2021 Audition Speculation

[ClosetDCCFan]

5 hours ago, EricaShadows said:

I'm really hoping that the "Only one Legacy at a time" rule is false and they keep only the best dancers

Wasn’t Meredith Odon a legacy?  She overlapped with Cassie. 
 

ETA: just looked it up, and they overlapped 2008, 2009, 2010.  Both legacies.  

Edited June 11, 2021 by ClosetDCCFan
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[JayDKay]

3 hours ago, Bellisima08 said:

I liked that about her as well. Madeline S downplayed being the daughter of a former cheerleader whereas Victoria, Kelli and CMT mentioned Tina Kalina & VK being a legacy every chance they got. Madeline wanted it on her own merits which made her far more appealing then Victoria who was basically riding in on her mom's coattails.

She's very beautiful and I really liked that she downplayed being a legacy... but i find her boringggggg! She didn't stand out in the dances at all, was wayyy too soft for power pom! 

[EricaShadows]

11 hours ago, ClosetDCCFan said:

Wasn’t Meredith Odon a legacy?  She overlapped with Cassie. 
 

ETA: just looked it up, and they overlapped 2008, 2009, 2010.  Both legacies.  

I could be wrong, but I seem to remember that that was the last time having two legacies on the squad happened.  After that, a new "rule" was instituted (not sure it was written down and thus "official" or unwritten/unspoken and thus "unofficial"), that there would only be one legacy on the squad at a time.  If I'm wrong and there IS no such rule, just rumor and innuendo, I'm willing to be corrected.

Edited June 11, 2021 by EricaShadows

[GaveIn]

1 hour ago, EricaShadows said:

I could be wrong, but I seem to remember that that was the last time having two legacies on the squad happened.  After that, a new "rule" was instituted (not sure it was written down and thus "official" or unwritten/unspoken and thus "unofficial"), that there would only be one legacy on the squad at a time.  If I'm wrong and there IS no such rule, just rumor and innuendo, I'm willing to be corrected.

The first time I can remember it being brought up was when Dayton and VK tried out, but I always read it more as they didn't want to take the attention away from VK, not that they wouldn't want 2 legacy at the same time (just as long as VK wasn't one of them)

[ClosetDCCFan]

1 hour ago, EricaShadows said:

I could be wrong, but I seem to remember that that was the last time having two legacies on the squad happened.  After that, a new "rule" was instituted (not sure it was written down and thus "official" or unwritten/unspoken and thus "unofficial"), that there would only be one legacy on the squad at a time.  If I'm wrong and there IS no such rule, just rumor and innuendo, I'm willing to be corrected.

Were there even any legacies on the squad between Cassie and Victoria?  Any other legacies that tried out besides Dayton and Madeline S?  What would be the purpose of this rule?  Well except to justify an unpopular or unjustified decision of course.  

Edited June 11, 2021 by ClosetDCCFan

[dotdot 37]

even if VK is not in training camp this year TPTB  will find a way to put her face out there

[TheGenuineBeauty]

2 hours ago, dotdot 37 said:

even if VK is not in training camp this year TPTB  will find a way to put her face out there

Watch VK be a guest choreographer on the show or be brought in to give advice to the new training camp candidates or worse... be given color coded stickers to choose her own squad of 36 🤣🤣🤣

I kid I kid...but wouldn't be surprised if this were to happen. 

Edited June 11, 2021 by TheGenuineBeauty

[Tuxcat]

1 hour ago, TheGenuineBeauty said:

Watch VK be a guest choreographer on the show or be brought in to give advice to the new training camp candidates or worse... be given color coded stickers to choose her own squad of 36 🤣🤣🤣

I kid I kid...but wouldn't be surprised if this were to happen. 

Being real honest here. Victoria would be a better showmanship coach then Melissa! 

[Weeklydcc]

1 hour ago, TheGenuineBeauty said:

Watch VK be a guest choreographer on the show or be brought in to give advice to the new training camp candidates or worse... be given color coded stickers to choose her own squad of 36 🤣🤣🤣

I kid I kid...but wouldn't be surprised if this were to happen. 

I wouldn't be surprised to see a legacy sticker session with Meredith, Cassie and Victoria each picking their 36.

[LaurelleJ]

38 minutes ago, Weeklydcc said:

I wouldn't be surprised to see a legacy sticker session with Meredith, Cassie and Victoria each picking their 36.

Oh goodness I can see Kelli's talking head now: Their mothers wore the uniform, they grew up in the DCC world, and they themselves have worn the uniform. They know decades of DCC, they have had a front row seat to the DCC legacy. There is no one else as uniquely qualified to judge the candidates as these ladies. 

[TheGenuineBeauty]

1 hour ago, Tuxcat said:

Being real honest here. Victoria would be a better showmanship coach then Melissa! 

I don't like Melissa as showmanship coach but I wouldn't choose VK as her replacement. Now that I think about it...I don't know who I would choose. Maybe Kashara? Idk

[sleepyjean]

6 hours ago, ClosetDCCFan said:

Were there even any legacies on the squad between Cassie and Victoria?  Any other legacies that tried out besides Dayton and Madeline S?  What would be the purpose of this rule?  Well except to justify an unpopular or unjustified decision of course.  

There is no rule about how many legacies are "allowed" to be on the team at one time. I believe that was a sarcastic comment that took on a life of its own.

[Spunkyyy]

40 minutes ago, sleepyjean said:

There is no rule about how many legacies are "allowed" to be on the team at one time. I believe that was a sarcastic comment that took on a life of its own.

Thank you for saying that! C’mon y’all remember Cassie and Meredith were on the team at the same time.

[JustRosie]

4 hours ago, TheGenuineBeauty said:

Watch VK be a guest choreographer on the show or be brought in to give advice to the new training camp candidates or worse... be given color coded stickers to choose her own squad of 36 🤣🤣🤣

I kid I kid...but wouldn't be surprised if this were to happen. 

This will happen. Stay tuned. 🙄

[EricaShadows]

1 hour ago, sleepyjean said:

There is no rule about how many legacies are "allowed" to be on the team at one time. I believe that was a sarcastic comment that took on a life of its own.

Thank you for correcting me as it's easy, even for me, to get confused.  For some reason, I thought this was a rumor that was then confirmed by someone connected to the organization as true even if it was not written down somewhere (and that it happened after the Meredith/Cassie years).

[Lexusprincess]

There's no rule that they can only have one legacy on the team at a time.  It became talk on this forum that Kelli wanted VK to be the only legacy.  Meredith and Cassie cheered together for 3 years.  Meredith making it the second season and Cassie the third.  Sometimes one person says it, another repeats it, and then it becomes a legend or in this case a "rule."

I know Madeline has a lot of supporters but I was not surprised when she was cut.  She's lovely but soft in power pom.

[Donna S]

2 hours ago, sleepyjean said:

There is no rule about how many legacies are "allowed" to be on the team at one time. I believe that was a sarcastic comment that took on a life of its own.

There was one girl - don’t remember her name or season, but she had dark hair - whose mother was a DCC. They showed her cameo photo.  The daughter didn’t make training camp, and I don’t think she made it to finals 

[Katmcc]

I have a weird feeling that Melissa Rycroft isn’t doing MTT this year. She said something on her podcast this week about going to the CMT awards because she previously had been on a CMT show, “DCC.” It sounded very past tense to me. 

[sleepyjean]

1 hour ago, Donna S said:

There was one girl - don’t remember her name or season, but she had dark hair - whose mother was a DCC. They showed her cameo photo.  The daughter didn’t make training camp, and I don’t think she made it to finals 

Nadia Marcella Lombardo was her name. She auditioned in 2012. Her mother Natasha McCarley was a DCC in 1985. She overlapped with Kelli, whose rookie year was 1984.

Cami Branson was another potential legacy. She auditioned in 2015. Her mom Candy Causey was a DCC in 1983, which was also Judy's last year on the team.

Neither one of them (Natasha or Cami) made it to finals.

ETA: for the sake of completeness, Madeline Salter's mother was Shannon Hall. She was on the team 1987, 88, and 89. She overlapped with Kelli, whose last year on the team was 1988, and with Tina Kalina's whose last year on the team was 1989.

Edited June 12, 2021 by sleepyjean

[EvergreenLove]

3 hours ago, Katmcc said:

I have a weird feeling that Melissa Rycroft isn’t doing MTT this year. She said something on her podcast this week about going to the CMT awards because she previously had been on a CMT show, “DCC.” It sounded very past tense to me. 

Is there even going to be a show this year?  I wouldn't be shocked if there wasn't.

[Holly85]

5 minutes ago, 123DCCWoooo said:

Is there even going to be a show this year?  I wouldn't be shocked if there wasn't.

They will be filming for the show 

[Stee]

The show is very Niche, but I wonder if there is the possibility it could be on Paramount+ like how Rupauls Drag Race Allstars is specifically on that Network too?  Just a thought. 

[Trulyadorkable]

7 hours ago, TheGenuineBeauty said:

I don't like Melissa as showmanship coach but I wouldn't choose VK as her replacement. Now that I think about it...I don't know who I would choose. Maybe Kashara? Idk

It's a no brainer people! Nicole Hamilton!!!  Ba-BAM!!! But Kashara would be my #2...

[EricaShadows]

8 hours ago, Trulyadorkable said:

It's a no brainer people! Nicole Hamilton!!!  Ba-BAM!!! But Kashara would be my #2...

Or Sasha Agent.  She was ridiculously amazing when she was on the squad and could bring it!  I remember when they had her show her audition solo during Training Camp and Kelli said something along the lines of "They should show that in the locker room to get players fired up."  I know what she meant, but really, Kelli?  That phrase could be taken all SORTS of wrong ways and very few of them are mentionable or probably even legal.

[cherryblossom]

There was no problem with Meredith & Cassie being on the team together as the two moms are good friends!

[vanillagum]

17 hours ago, TheGenuineBeauty said:

I don't like Melissa as showmanship coach

her as a showmanship coach makes me laugh because...she was a passable cheerleader who barely made the team and is only famous/notable because she signed up to do tacky reality tv? also she won a ballroom dancing contest against a bunch of old has-beens who have never danced in their lives...? very solid

[PepperM]

I think there might be another TCC? Molly Mehle (@molly_mehle) just moved to Dallas per Caroline’s story and she’s followed by lots of current and a few former/retired DCCs. No TCCs though, so maybe not? Just someone to watch. 

[TheGenuineBeauty]

18 hours ago, sleepyjean said:

Nadia Marcella Lombardo was her name. She auditioned in 2012. Her mother Natasha McCarley was a DCC in 1985. She overlapped with Kelli, whose rookie year was 1984.

Cami Branson was another potential legacy. She auditioned in 2015. Her mom Candy Causey was a DCC in 1983, which was also Judy's last year on the team.

Neither one of them (Natasha or Cami) made it to finals.

ETA: for the sake of completeness, Madeline Salter's mother was Shannon Hall. She was on the team 1987, 88, and 89. She overlapped with Kelli, whose last year on the team was 1988, and with Tina Kalina's whose last year on the team was 1989.

Thank yoooooouuuuu :) 

[kalibean]

Showmanship is tricky IMO. I think there’s a big element that just an innate part of personality, tho it can be coached. I do think Melissa and others have coached people with potential, and they’ve had at least temporary success. Melissa was much more engaging on DWTS than she was as a DCC, so maybe someone helped  her with that along the way and she’s passing along to others.

Kashara, Nicole, Sasha A, Jenna, etc. just have that extra bit of sparkle when they dance that just comes naturally. I’m sure they work hard at it, but some things just can’t be trained. 
 

I think about how many technically talented singers we might see on Idol or The Voice, but they’ll never be a star because they’re missing that It factor. Or how many famous singers have just average voices but something about them just clicks. 

[LilyD]

54 minutes ago, kalibean said:

Kashara, Nicole, Sasha A, Jenna, etc. just have that extra bit of sparkle when they dance that just comes naturally. I’m sure they work hard at it, but some things just can’t be trained. 

Agreed! That’s showmanship!
What Melissa does has more to do with building confidence and giving general tips&tricks and some advice. I can see how she’d be perfect for those tasks. She was a wall flower herself; nothing special as a cheerleader at all, but she’s learned a lot and achieved much since then. I’m still not a fan of her though!

[DCCland]

So will Victoria have to start the audition process all over again or will she just go straight into training camp?

[EricaShadows]

1 hour ago, DCCland said:

So will Victoria have to start the audition process all over again or will she just go straight into training camp?

If she is treated like every other veteran who "took a break" from the team (for whatever reason), she would have to start at pre-lims like all the other girls did.  If Kelli decides to continue the nepotism/favoritism, she'll start at finals with the "rest" of the veterans.  I don't know of ANY veteran (save Kelli herself) who went straight to Training Camp and even then Kelli was the only person who didn't have to audition at all and was already a lock for the squad.  She's likely not ready to give that title up, even for Victoria.

[MssdDrms]

On 6/11/2021 at 3:10 PM, Weeklydcc said:

I wouldn't be surprised to see a legacy sticker session with Meredith, Cassie and Victoria each picking their 36.

Or VK could be on the judges panel in the future...

[allitator]

11 hours ago, DCCland said:

So will Victoria have to start the audition process all over again or will she just go straight into training camp?

My understanding is that she would have to go through the audition process as though she were a new candidate, and if she made it into TC she would be considered a third year veteran rather than a TCC.

[Trixi]

Since TC starts tomorrow, do we have a definitive list and/or number of the candidates?

[Holly85]

13 minutes ago, Trixi said:

Since TC starts tomorrow, do we have a definitive list and/or number of the candidates?

No 

[Busy]

What happened to Victoria?

[Holly85]

10 minutes ago, Busy said:

What happened to Victoria?

She’s taking a year off 

[TheGenuineBeauty]

6 hours ago, Holly85 said:

No 

Hopefully we get pics of all the TC candidates. Like a group picture on IG or something. 

[Kate2006]

I think Naughty Kaylissa should be invited back to teach showmanship. She was so fun to watch! (Not as much fun now with all her nudie pics on insta). I know the chances of that are next to zero because of how things ended.

[Collette1104]

Was there any insider info on what VKs “personal issues” are. (Weight??)

[ShutterbugCAM]

22 minutes ago, Kate2006 said:

I think Naughty Kaylissa should be invited back to teach showmanship. She was so fun to watch! (Not as much fun now with all her nudie pics on insta). I know the chances of that are next to zero because of how things ended.

IDK, that's pretty fun for me.

Sorry, I'll show myself out now.

[Jezlyn]

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[mizzhyer]

On 6/11/2021 at 8:19 PM, sleepyjean said:

Nadia Marcella Lombardo was her name. She auditioned in 2012. Her mother Natasha McCarley was a DCC in 1985. She overlapped with Kelli, whose rookie year was 1984.

Cami Branson was another potential legacy. She auditioned in 2015. Her mom Candy Causey was a DCC in 1983, which was also Judy's last year on the team.

Neither one of them (Natasha or Cami) made it to finals.

ETA: for the sake of completeness, Madeline Salter's mother was Shannon Hall. She was on the team 1987, 88, and 89. She overlapped with Kelli, whose last year on the team was 1988, and with Tina Kalina's whose last year on the team was 1989.

Yeh... Natasha is the one who made the comment "yeh I know you like me" ... after she messed up I think 🧐She also made the "sorry Mom... guess I wasn't as good as you" or something like that. She gave a weird vibe. 

[mizzhyer]

I'm as shocked as anyone that Victoria is taking a year off ... I pictured her as a 6-7 yr member.  That being said, I just have a feeling she won't return. There's not a thing that she's posted that has led me to this... just a vibe.  🧐

[erikaelvis]

34 minutes ago, mizzhyer said:

I'm as shocked as anyone that Victoria is taking a year off ... I pictured her as a 6-7 yr member.  That being said, I just have a feeling she won't return. There's not a thing that she's posted that has led me to this... just a vibe.  🧐

I agree.  I do not think her break is this big dramatic thing like a pregnancy or anything like that.  I think she gained so much weight that there was no way possible to get in the uniform and Keli told her privately to take the year off rather than embarrass her. I do think Keli cares about her.  I think after she takes the year off she will realize after this year off that either she doesn't want it as much as she did at 18 OR she will realize that she just cant make her body fit the DCC Standard.  

[MeeMee2]

4 minutes ago, erikaelvis said:

I agree.  I do not think her break is this big dramatic thing like a pregnancy or anything like that.  I think she gained so much weight that there was no way possible to get in the uniform and Keli told her privately to take the year off rather than embarrass her. I do think Keli cares about her.  I think after she takes the year off she will realize after this year off that either she doesn't want it as much as she did at 18 OR she will realize that she just cant make her body fit the DCC Standard.  

I think that is definitely the reason. I guess it would be considered "selfless" since she's not taking a spot away from another TC who is actually uniform ready. Kelli will take care of Victoria. At least Victoria will not have to worry about that much. I keep wondering if the other vets would have that option of a leave if they weren't uniform ready or just get cut.  My guess is not.  

[mizzhyer]

23 minutes ago, erikaelvis said:

 

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[mizzhyer]

22 minutes ago, erikaelvis said:

I agree.  I do not think her break is this big dramatic thing like a pregnancy or anything like that.  I think she gained so much weight that there was no way possible to get in the uniform and Keli told her privately to take the year off rather than embarrass her. I do think Keli cares about her.  I think after she takes the year off she will realize after this year off that either she doesn't want it as much as she did at 18 OR she will realize that she just cant make her body fit the DCC Standard.  

They have a large group of rookie TC members... most are uniform ready and this is not a year to be "soft". 

[ShutterbugCAM]

28 minutes ago, erikaelvis said:

I agree.  I do not think her break is this big dramatic thing like a pregnancy or anything like that.  I think she gained so much weight that there was no way possible to get in the uniform and Keli told her privately to take the year off rather than embarrass her. I do think Keli cares about her.  I think after she takes the year off she will realize after this year off that either she doesn't want it as much as she did at 18 OR she will realize that she just cant make her body fit the DCC Standard.  

I agree with this, as it was my initial thought as well, but remember it was mentioned that it had something to do with an apology. Why would she need to apologize for gaining weight? What could she have done that would need an apology? Maybe she snapped at Kelli for addressing her weight gain and keeping her out of appearances? IDK, just brainstorming. I wish her the best, just hope it's not something major.