoyed. This isn't a case of them taking a bad or cringeworthy solo and making it look worse with choppy editing (ex: Vivian's poem) or a case where they amplify certain errors. They deceptively edited it to present a different picture of what actually occurred.  It's not about them disliking the solo. That's fine. I think any two people can watch almost any dance and come away with different opinions. Here however, if they thought that it was inappropriately "political," (clearly, the real problem, IMO), then have the guts to say so. Instead, they took the cowardly way out.

[Vandy10]

Does anyone know when/if we'll see Taylor the teacher? She only came in for one day or so, right? I thought she came in for solos/show group auditions, but I didn't see her in the episode. I wouldn't be surprised to find out that they don't mention her at all this season, since it would further highlight how unsafe and unsecured "the bubble" really was.

[Holly85]

1 minute ago, Vandy10 said:

Does anyone know when/if we'll see Taylor the teacher? She only came in for one day or so, right? I thought she came in for solos/show group auditions, but I didn't see her in the episode. I wouldn't be surprised to find out that they don't mention her at all this season, since it would further highlight how unsafe and unsecured "the bubble" really was.

Taylor one day audition was the day after showgroup was announced so maybe next episode or we may not see it at all 

[TUOwl84]

3 hours ago, cgloss said:

I’m giving her a pass, too. How many years did we have sit through Lacey’s lyrical, Amy’s tap dancing and Jinelle’s jiggly hoedown routines? Most of the girls turn in the same type of routine year after year. Maddie’s is obvious only because it’s hip hop and very few of the girls dance in that style. 

I'm pretty sure that Lacey didn't do lyrical her first audition.  I thought it was a jazz number?  Amy's last audition was not a tap dance if I recall.  The only thing that comes to mind is "don't do sh*t you can't do"  but at the same time TPTB claims to want the "all-around performer."  

[souR77]

 

2 hours ago, BunnyHop96 said:

Honestly, they shat so much on her earlier lyrical pieces (the most positive remark I ever saw was for her turns) I don't blame her for sticking with hip-hop. It's high energy and showcases what they "want" to see in a DCC. She knows her crowd and she's playing to it. I personally enjoy her solos b/c of her energy and joy that she seems to have when dancing. Is she the best hip-hopper? Nope, still fun to watch tho

I don’t see a problem with Maddie doing hip hop since that is a genre that is good for her BUT it’s the same routine, like the same aerial, tricks, and the type of hip hop. It needs to be updated.

[MeeMee2]

On 12/29/2020 at 7:24 PM, Blue hues said:

Best get used to seeing this...VK for point!  Who is her biggest competition for point?

If Victoria makes point it would probably be in her 4th or 5th year.. because I can't see her staying past that. But I do have an unfortunate feeling we might see her up there. So unless one of our current rookies have a KaShara style breakout in their 3rd year, the only ladies IMO I see might be chosen over Victoria would be Kelsey, Amanda, Amber, Caroline, Rachel W and Ashlee.. maybe Lexie. Kelli seems to really like Lexie. Id be happy with either Kelsey or Amanda. But I really like Amanda. Id love to see her up there. 

11 hours ago, TB12 said:

My heart is broken for Kristin, she wanted to be on the team so hard and came back so improved last year when she made it. TPTB behave like bitter mean girls. How about show her solo with the proper music & stop turning your nose up at someone who dances for someone other than herself. I'm so freaking disgusted and sad for her. I"m happy to see she is exiting but I wonder if this would've been her last year if they didn't do her so dirty. I'm soooooo triggered for her. They literally made a fool out of her, why? Because she has a strong mind & chose to use it? I'm furious... 

I'm disgusted because this whole  drama was so unnecessary. I'm my opinion whether or not you actually like Kristin or her solo is fine but irrelevant.   I'm just baffled that they even went through the effort at all to hurt her feelings when they didn't have to. This episode could of been an uplifting one. Maybe one with a silly Kat solo redemption, vet's showing off, the new rookies shinning, and everyone having fun. Then it would of been a may the best dancer win a place in SG. Ugh.  I'm really disappointed  The finals and SG auditions used to be my favorite the episodes. Honestly all the current rookies and vets show be on their guard. Kelli had shown she has no loyalty to any of them..with maybe the exception of Victoria. Kelli could flip on any of them and edit it to fit the narrative.  I'm just so happy more people are seeing it  What's it going to be next year?  Chandi suddenly has an attitude problem? Gina can't do pom? Ashlee can't kick? Savannah looks disinterested?  Amber lost her sparkle? Tess is even MORE a blender?? The possibilities are endless people!!  

[CrazyMoon]

23 hours ago, Holly85 said:

We don’t know how true that is or who this person is I take  it with a grain of salt 

Quarantine is 10 days with no symptoms, 14 with symptoms...they're fine

[Tuxcat]

 

24 minutes ago, MeeMee2 said:

What's it going to be next year?  Chandi suddenly has an attitude problem? Gina can't do pom? Ashlee can't kick? Savannah looks disinterested?  Amber lost her sparkle? Tess is even MORE a blender?? The possibilities are endless people!!  

If they keep their opinions private, and and their concerns locked up - they will probably be fine. I did wonder when I saw Claire celebrated on her Instagram today - "hmm you could be next." But I doubt it. Actually though I was pleasantly surprised to see Marissa posting in support of Kristin and Meredith. So she might be in trouble next year. 

Edited December 31, 2020 by Tuxcat

[Tuxcat]

Question: the rookies had a week prior to the vets. So they learned dances at home and then showed up to practice and learn new choreography in TC. The vets arrived one week later and had to be taught the new choreography. The Kelli edit before show group says they had 5 more days before the end of training camp. If that's right, does that mean the vets only had 1-2 days to learn the new routines and perform them for evaluation? I know they are supposed to pick things up really quickly - in a  day or something - but this seems kind of like a built in unfair advantage to rookies? Especially for someone like Meredith who needs time.  Or maybe it all evens out because the DCC routines are already essentially baked in for the vets. Unfair or no?

[kalibean]

19 hours ago, vanillagum said:

lol mte, is she even on the squad this year? i thought she retired at the end of last season

 

12 hours ago, Manc.UK.DCCfan said:

Thought heather had already retired? She retired same time as Amy, Bridget etc their season technically ends just before try outs which was 2020 so that’s why she’s put about retiring from DCC for 2020

I’m so tired and apparently need a nap. This has been the longest year 😂 

[Lona]

7 hours ago, Holly85 said:

I still laugh when the ozark 4 is mentioned lol 

I still can't believe that happened mere months ago (in September of this year.) It feels like a decade has passed since then!

It's funny cause while we were all laughing and joking about it I remember thinking "Well surely at least now that we've hit rock bottom there's only one way left to go ... UP!" 🤡

 

[souR77]

2 hours ago, Tuxcat said:

Question: the rookies had a week prior to the vets. So they learned dances at home and then showed up to practice and learn new choreography in TC. The vets arrived one week later and had to be taught the new choreography. The Kelli edit before show group says they had 5 more days before the end of training camp. If that's right, does that mean the vets only had 1-2 days to learn the new routines and perform them for evaluation? I know they are supposed to pick things up really quickly - in a  day or something - but this seems kind of like a built in unfair advantage to rookies? Especially for someone like Meredith who needs time.  Or maybe it all evens out because the DCC routines are already essentially baked in for the vets. Unfair or no?

I looked back at of this seasons clips on YouTube and the only time they show Hannah messing up is the new Evan Miller choreo. Even from this past Tuesday’s episode they showed Hannah only messing up on that same number. 

[DCCFan2021]

5 hours ago, MeeMee2 said:

I'm disgusted because this whole drama was so unnecessary.

THIS!!! She made the team in the end, and it's not a Jalyn situation where she made SG her first year and it would have been a big deal for her to not make it this year, so why in the hell would they put so much effort into editing her solo and showing the bad remarks? Kat, great, she's been working a redemption arc. Meredith gets cut, makes sense they show her solo. Claire and Marissa make SG as rookies, so show a lot of them. But there are some vets that made SG that weren't shown the entire freaking episode (especially Erin making it for the first time!), and yet they show a large portion of Kristin's solo with horrible editing? It serves absolutely no purpose aside from making K&C and CMT look like idiots and embarrassing Kristin. Have a reason for what you're putting out there.

[Pau84]

47 minutes ago, DCCFan2021 said:

THIS!!! She made the team in the end, and it's not a Jalyn situation where she made SG her first year and it would have been a big deal for her to not make it this year, so why in the hell would they put so much effort into editing her solo and showing the bad remarks? Kat, great, she's been working a redemption arc. Meredith gets cut, makes sense they show her solo. Claire and Marissa make SG as rookies, so show a lot of them. But there are some vets that made SG that weren't shown the entire freaking episode (especially Erin making it for the first time!), and yet they show a large portion of Kristin's solo with horrible editing? It serves absolutely no purpose aside from making K&C and CMT look like idiots and embarrassing Kristin. Have a reason for what you're putting out there.

What is also making K&C and CMT look like idiots is editing 'no rookie candidate wants to be dancing next to Victoria' and 40 seconds later 'Jada kicks to her face and the vets didn't match it'.

Well, Jada has no problem dancing next to Victoria because she is in the same group.

Here is a list of more rookie candidates who don't mind dancing next to Victoria

1. Claire
2. Armani
3. Dani
4. Darian
5. Elli
6. Marissa
7. McKenzie
8. Tori

[swatymyers]

13 hours ago, Pau84 said:

Eventhough DCC's own Shirley Temple has a heart of gold and is kind to everyone (and kindness is all that matters), I never thought of Maddie as an archetypical Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader. She never had the look or the charisma. Yes, she is a sufficient good dancer. But is this enough? Discussing whether this is actually enough and discussing Maddie is in a way discussing and defining what a DCC should be.

After her initial cut, Maddie became a poster child for the comeback girl, for someone who had changed herself into a stand out dancer and who's determination and character changed her into someone who belonged on the squad.

This was Maddie's narrative arc and the first years it worked like a charm. But after 5 years it is wearing a little thin. Why hasn't her determination and character changed her into something new again? Why hasn't Maddie evolved beyond the 'hip hop' solo? A missed opportunity.

I mights be misremembering this but wasn’t part of Maddie’s original narrative arc also the fact that she was Mormon and struggled to balance those responsibilities with training camp? 

https://www.ksl.com/article/34553319/farr-west-teen-finalist-for-dallas-cowboys-cheerleading

[pasdetrois]

Quote

K&C, and the Cowboy Organization, NEVER wanted this. It's nothing but lip service.

As long as the Jones family owns the organization, it will always be lip service. Over the years this show has presented the organization's clueless PR machinations to try to appear modern (never progressive). Kelly is its face, and on her best day she does that southern fake sincerity thing. (I'm a southerner and a former cheerleader and dancer; I know what I'm talkin' about.)  She was horrible in the early seasons - that person did not go away, she just switched out some of those behaviors while the cameras are rolling.

Judy is more circumspect, but I've seen glimpses of nastiness in her as well.

I'm longing for the organization to bring in a fresh team.

Clueless: did they not understand that viewers would spot production's treatment of Kristin's solo in such a clumsy way? It would have been smarter to eliminate it, or show shorter clips.

[Tuxcat]

Judy posted about showgroup a couple of days ago and in the comments was this comment from Cianna - liked by Kat and Alanna. Is this real or copycat account? If real was she just kidding?

[Holly85]

2 minutes ago, Tuxcat said:

Judy posted about showgroup a couple of days ago and in the comments was this comment from Cianna - liked by Kat and Alanna. Is this real or copycat account? If real was she just kidding?

The dcc have official dcc instagrams now so it’s real 

[Mamababy600]

7 hours ago, Pau84 said:

What is also making K&C and CMT look like idiots is editing 'no rookie candidate wants to be dancing next to Victoria' and 40 seconds later 'Jada kicks to her face and the vets didn't match it'.

Well, Jada has no problem dancing next to Victoria because she is in the same group.

Here is a list of more rookie candidates who don't mind dancing next to Victoria

1. Claire
2. Armani
3. Dani
4. Darian
5. Elli
6. Marissa
7. McKenzie
8. Tori

Wow, VK is really hunching over just to get her kick up -- and not even close to Jada's. And all I can hear, in my head, was KF calling out that young rookie from last hear (can't remember her name -- she was beautiful) and say "hunch, hunch, hunch." Hmmm, "bless her (vk) heart."

[DCC-UK]

47 minutes ago, Tuxcat said:

Judy posted about showgroup a couple of days ago and in the comments was this comment from Cianna - liked by Kat and Alanna. Is this real or copycat account? If real was she just kidding?

I’m going to assume she means it as a joke. I don’t think she’s a dancer with lots of tricks in her routines so a bit of sarcasm perhaps? 

[Tuxcat]

Just now, DCC-UK said:

I’m going to assume she means it as a joke. I don’t think she’s a dancer with lots of tricks in her routines so a bit of sarcasm perhaps? 

I was thinking that too. But since she's not on show group this year, I thought it was a joke but also a semi dig?  Either way it seems odd for her DCC account to say to Judy publicly - joke or no joke. 

Does anyone know if she was cut from show group or did she just decline?

[lemonbus230]

16 hours ago, Tuxcat said:

Question: the rookies had a week prior to the vets. So they learned dances at home and then showed up to practice and learn new choreography in TC. The vets arrived one week later and had to be taught the new choreography. The Kelli edit before show group says they had 5 more days before the end of training camp. If that's right, does that mean the vets only had 1-2 days to learn the new routines and perform them for evaluation? I know they are supposed to pick things up really quickly - in a  day or something - but this seems kind of like a built in unfair advantage to rookies? Especially for someone like Meredith who needs time.  Or maybe it all evens out because the DCC routines are already essentially baked in for the vets. Unfair or no?

The vets received the new dances the morning they moved into the bubble.

[CruiseGirl]

3 hours ago, Tuxcat said:

I was thinking that too. But since she's not on show group this year, I thought it was a joke but also a semi dig?  Either way it seems odd for her DCC account to say to Judy publicly - joke or no joke. 

Does anyone know if she was cut from show group or did she just decline?

She was cut 

[TheGenuineBeauty]

12 hours ago, Pau84 said:

What is also making K&C and CMT look like idiots is editing 'no rookie candidate wants to be dancing next to Victoria' and 40 seconds later 'Jada kicks to her face and the vets didn't match it'.

Well, Jada has no problem dancing next to Victoria because she is in the same group.

Here is a list of more rookie candidates who don't mind dancing next to Victoria

1. Claire
2. Armani
3. Dani
4. Darian
5. Elli
6. Marissa
7. McKenzie
8. Tori

Ugh Jada's kick though.....so beautiful. I'm in love.

VK on the other hand....yikes

[5678Pixie]

Tina in the background now living her best life through Victoria!

Wonder if we will be seeing Mark next year at auditions?

mikeysmommi

DCC needs @markmeismer to be a guest choreographer!!

markmeismer

@mikeysmommi YES PLEASE @dccheerleaders

Comments like these make her believe she will be point very soon. 

michele_vasso

Beautiful! This piece is gorgeous and you dance it beautifully. Also last night o. @dccmakingtheteam I could t take my eyes off you when you were at point on that stage! Absolutely gorgeous dancer

 

lifeofbarrett

Damn. Can we just make you Point already? 💙

https://www.instagram.com/p/CJcRRqBJAPt/

Edited January 1, 2021 by 5678Pixie

[M1977G]

Ugh, Mama Kalina sitting on the sidelines watching and beaming at VK as she rehearses. That did not look like her final pose for her solo from the last episode--was that this year's solo on Instagram? IIRC, she has traveled in past years to an out-of-state choreographer to learn her solo. Did she fly out somewhere to learn her solo choreography during a pandemic?

There are a few things I wish we were seeing this season on the show. One is, I'd like a little more acknowledgement and insight into how different this year's situation is. They're doing this compressed training camp in a so-called bubble and living their whole lives there in all new ways. Why not show us some behind the scenes stuff about what goes on during the day, besides MRS working with Jada and Ashlynn? I'd like to see, for example, rookies working with vets on routines or the DCC entrance--I always want to see more of vets working with rookies. Also, I would love to see some glimpses of how the ladies are juggling work, school, and camp. It seems like a missed opportunity to show more of who the DCC are and to back up their endless claims of how totally different this year is. I mean, hello, we just saw that Hannah say she's busting her ass in school, so why not show her working to complete her semester? Or show us someone who does have a full time job and how they're working "from home" at the Gaylord? I remember Rachel A showing her little office she'd set up in her hotel room on one of the social media posts while camp was underway. I'd also like to see how leadership stuff is being handled. GLs apparently were not announced until late and I read somewhere here that Tess and Maddie were unofficial GLs during most of camp once the vets arrived. I'd have been very curious to see K&J meet with those two or other upper vets to impart how they envisioned leadership and team formation working without official leaders. Or show more of small group rehearsals, which I also always want to see. I mean, is it too much to ask to see what a group rehearsal looks like and what GLs and second GLs do during them and what kinds of feedback or instructions they give?

[Holly85]

24 minutes ago, M1977G said:

Ugh, Mama Kalina sitting on the sidelines watching and beaming at VK as she rehearses. That did not look like her final pose for her solo from the last episode--was that this year's solo on Instagram? IIRC, she has traveled in past years to an out-of-state choreographer to learn her solo. Did she fly out somewhere to learn her solo choreography during a pandemic?

There are a few things I wish we were seeing this season on the show. One is, I'd like a little more acknowledgement and insight into how different this year's situation is. They're doing this compressed training camp in a so-called bubble and living their whole lives there in all new ways. Why not show us some behind the scenes stuff about what goes on during the day, besides MRS working with Jada and Ashlynn? I'd like to see, for example, rookies working with vets on routines or the DCC entrance--I always want to see more of vets working with rookies. Also, I would love to see some glimpses of how the ladies are juggling work, school, and camp. It seems like a missed opportunity to show more of who the DCC are and to back up their endless claims of how totally different this year is. I mean, hello, we just saw that Hannah say she's busting her ass in school, so why not show her working to complete her semester? Or show us someone who does have a full time job and how they're working "from home" at the Gaylord? I remember Rachel A showing her little office she'd set up in her hotel room on one of the social media posts while camp was underway. I'd also like to see how leadership stuff is being handled. GLs apparently were not announced until late and I read somewhere here that Tess and Maddie were unofficial GLs during most of camp once the vets arrived. I'd have been very curious to see K&J meet with those two or other upper vets to impart how they envisioned leadership and team formation working without official leaders. Or show more of small group rehearsals, which I also always want to see. I mean, is it too much to ask to see what a group rehearsal looks like and what GLs and second GLs do during them and what kinds of feedback or instructions they give?

She went California in January to learn that solo 

[Tuxcat]

3 hours ago, 5678Pixie said:

Tina in the background now living her best life through Victoria!

Wonder if we will be seeing Mark next year at auditions?

mikeysmommi

DCC needs @markmeismer to be a guest choreographer!!

markmeismer

@mikeysmommi YES PLEASE @dccheerleaders

Comments like these make her believe she will be point very soon. 

michele_vasso

Beautiful! This piece is gorgeous and you dance it beautifully. Also last night o. @dccmakingtheteam I could t take my eyes off you when you were at point on that stage! Absolutely gorgeous dancer

 

lifeofbarrett

Damn. Can we just make you Point already? 💙

https://www.instagram.com/p/CJcRRqBJAPt/

I think Victoria's solo is pretty good. She has stage presence. She still dances heavy and doesnt have the "pretty feet" that Kelli likes but she's tall, blonde and good enough. Cassie was a blonde with a killer body too and definitely not as technically strong. So yes, Victoria will be in the triangle real soon. Caroline or Rachel might beat her for point next year, but VK will be up there.

I do wish there was more emphasis on how quick this years training camp was. To me its obvious they were setting up the vet cutting theme  prior to the start of camp. They invited more new candidates in - not less and the vets were only there a few days really. It's the perfect ratings set up. High drama to cut people the fans already know - Meredith, Lily, Brennan, Kristin (she doest get cut but she gets the 'struggle edit') were the girls everyone really remembers. Hannah gets the "not yourself" edit rather than helping her with actual corrections.  Definite maximum drama in highlighting them  week to week (which was likely pre-determined well before the vets arrived).

Edited January 1, 2021 by Tuxcat

[Blue hues]

On 12/31/2020 at 5:39 PM, TheGenuineBeauty said:

Ugh Jada's kick though.....so beautiful. I'm in love.

VK on the other hand....yikes

VKs kick looks so...  effortful?  Even her face reflects the effort going into it!  Kelli is delusional if she sees that as gold standard!  All to keep TKs friendship!  It was said upthread that TK is like a groupie, feeding Kelli’s ego.