2021 Auditions, Finals, and Training Camp

[Lona]

12 hours ago, Pau84 said:

Fun is her middle name.

As is “hot”, “attractive” and “popular.” Not saying there’s anything wrong with being a fan-favorite, and as I guy I’m not going to complain about the first two things I listed, but Kat is there for the cameras and for mainstream fans IMO. I really do want to see if she’s improved in her dancing, or if she’s just there because she looks good. 🤷‍♂️

[TUOwl84]

[BossKeyBlessed]

On 7/20/2021 at 9:25 PM, lemonbus230 said:

Will not be sharing, only confirming, any new information moving forward.

This didn’t age well 😂 but thanks for the info! 

[go4luca]

4 minutes ago, BossKeyBlessed said:

This didn’t age well 😂 but thanks for the info! 

I appreciate what @lemonbus230 shares.  I'm not going to give him/her a bad time.  Otherwise, we might not hear anything at all. 😐

[Manc.UK.DCCfan]

4 hours ago, PepperM said:

Ugh haven’t been on in weeks, I’m so behind 😂 have we discussed that we think Alora Rose was cut? Bc if we haven’t, she’s definitely not in Canton which points to a cut imo

Not sure if this has been answered for you.

 

but Alora resigned, she’s flown somewhere for an audition. Also as I think you’ve seen Lisa apparently has an injury and is now also out. Lemonbus posted a couple pages back too confirming who GLs and seconds are along with points x

[TK4ever]

On 8/5/2021 at 11:57 AM, Tuxcat said:

Amazing to me when someone like Caroline with a phenomenal shape looks almost big compared to everyone else. Maybe its the angle. Note: She's absolutely NOT big. 

This is the curse of the wide-angle shot. Anyone on the far left will look wider than they are. TV cameras are even worse than still photography, and it isn’t just people. Realtors use this trick att the time to try to make rooms look bigger.

[TK4ever]

On 8/5/2021 at 6:52 PM, Pj3422 said:

 

Anybody here who was on TWOP during the first season of So You Think You Can Dance? That move was called HMV, as in “Here’s My Vagina.”

I can’t read any of this without thinking of thIs: 

 

[Jess14]

4 hours ago, DCCOracle said:

The fact that they didn't care to do so before, but are now choosing to do so in a post-George Floyd world speaks volumes. I don't believe there's any sincerity behind it and that it's all business.

While I agree that the DCCs are not sincere when it comes to diversity, this is not the first time that they have put 2 WOC in the triangle. Back around 2013 (I think), Mia was point and Jackie was also in the triangle along with Emma. 

I'm also surprised that Erin didn't make show group, but I'm not super shocked about Kat making it. She's not the best dancer, but she's not terrible. I don't think there is any comparison between her and Savannah either. I still thought Savannah looked a half step behind when she was an upper vet. I've never really thought that when watching Kat in routines. 

[ClassicPegg]

16 hours ago, TUOwl84 said:

Kat on Show Group? 🤨

 

8 hours ago, TB12 said:

Yeah I’m done I’m willing to bet there were prob 2nd year or even rookies that dance circles around her but oh she’s pretty… 

Hey, maybe they are going to do a cane routine this year?!  

[StellaCL]

Did anyone else notice 18 on show group? I know in years past they have had said 16 slots on MTT. Then last season there was 17.  Now an increase to 18? Is this just a make room for diversity display as some have suggested? 

Then they take 18 and Erin still gets cut? What? The only thing that makes sense is maybe Erin wanted to step back from the time commitment. Otherwise that is terribly wounding to a 4 year vet and 2nd group leader.

And I feel bad for Madeline. She’s the only one not retired from her rookie class to never get show group or a GL position (bedsides Taylor and her very noteworthy  teaching career). Madeline has an amazing figure - she must work damn hard to keep it. I suppose they wanted to have first and second years on show group so they will return experienced, but the fact they took 18 and still disregarded Madeline, it seems cruel 😔🤷‍♀️

[Holly85]

28 minutes ago, StellaCL said:

Did anyone else notice 18 on show group? I know in years past they have had said 16 slots on MTT. Then last season there was 17.  Now an increase to 18? Is this just a make room for diversity display as some have suggested? 

Then they take 18 and Erin still gets cut? What? The only thing that makes sense is maybe Erin wanted to step back from the time commitment. Otherwise that is terribly wounding to a 4 year vet and 2nd group leader.

And I feel bad for Madeline. She’s the only one not retired from her rookie class to never get show group or a GL position (bedsides Taylor and her very noteworthy  teaching career). Madeline has an amazing figure - she must work damn hard to keep it. I suppose they wanted to have first and second years on show group so they will return experienced, but the fact they took 18 and still disregarded Madeline, it seems cruel 😔🤷‍♀️

Maybe Madeline didn’t want to be considered for sg 

[hannahbanana]

16 hours ago, Pau84 said:

Who knows, Kat finally took classes before the season and came back all powerful.

However, there is something about Kat we all can see and that is her ability to interact (not necessarily limited to talking) with people. Fun is her middle name.

Also, we should all be very careful to listen to Kelli talk about SG and assume that what Kelli says is actually true. SG is not a world class dancing team, but rather a collection of girls Kelli puts her trust in to represent DCC. Some past and current members were never world class dancers.

 

9 hours ago, kalibean said:

 

All of this. It hasn’t been all of the best dancers for a while now, and probably never was. But she’s always going to pick up the best known as soon as she can for appearances sake. Sometimes they’re also dancers with some pop (Maddie, Kashara) but also those that have the Instagram followers and are fan favorites (VK, Kat.)
 

I’m willing to bet some of the more popular DCC are requested by name (“oh I just love the show and was soooo happy VK/Maddie/etc. made it! Please tell me she’ll be there!”) and it makes sense to have them on SG.  

Any decent marketing person is going to want the faces people know to get the most bang for their appearance buck. And thus some will be “rewarded” with show group despite not being technically trained.

I agree. Show group isn't really about the best dancers and shouldn't be based on what they actually do -- but they try to make it seem that way with show group auditions -- and that's where they run into trouble with the fans. 

Why hold the "auditions" at all if Kelli already knows who she wants on show group? If the "audutions" were more than them dancing, it would make sense -- they could say we chose A for dance and B for personality/interview. We will use A for dance appearances and B for interviews/interacting with fans, etc. Unless interview, etc. is some secret part of show group auditions that they just don't show us, the show group dance audition doesn't make sense, because that's not (wholly) what Kelli is basing it on. It just makes it look like the show group auditions are just for the show and Kelli picks who she wants on  -- and therein lies the disconnect. Just pick the team and then announce who will be on show group based on the entire training camp experience, not just one night of dancing and fans will be more understanding who is picked & why (some for dance, some for social skills, etc.).

[StellaCL]

7 minutes ago, Holly85 said:

Maybe Madeline didn’t want to be considered for sg 

Good point. They never really show that on MTT. It’s such an incredible honor per TPTB, how would any DCC not want to be on SG (besides Milan)? 😆🤣

[Bellisima08]

22 hours ago, Lona said:

Team Chandi all day, every day!

I soooo hope she stays another year. Would do so well in leadership and even in the front triangle I think. :)

I like Chandi as well as she's got a great personality, dance style and smile. And yay for her making show group!

[Bellisima08]

18 hours ago, TUOwl84 said:

Gina’s stomach 😳

At this point what Gina is doing to make herself so thin (be it dieting, photoshop or using makeup to emphasize her abs/ribs) is not what matters. What matters is that it's overshadowing other things about her such as her talent, her personality and so on and not in a good way. I mean if you look at comments about her in her first two seasons, mostly all of them were focused on her dance ability and how she should be point of the triangle. But for the last two years, the conversation has skewed more towards how skinny she is and concerns for her health. At some point TPTB have to recognize that the focus on Gina is going negative. Now I don't mean negative in a her being unlikable way, but in a way that brings unwanted attention to how they handle the health of the cheerleaders. I hope that makes sense.

[TB12]

11 minutes ago, Bellisima08 said:

At this point what Gina is doing to make herself so thin (be it dieting, photoshop or using makeup to emphasize her abs/ribs) is not what matters. What matters is that it's overshadowing other things about her such as her talent, her personality and so on and not in a good way. I mean if you look at comments about her in her first two seasons, mostly all of them were focused on her dance ability and how she should be point of the triangle. But for the last two years, the conversation has skewed more towards how skinny she is and concerns for her health. At some point TPTB have to recognize that the focus on Gina is going negative. Now I don't mean negative in a her being unlikable way, but in a way that brings unwanted attention to how they handle the health of the cheerleaders. I hope that makes sense.

Ohhhhh this makes total sense & I hadn’t thought of it that way but you’re right sadly. The overfiltering/dieting is actually having the opposite effect as now we’re focused on how thin she is rather than being an amazing dancer which she is… I hope someone that can influence her or tptb sees your take on her…

[Weeklydcc]

9 hours ago, 123DCCWoooo said:

YES - my point exactly.  They need to put a stop to this, like NOW.

She should not be front and center.  Just my opinion.  She has earned it, but she needs to fix whatever the issue is first.  Hopefully they will get her some help.

[JayDKay]

Honestly, showgroup is completely irrelevant nowadays. If you have an appearance, just choose the girls who are available. Kelli goes on and on that they need a team full of smart performers but let's only choose half the squad for this.. 

They would be more wise to choose an ambassador group that can do interactive appearances and USO tours.. rather than "the best dancers".. 

[Holly85]

Former tcc Claire D is in finals for the Dallas stars ice girls 

[Weeklydcc]

I had no idea Brennan did an ad/Insta for Cowboys Fit.  So she's good with the organization or is this old?

https://www.instagram.com/p/CSSGqC9tw56/?utm_medium=copy_link

[Holly85]

20 minutes ago, Weeklydcc said:

I had no idea Brennan did an ad/Insta for Cowboys Fit.  So she's good with the organization or is this old?

https://www.instagram.com/p/CSSGqC9tw56/?utm_medium=copy_link

It’s old 

[Agent Gully]

16 hours ago, Bellisima08 said:

At this point what Gina is doing to make herself so thin (be it dieting, photoshop or using makeup to emphasize her abs/ribs) is not what matters. What matters is that it's overshadowing other things about her such as her talent, her personality and so on and not in a good way. I mean if you look at comments about her in her first two seasons, mostly all of them were focused on her dance ability and how she should be point of the triangle. But for the last two years, the conversation has skewed more towards how skinny she is and concerns for her health. At some point TPTB have to recognize that the focus on Gina is going negative. Now I don't mean negative in a her being unlikable way, but in a way that brings unwanted attention to how they handle the health of the cheerleaders. I hope that makes sense.

Great points! Even if Gina is photoshopping everything, there still is a problem. It would seem that in her mind this is what looks good to her. I'm not a doctor, but I have personal experience with body dysmorphic disorder and it seems much like that.

Edited August 8, 2021 by Agent Gully
I make a lot more sense later in the day!

[Pau84]

8 minutes ago, Agent Gully said:

Great points! Even if Gina is photoshopping everything, there still is a problem in that in her mind if this is what looks good to her. I'm not a doctor, but I have personal experience with body dysmorphic disorder and it seems much like that.

Absolutely. It is about how Gina sees herself.
If this is so clear to us, random viewers, this must be clear to TPTB.

[DizzySometimes86]

On 8/7/2021 at 12:11 PM, lemonbus230 said:

Leaders- Lexie, Gina, Rachel, Caroline

Second Leaders- Ashlee, Amber, Jalyn, Erin

Show Group: Gina, Lexie, Amber, Chandi, Rachel, Ashlee, Caroline, Jalyn, Kat, Darian, McKenzie, KayDianna, Tori, Tyra, Armani, Kelcey, Claire, Marissa

Points- Gina with Amber and Lexie behind and then Rachel with Chandi and Ashlee.

Team was announced last Friday.

Kat? 
Interesting if her dance has actually pumped up enough to be of the caliber we think SG should be!

[DCC93]

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Edited August 8, 2021 by DCC93
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[aimeelou625]

Did anybody know that Jensen and Claire danced together at ASU?

 

[allitator]

36 minutes ago, DCC93 said:

well, alora seems to be taking the cut (or injury or whatever it was) just fine LOL.

The information we got on her was that she resigned on her own, but that the show would probably spin it to make it look as though she was cut. Because heaven forbid the ladies have any higher goals than DCC…

[kalibean]

9 hours ago, Weeklydcc said:

I had no idea Brennan did an ad/Insta for Cowboys Fit.  So she's good with the organization or is this old?

https://www.instagram.com/p/CSSGqC9tw56/?utm_medium=copy_link

I love those workout pants tho…why am I so obsessed with shiny things? 😂

[DizzySometimes86]

2 hours ago, aimeelou625 said:

Did anybody know that Jensen and Claire danced together at ASU?

 

I recognize Claire, but which one is Jensen again?

[perrie97]

gutted for Erin, she was a really good example of working hard and taking on feedback to become awesome in the DCC style. I really hope not doing SG was her choice.

I miss the days when SG was genuinely about the best dancers. Didn’t they used to do more of a variety of styles compared to the wider squad as well? 
 

I love Chandi but shocked she was picked over Kelsey and Caroline for triangle. Kelsey has always been stronger than Chandi and is exceptionally talented with great balance of spunk, power and technique. I also think Caroline is stronger than Chandi at this stage given experience. Chandi is gorgeous too and a really solid dancer, but IMO not better than Caroline, or Kelsey who I was hoping would be point next season- with Amanda :(

[Kitkatkitty]

2 minutes ago, DizzySometimes86 said:

I recognize Claire, but which one is Jensen again?

https://www.instagram.com/p/B42unvwBeak/ this is them together from their college days.

[aimeelou625]

4 minutes ago, DizzySometimes86 said:

I recognize Claire, but which one is Jensen again?

I believe she is in the second row, 1st on the left.

[DizzySometimes86]

7 minutes ago, Kitkatkitty said:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B42unvwBeak/ this is them together from their college days.

 

4 minutes ago, aimeelou625 said:

I believe she is in the second row, 1st on the left.

Thanks!

[aimeelou625]

2 hours ago, allitator said:

The information we got on her was that she resigned on her own, but that the show would probably spin it to make it look as though she was cut. Because heaven forbid the ladies have any higher goals than DCC…

DCC was just a job, during the pandemic, for Alora IMO.  It was never about being a DCC, it was just a job.

I don’t blame her.  There were not many jobs out there for dancers in 2020.

Edited August 8, 2021 by aimeelou625

[MrsEVH]

Just now, aimeelou625 said:

DCC was just a job, during the pandemic, for Alora IMO.  It was never about being a DCC, it was just a job.

Probably the same with the other cut TCC ( don't recall name) who told Kelli DCC wasn't her first choice.

[Holly85]

1 minute ago, MrsEVH said:

Probably the same with the other cut TCC ( don't recall name) who told Kelli DCC wasn't her first choice.

Shannon and she tried out again this season but didn’t make it 

[INKWTWH]

On 8/7/2021 at 10:51 AM, GeekToTheCore said:

Slightly off topic: I'm still Team Brennan. I love that she's somewhat sassy and silly with her boyfriend and friends. I adore her friendship with Cianna, Brianna, and Alanna-they are all in Hawaii together right now.

Seeing their three names together like than makes me think of the cheerleaders from Princess Diaries: "I'm Lana, I'm Anna, Montana!" 😂

[MadHatter]

2 hours ago, MrsEVH said:

Probably the same with the other cut TCC ( don't recall name) who told Kelli DCC wasn't her first choice.

I honestly never understood why she told Kelli that. Regardless of whether or not it was true, why would you ever say that to someone you're trying to get to give you a job?

[Bigorangecatmom]

3 hours ago, aimeelou625 said:

DCC was just a job, during the pandemic, for Alora IMO.  It was never about being a DCC, it was just a job.

I don’t blame her.  There were not many jobs out there for dancers in 2020.

Alora is a professional dancer which is slightly different from being a professional NFL cheerleader. She goes where there are opportunities and has an impressive resume. Dancing for that music festival looked like a LOT more fun than DCC.  

[grapeDCC]

right does anyone know any information with all the come back girls if they all made it or not because that’s the one answer i really want to know 😭

[MrsEVH]

1 hour ago, MadHatter said:

I honestly never understood why she told Kelli that. Regardless of whether or not it was true, why would you ever say that to someone you're trying to get to give you a job?

Maybe she was just wanted Kelli to know she didn't feel that bad about getting cut. Most girls that get cut are crying and devastated.

[KickBallFall]

I really wish this level of skinny was not OK with their brand, but they obviously have no problem with it. I’m sure somewhere TPTB are saying “if it was a problem, she wouldn’t have the stamina to perform… it’s fine.” And it makes me cringe when I see Gina lately. 
 

https://twitter.com/dccheerleaders/status/1424450772863897602?s=21

[Holly85]

31 minutes ago, grapeDCC said:

right does anyone know any information with all the come back girls if they all made it or not because that’s the one answer i really want to know 😭

I know one of them did as she made show group as well 

[TB12]

49 minutes ago, KickBallFall said:

I really wish this level of skinny was not OK with their brand, but they obviously have no problem with it. I’m sure somewhere TPTB are saying “if it was a problem, she wouldn’t have the stamina to perform… it’s fine.” And it makes me cringe when I see Gina lately. 
 

https://twitter.com/dccheerleaders/status/1424450772863897602?s=21

They must've deleted the tweet, was it bad? The poor girl I wish she'd realize she's more than skin and bones she's an amazing dancer... but you're spot on, with well she has stamina, sigh...

[Cj1]

Gina could just be naturally thin. I am so happy she is point!

[Manc.UK.DCCfan]

1 hour ago, grapeDCC said:

right does anyone know any information with all the come back girls if they all made it or not because that’s the one answer i really want to know 😭

We’ve read Tori and Ashlinn made it but no one knows if Madeline did 

[Holly85]

3 minutes ago, Manc.UK.DCCfan said:

We’ve read Tori and Ashlinn made it but no one knows if Madeline did 

Ashlinn made it I didn’t see that 

[sATL]

On 8/7/2021 at 2:07 PM, TUOwl84 said:

show group has always been this big - in number ? If not - whom are the extra's chaperones, hair, makeup staff ?

Glad the DCC had a good time in going - but I can't figure out why or what led into the decision that the cowboys vs. steelers were the 2 teams chosen to play... I don't think the HOF inductees played on either team

Edited August 8, 2021 by sATL

[Holly85]

1 minute ago, sATL said:

show group has always been this big - in number ? If not - whom are the extra's chaperones, hair, makeup staff ?

These are the veterans for 2021 season 

[sATL]

2 minutes ago, Holly85 said:

These are the veterans for 2021 season 

so all of DCC went to canton, to dance ? not just showgroup ?