2021 Auditions, Finals, and Training Camp

[UnicornKicksBack]

1 hour ago, RayOnThree said:

I don’t think Dr. M was ever mad that there were “concerns” or that Gina is being discussed, he/she/they (??????) seem upset that other’s trust has been betrayed in order to get a “scoop.” 
 

I appreciate the info but I do feel LemonBus overstepped by bringing in Gina’s teammates. 

I don't have the energy to look up a fight. Were actual names named? bc unless they were not sure how that is overstepping.

[Bellisima08]

23 hours ago, Tuxcat said:

Absolutely. I think the wording might be the issue here. It's admirable to express concern for someone's health. It's just as important to understand the incredible power of social media and DCC as they influence entire generations of girls. I think the discussion is vital. It's also so important to erase any type of stigma. There should be ZERO shame in talking about body image issues. 

That being said, yes - it shouldn't be a gotcha moment which is what Dr. M is likely reacting to. But I don't think lemonbus is really revealing it for that reason.

I totally agree! If someone is legit struggling with something, that struggle shouldn't negate any role model status they have achieved, particularly if that struggle is the result of extenuating circumstances or being in a certain environment. I mean, we see it happen all the time in the entertainment industry where young women, who often look like they have it all together, later reveal that they were going through or are still struggling with something, but are pressured to keep smiling, performing and acting like everything is all good.

A current example is that tennis player Naomi Osaka, who recently revealed that she gets very bad anxiety from having to do mass interviews and that impacts her ability to focus, but some competitions still make her do them & trot her out like a show pony to answer a barrage of questions (some of which are not even related to the game or are bungled by reporters that might not know a lot about the game). If Gina is in fact having unhealthy issues with her weight, that doesn't mean we should now question her status as a role model. Perhaps instead we should question what environment she's in or pressures she's being put under that helped those issues to fester.

[Donna S]

2 hours ago, RayOnThree said:

I don’t think Dr. M was ever mad that there were “concerns” or that Gina is being discussed, he/she/they (??????) seem upset that other’s trust has been betrayed in order to get a “scoop.” 
 

I appreciate the info but I do feel LemonBus overstepped by bringing in Gina’s teammates. 

When Kelsey Bond was a TCC, Kelly said during her cameo shoot that some of the girls had asked her if Kelsey was anorexic.  Concerns by teammates have been brought out before. 

[heckkitty]

3 hours ago, UnicornKicksBack said:

I totally did not recognize her, but I feel like I could not pick out a single Rookie from last year if they all knocked on my front door. She is GOOD. Reminds me a little of Robin but better and that says a lot.

Same. Maybe I actually like someone from this class now.

[TheGenuineBeauty]

Who's talking mad s**t about Gina?? Someone's gonna get these hands. 

Naaaaaahhhh I am just kidding. But I will say this, is Gina a little too skinny for my liking? Yes. Does this mean that she has an eating disorder? No. Do we still want her as point? HECK YES!!!! #Ginaforpoint2021

You guys almost scared me to death though. I come back to the forum and see that it went from 24 to 27, saw the name Gina and automatically thought "OMG DID KELLI HAVE THE SHEER AUDACITY TO CUT HER??!!!!" Thank god that's not the case lol

[Blue hues]

11 hours ago, SnowHamster1313 said:

What is your theory? I'm very fascinated!

I’m thinking fellow DCCs feel threatened by Ginas skills and pizazz, and want to knock her down a few pegs!  I’m beginning to like Gina even more if this BS is something she has to put up from her DCC sisters!  Who are her TRUE friends?? Hope they comfort those who are trying to throw Gina under the bus to eliminate nte competition!  I could see lexie being worried about being knocked down a peg?  Any others with a jealousy or vindictive streak?  Lisa maybe?  Did she pull that stunt with the Mavs dancers?

[evasworld123]

4 hours ago, Dr. Manhattan said:

If one has a personal issue with Gina’s weight, so be it. 
 

Bringing in other people’s confidential concerns to make a point is unwise and unkind. 
 

It can be masked as a show of concern. 
 

But it just creates hurt feelings. 

And drama. 
 

But then again maybe that was the purpose. 
 

Gooodbye. 

I completely understand why you disagree with the original post but this feels a little personal. I don’t want any much appreciated insiders including yourself to be deterred from posting! 

[Blue hues]

4 hours ago, UnicornKicksBack said:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CPrz39rjBsi/

um also WHO IS THIS? From one of Jenn Amburns prep classes? Just give her show group now.

Has VK been spotted at any prep or dance classes?  I miss seeing her studio posting of routines!  Hope she is still dancing!

[Kamal]

5 hours ago, UnicornKicksBack said:

9) Don't get the Alora Rose hate with her looks, personality or dance ability. She's worked on a higher pro level than basically all these girls, looks are fine, and yeah comes off as a little fake, but like a working actress in antoher acting job, so doesn't bother me.

I think Alora Rose has one of the best looks and dance ability in her Rookie year and from social media it seems like she is a great person as well. But I don't know, she just seems unrelatable to me.

[Stee]

I’m curious why Ginas cameo picture wasn’t used last year, and they reused an old one. Any chance this is related to all of the scoops above?  Or possibly a reason why she is extra self conscious?!

[hannahbanana]

1 hour ago, Blue hues said:

I’m thinking fellow DCCs feel threatened by Ginas skills and pizazz, and want to knock her down a few pegs!  I’m beginning to like Gina even more if this BS is something she has to put up from her DCC sisters!  Who are her TRUE friends?? Hope they comfort those who are trying to throw Gina under the bus to eliminate nte competition!  I could see lexie being worried about being knocked down a peg?  Any others with a jealousy or vindictive streak?  Lisa maybe?  Did she pull that stunt with the Mavs dancers?

But, K & J like them skinny. The only way Gina is being demoted/kept off the field for being too skinny is if she is so thin that it is making her unable to perform (no evidence of that yet). 

If it is true, true friends should be concerned about her & be getting her help -- not out of jealousy, but because you care about your friend.

On the other hand, if it is true & you are jealous & want her to be demoted/gone, you don't report it to K & J, but encourage her on that path in the hopes it will hurt her performance.

And if it isn't true, telling K & J that you think Gina is too skinny (and thus not a good role model for young girls) isn't going to win you any brownie points with K & J or get Gina demoted. That is just a stupid move that is going to backfire on you. As I said above, there are much better rumours (harder to prove false) to spread if you're really trying to take her down/get rid of her.

[hannahbanana]

37 minutes ago, Stee said:

I’m curious why Ginas cameo picture wasn’t used last year, and they reused an old one. Any chance this is related to all of the scoops above?  Or possibly a reason why she is extra self conscious?!

 

35 minutes ago, DCCOracle said:

Madeline M's. photo was also not switched to her 2020 shot - and still hasn't been fixed - might be a simple oversight, but who really knows...

Might be my faulty memory, but I think @ShellyB said they got to choose which one to use because of the COVID mess not allowing them to have their makeup & hair done by professionals, but had to do it themselves, etc?

ETA: found @ShellyB's answer I was referrung to:

Edited July 22, 2021 by hannahbanana

[StellaCL]

8 hours ago, ByTor said:

I've been calling myself that for years 😂

Uh oh...

 

 

8 hours ago, Holly85 said:

Uh oh 

And then this one. I think we are probably safe to say Presley was cut.

https://www.instagram.com/presley_watson/?hl=en

[Agent Gully]

I appreciate the info that both of our insiders have shared. We are obviously going to interpret what we read according to our own personal mindset.  I don't want to make either one feel bad and no longer wish to post.

IMO, nothing that Lemonbus shared suggests anything but concern from Gina's peers, and certainly nothing was given away about who those peers were, so again IMO no harm, no foul. Perhaps Dr. Manhattan being closer to the situation than we are read something into that, that we "outsiders" wouldn't understand. I think both have always meant well and kept us interested when nothing is being shared (at least that we know of, lol) by TPTB.

Hugs and thanks to both of you!

Edited July 22, 2021 by Agent Gully
clarification

[bernie2018]

3 hours ago, UnicornKicksBack said:

I don't have the energy to look up a fight.

Same.

Not to be a jerk, but when y’all referred to a certain someone having an “ED”, well…I’m a 54 y.o. guy & that has a completely different meaning to us (NOT to ME, of course!)

I just want to know who’s been cut & if one of my favorites is still in TC.

Carry on…

[DCC93]

I have a theory that LB is Kitty Carter and DM is Melissa Rycroft 👀 

[Lona]

5 hours ago, TorProc said:

I’m now very curious if Dr M and Lemon know each other. There seems to be some saltiness. 🧂🧂🧂

 

1 hour ago, Agent Gully said:

I appreciate the info that both of our insiders have shared. We are obviously going to interpret what we read according to our own personal mindset.  I don't want to make either one feel bad and no longer wish to post.

IMO, nothing that Lemonbus shared suggests anything but concern from Gina's peers, and certainly nothing was given away about who those peers were, so again IMO no harm, no foul. Perhaps Dr. Manhattan being closer to the situation than we are read something into that, that we "outsiders" wouldn't understand. I think both have always meant well and kept us interested when nothing is being shared (at least that we know of, lol) by TPTB.

Hugs and thanks to both of you!

I’m just hoping that these two can learn to get along. And do so quickly. I’m MUCH more interested in DCC drama than insider drama. Maybe they can agree to just disagree and be mature adults about it. 

Edited July 22, 2021 by Lona

[dccfan204]

These pictures are very concerning...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNTJp7FjgtO/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CJZsJTrjz17/

Edited July 22, 2021 by dccfan204

[souR77]

3 minutes ago, dccfan204 said:

These pictures are very concerning...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNTJp7FjgtO/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CJZsJTrjz17/

I just looked through the comments of the first photo link. 

[StellaCL]

14 hours ago, BossKeyBlessed said:

Just a theory…Gina must’ve been given point if they announce it at practice last night and “LB” is a 4 yr vet who… #1 doesn’t like their position in the triangle… #2 trying to cause waves of negative discussion about Gina so people aren’t happy about it when it airs.  I think I know who LB is by looking back at all comments starting with the night the vets were cut in the bubble.  Just a theory.  

I read all the comments as well which started exactly when the last 3 vets were cut last season in August. Whoever our mystery poster is, they are in Brennan's and Hannah's corner for sure. 

[TB12]

11 hours ago, Blue hues said:

I’m thinking fellow DCCs feel threatened by Ginas skills and pizazz, and want to knock her down a few pegs!  I’m beginning to like Gina even more if this BS is something she has to put up from her DCC sisters!  Who are her TRUE friends?? Hope they comfort those who are trying to throw Gina under the bus to eliminate nte competition!  I could see lexie being worried about being knocked down a peg?  Any others with a jealousy or vindictive streak?  Lisa maybe?  Did she pull that stunt with the Mavs dancers?

Ohhhhh I hadn't even thought of that! If you recall the first time Gina was called in as a rookie she said she did have girls talk about her bc they were jealous of her dancing. Then the next meeting she was going to the zoo with Tara and Savannah, haha! But you may be on to something. I will always assume there are mean girls on the team. You can't have 36 top dogs not trying to outdo each other. 

Unpopular opinion but Lexi has never been a fave of mine. And she prob assumes she should be point as well bc of her seniority... 

[evasworld123]

10 hours ago, bernie2018 said:

Same.

Not to be a jerk, but when y’all referred to a certain someone having an “ED”, well…I’m a 54 y.o. guy & that has a completely different meaning to us (NOT to ME, of course!)

I just want to know who’s been cut & if one of my favorites is still in TC.

Carry on…

I love that a 54 y.o. guy enjoys this show enough to be on the forums! I watch with my dad on occasion who is a few years older than you and we’ve had a lot of fun with it. He knows zero about dance but Maddie was his favorite. I even bought him a sideline calendar as a funny Christmas gift this year. Thanks for sharing :)

[Bigorangecatmom]

24 minutes ago, evasworld123 said:

I love that a 54 y.o. guy enjoys this show enough to be on the forums! I watch with my dad on occasion who is a few years older than you and we’ve had a lot of fun with it. He knows zero about dance but Maddie was his favorite. I even bought him a sideline calendar as a funny Christmas gift this year. Thanks for sharing :)

I am dying. 

These boards bring the funny and the drama. I appreciate both. 

[cherryblossom]

In looking at Gina’s photos, we need to look at her entire body, not the torso only. Photoshopping her photo will change her torso & her face but look at her arms. Are they skeletal? Same with her legs. It seems a case of photoshop gone overboard. She does not look like those Daphne as it is hard to photoshop your ribs etc.  Let’s see how this plays out in real like.  I am a plus size lady so perhaps I should get my photo DCC ready!

[Lynnbo]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CRobaRxsk1a/?utm_medium=
I'm thinking they called the team yesterday based on what Kat said.  In hashtags:

SideNoteVeryExcitedAboutThisSeason#LetsJustSay#GreatgroupOfFriends

[3nglishhornist]

21 minutes ago, Lynnbo said:

I'm thinking they called the team yesterday based on what Kat said.  In hashtags:

SideNoteVeryExcitedAboutThisSeason#LetsJustSay#GreatgroupOfFriends

As much as I want to hope that this is true, I have feeling that at least 1-2 more vets will be cut before they announce the final squad :(

I know SG auditions were the other day though, so maybe this is Kat’s cryptic way of announcing that she made it????? Who knows man

[Opine]

13 hours ago, DCC93 said:

I have a theory that LB is Kitty Carter and DM is Melissa Rycroft 👀 

I would say a definite no on LB being KC.  LB's opinion of Victoria differs from KCs opinion - remember the LB story about the stolen phone case vs the KC opinion of giving Victoria the respect and time to lose weight.

[hannahbanana]

12 hours ago, lexie3248 said:

I just looked through the comments of the first photo link. 

I find her answer a little concerning. I could be reading too much into it or the wording could be red flags. I would feel better if she had said something along the lines of, "nothing to worry about -- my weight is in the healthy range" or "I haven't lost weight."

The vague "I'm always trying to be my physical best" worries me a little because, given her driven personality, it makes me wonder what she considers "physical best." Something doctors consider healthy or something she has come up with on her own? 

I'm not convinced there is anything wrong. She's tiny to begin with & it's too hard to tell what is real vs. filters in pictures. Her face doesn't look overly thin, so I'm leaning more toward the naturally tiny camp, but her personality & the reported concerns (and the fact the camera is supposed to add ten pounds!) has me on the fence.

[Pau84]

41 minutes ago, KnyghtRyder said:

I always interpreted her “girls are jealous of me” as something that happened to her historically. Either back in San Diego or in college at Cal Poly. And so when KelFine was questioning Gina’s attitude and relationship with the other TCCs, she immediately thought “well if they are talking shit, it’s cause they are jealous,” because that was her previous experience. (Maybe you are saying that too, but I’m interpreting it incorrectly). 

I think KelFine did a good job of explaining that, yes this is an audition - a competition - but not at the expense of your reputation and your relationship with the other TCCs. So many who don’t make onto the squad still remain such close friends with those that do become DCC, that the competition aspect shouldn’t get in the way of the friendship. I think that once Gina realized that and was able to relax, she opened herself up to forming close bonds with the other girls. It much have been refreshing to realize those girls werent her enemies (for lack of better term).

I don’t know Gina’s situation. For me, looking at her pictures and videos, Gina seems unnaturally skinny. Whether it’s natural or not, it starting to not look attractive. I still love her as a performer, and by all accounts she’s a lovely girl.

Edit: Totally forgot to add that I 💯 agree with the bolded part of your post.   

For me, Lexi is difficult to figure out. She seems to have Resting Bitch Face, just unapproachable. Even when she smiles, she has one of those “I’m Better Than You” smirks.

But then when I really looked at her, it actually seems like the right side of her mouth droops down, giving her that smirky appearance. And she seems so sweet when she’s interviewed. But it could just be for the cameras. Or she could be super sweet to some people, and a nightmare to others. I don’t know how to feel about her. I do wish they give her hair some style though. 

The juxtaposition of small town overprocessed blond vs Dallas blond expressed by Kelli, doesn’t give me much hope for a better style for Lexi!

Great insight though, your analysis on Lexi. We all are different persons to others, who all push our buttons and look at us so very differently.

I think that it takes a couple of seasons for new girls to get to know Lexi, being one of the leading vets. The older Lexi gets, the longer it takes to know her, so for girls like Elli, Dani or Alora-Rose, interaction must end at shallow friendliness, which is no one’s fault ofcourse.

[BunnyHop96]

Some updates from reddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/DCCMakingtheTeam/comments/opfa68/some_training_camp_info/

[cgloss]

12 minutes ago, BunnyHop96 said:

Some updates from reddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/DCCMakingtheTeam/comments/opfa68/some_training_camp_info/

I'm surprised a vet got cut from SG, considering there were so many open spots. I thought all the SG members left over from last year were fairly strong dancers. I can't imagine who it could be.

[Holly85]

13 minutes ago, BunnyHop96 said:

Some updates from reddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/DCCMakingtheTeam/comments/opfa68/some_training_camp_info/

I’m thinking Claire got cut from show group 

[KoKo]

4 minutes ago, Holly85 said:

I’m thinking Claire got cut from show group 

Can you speculate as to why you feel that way?   IMO, it's shocking ~ however, I was floored when this happened to Jalyn !!

[Holly85]

Just now, KoKo said:

Can you speculate as to why you feel that way?   IMO, it's shocking ~ however, I was floored when this happened to Jalyn !!

Bc what little show group shows they did she done none of them 

[Trixi]

7 hours ago, cherryblossom said:

In looking at Gina’s photos, we need to look at her entire body, not the torso only. Photoshopping her photo will change her torso & her face but look at her arms. Are they skeletal? Same with her legs. It seems a case of photoshop gone overboard. She does not look like those Daphne as it is hard to photoshop your ribs etc.  Let’s see how this plays out in real like.  I am a plus size lady so perhaps I should get my photo DCC ready!

This is a thought of mine as well. Particularly in the 2nd photo of her solo costume, her arms and legs do not look skeletal at all, which I think means she either overtrains her abs or over-photoshops them🤷🏼‍♀️ 

[Tuxcat]

8 minutes ago, Holly85 said:

I’m thinking Claire got cut from show group 

My bets are Claire or Erin but I also think it may have been a situation in which the girl decided to leave due to time commitment.

[BunnyHop96]

14 minutes ago, Holly85 said:

I’m thinking Claire got cut from show group 

That's the general consensus in the Reddit comments as well, b/c, like you said, she missed a lot of show group performances and hasn't been seen performing with them in a while

Edited July 22, 2021 by BunnyHop96
Grammar stuff

[KoKo]

6 minutes ago, Holly85 said:

Bc what little show group shows they did she done none of them 

Hmmm, Didn't realize that~ That would sure as hell do it !! 

[Holly85]

Just now, KoKo said:

Hmmm, Didn't realize that~ That would sure as hell do it !! 

I do know when it came to show group at draft it’s not like she wasn’t available to do it as I was there and saw her alora Jessica and Armani in the audience in plain clothes waiting to go take a dance class with jen amburn 

[JayDKay]

Erin bores me to tears so wouldn't be sad if she was cut from showgroup. 

Armani, Jaylyn, Elli, McKenzie need to be added to showgroup this year! 

[Bellisima08]

2 hours ago, BunnyHop96 said:

Some updates from reddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/DCCMakingtheTeam/comments/opfa68/some_training_camp_info/

If this is all true then hooray for Jalyn!! Of course she should never have lost it to Victoria in the first place, but hey it's been corrected. I do hope Claire is not the vet who was cut from show group. Her dancing is so good.

[ATLGirl]

1 hour ago, Trixi said:

This is a thought of mine as well. Particularly in the 2nd photo of her solo costume, her arms and legs do not look skeletal at all, which I think means she either overtrains her abs or over-photoshops them🤷🏼‍♀️ 

I think she has sculpted abs but Gina has always over-photoshopped her photos, mainly her torso. I wish she wouldn’t because it makes her body look markedly wonky. 

[pinkandsparkly13]

They sure like cutting vets from show group nowadays. Ha... 😏

[Bellisima08]

19 hours ago, dccfan204 said:

These pictures are very concerning...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNTJp7FjgtO/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CJZsJTrjz17/

Yeah, even if Gina is using photoshop to make herself trimmer, it's still concerning. Being able to count a person's ribs without the aid of an x-ray is not a good thing.

[lemonbus230]

Point has been chosen. One point, two points- guess you will wait to see.

Group leaders have been chosen.

One vet has quit due to injury.

[Holly85]

5 minutes ago, lemonbus230 said:

Point has been chosen. One point, two points- guess you will wait to see.

Group leaders have been chosen.

One vet has quit due to injury.

Thanks for the update 

[StellaCL]

7 minutes ago, lemonbus230 said:

Point has been chosen. One point, two points- guess you will wait to see.

Group leaders have been chosen.

One vet has quit due to injury.

Yet another vet? Not surprising in the least they lost 12 vets following season 15. Injury or no. 

[Branmuffin]

5 hours ago, BunnyHop96 said:

Some updates from reddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/DCCMakingtheTeam/comments/opfa68/some_training_camp_info/

Okay just to get the timeline and number of cuts we still don’t have confirmed straight... so about 5 days ago @lemonbus230 tells us 2 more cuts (after we already know about Melanie’s cut confirmed) and then a couple days ago @lemonbus230 mentions another cut. So there’s 3 we don’t have confirmed yet. There was Presley’s cryptic flower post which may mean she’s cut but if Reddit is saying she is the red head then maybe not.. WHO KNOWS where the heads are at with that decision.. anyways then Reddit is saying 2 (more?) cuts before showgroup (or is that referring to the prior lemonbus mentioned cuts?) but we know those cuts are two of the 5 not shown on kittys post (lea, Christina, Megan, Jordann, and kaydianna). And now @lemonbus230 tells us of another vet quitting due to injury?! We need names!

Edited July 23, 2021 by Branmuffin
Added names of 5 not shown in KC pic

[Holly85]

1 minute ago, Branmuffin said:

Okay just to get the timeline and number of cuts we still don’t have confirmed straight... so about 5 days ago @lemonbus230 tells us 2 more cuts (after we already know about Melanie’s cut confirmed) and then a couple days ago @lemonbus230 mentions another cut. So there’s 3 we don’t have confirmed yet. There was Presley’s cryptic flower post which may mean she’s cut but if Reddit is saying she is the red head then maybe not.. WHO KNOWS where the heads are at with that decision.. anyways then Reddit is saying 2 (more?) cuts before showgroup (or is that referring to the lemon is mentioned cuts?) but we know those cuts are one of the 5 not shown on kittys post (I will edit when I remember who those 5 are). And now @lemonbus230 tells us of another vet quitting due to injury?! We need names!

There is a total of 3 cuts that we don’t know abt two before show group 1 after 

[StellaCL]

11 minutes ago, StellaCL said:

Yet another vet? Not surprising in the least they lost 12 vets following season 15. Injury or no. 

Also - rumor has it a vet was cut from SG. Is this also the same vet now quitting due to injury? Just a thought.