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I respect the viewpoint that Holly may have acted impulsively/emotionally to whatever happened. That may be true. However, it is also possible that her decision to quit was justified in some way. Perhaps, in Holly's opinion, the decision/punishment that was imposed was not in her best interests. We simply don't know all the details and never will.  If this was the case, Holly may have decided it was simply time to move on. I'm sure many of us can relate to the desire to tell an employer that a situation is not working and walk away from the job if it's not correctable. Most of us cannot afford to do that due to mortgages, groceries for our kids etc but the "want" to do it is still there. If Holly can afford to professionally and financially move on, and it's in her best interest to do so, then more power to her. Good for her. Live your life on your terms Holly. You only get one life. JMHO. 

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Here Holly let me fix that quote for you: A real woman takes responsibility and moves on with class and grace. A little girl makes passive aggressive quotes on her sm because she's thirsty.

Silverleaf
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Yeah so do I ?     Actually I don't have a clue but I hate posts like that. If you're not going to say why post at all?

ShellyB
ShellyB

2017 GLs are: Jenna & Amy Jinelle & Bess Lacey & Robin KaShara & Heather O All the groups have been reset so there are 9 in each group. 36 DCC on the team anno

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tobeyoungagain

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That's seems drastic ... dunno.

I assumed that she was chastised and penalized rather than she actively quit because she's been awfully quiet on Social Media.  if you weren't ousted then why would you go radio silent?  It's just odd .. but either way, she's a kid and she has her whole future ahead of her....and DCC is really barely anything in the grand scheme of life and all the opportunities that are in front of her.

Uk-Eve

Uk-Eve

Yea I think I am going blind and cant see that facebook page with the comments from CMT unless I am looking on the wrong page. I'll look again later. Too tired now to look further

 

1 minute ago, dreamcatcher said:

Oh god every reply is about Holly and how amazing she is... did they really expect that no one would notice she was missing? I mean half the current team could probably go missing and we wouldn't notice, but Jenna and Holly are fan favorites.

 

I agree. Hollys amazing dancer, but whatever caused the prob she must have been angry to have turned around and said "I quit". I mean I've done it too when I get angry over something because it happens and when your angry, you are angry and will say the first thing that comes into your head (we all have done that at some point in our lives!!!).

 

2 minutes ago, MamaV said:

I respect the viewpoint that Holly may have acted impulsively/emotionally to whatever happened. That may be true. However, it is also possible that her decision to quit was justified in some way. Perhaps, in Holly's opinion, the decision/punishment that was imposed was not in her best interests. We simply don't know all the details and never will.  If this was the case, Holly may have decided it was simply time to move on. I'm sure many of us can relate to the desire to tell an employer that a situation is not working and walk away from the job if it's not correctable. Most of us cannot afford to do that due to mortgages, groceries for our kids etc but the "want" to do it is still there. If Holly can afford to professionally and financially move on, and it's in her best interest to do so, then more power to her. Good for her. Live your life on your terms Holly. You only get one life. JMHO. 

 

I just wish Holly would say something at least on her social media to set the record and rumors straight. But I know she won't, because its none of our business. There is a part of me (the curiosity side of me) that wants Jenna and Holly to tell us what caused the probation/quit situation. But I know it won't happen.  I hope Holly either tries out for another team or set up her own studio or something like that one day or does Broadway or something that shows off her dance abilities. It just sucks to not see her this year, I would rather see her on the team than Jenna (yes I am not a fan of Jenna!!!)

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Dccfan126

Dccfan126

10 minutes ago, dreamcatcher said:

Oh god every reply is about Holly and how amazing she is... did they really expect that no one would notice she was missing? I mean half the current team could probably go missing and we wouldn't notice, but Jenna and Holly are fan favorites.

And therein I believe lies part of the issue. For as much as K&J talk about wanting people to stand out, what they really want is a blending into a group they design.  Holly is a little bit "extra" (IMO in a good way) for the DCC life. She appears to have a personality, for example.

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Jess14

Jess14

34 minutes ago, dreamcatcher said:

Oh god every reply is about Holly and how amazing she is... did they really expect that no one would notice she was missing? I mean half the current team could probably go missing and we wouldn't notice, but Jenna and Holly are fan favorites.

Yeah, K&J don't owe us a public statement or anything, but Jenna and Holly are really visible, so their absence was going to be noticed. If Holly is gone, then they should just remove her twitter. That's the main way that we've found out about DCCs not making it back after finals or being cut during training camp. I think that's how we found out about Hannah at least. I can't remember how the Chelsea cut got out.  If Holly is still on the team, then they should post a pic on twitter/instagram from training camp with her in the background. It really could be something that simple and would at least cut down on some speculation. 

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DCCfan27

DCCfan27

I don't know any of the back story about Jenna or Holly situation but I do know as a fan of the cheerleaders they are two of the few I connect with. I see the passion and love in Holly when she dances and I see the spunk and fun in Jenna when she dances (not saying none of the other ladies don't have it as well). I think we all sit behind our phones and computers and forget that these ladies are regular women just like we are and we all make mistakes in life. Now if Holly isn't on the team anymore I don't feel like we have the right to say that she doesn't have anything else going for herself. I think that she and along with all the other ladies all have something bigger in their future and things happen for a reason. Something bigger and better will come from the mistakes are made in life. 

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kalibean

kalibean

6 hours ago, Moxiejan said:

OK, so since we have no solid info, let's pursue my Holly Conspiracy Theory: Since being a DCC isn't really a path to anything other than Dallas celebrity (with the exception of Melissa R., whose ex-DCC status was only tangentially connected to her national "fame"), Holly might already have figured out that another season or two (even at point) wasn't going to get her much more than she had from her first two years.

So .... she signs on for her third year, so she can get a nice trip & have some very sexy professional bikini photos taken. Stays "committed" to the process long enough for said photos to get picked for the calendar & get some internet buzz. Shows up for tryouts, during which her top "accidentally" flies off (guaranteeing extra TV time). Since she already knows she has no intention of sticking around for a third season (and that "yes, ma'am" haircut), she starts breaking rules here & there, thus guaranteeing K&J office visits and more MTT TV time. 

She engineers some sort of drama (also on TV) that leads to her quitting or getting fired. Next stop: The next season of the "Bachelor" and/or a Playboy layout.

This made me laugh out loud and is much more festive than my theory. I think I've said it before, but knowing that Holly tried out for SYTYCD and didn't make it, she might have decided college was her best route for now. Being a DCC ensures she stays active in the dance comment and keeps up her technical training and figure. Sure, she might have an injury, but better than sitting out and then trying SYTYCD or other avenues once she's matured a bit. 

And her trying out for SYTYCD shows that she doesn't mind being on camera if she can pursue her dream too, or she might have big aspirations of dancing AND being on screen. DCC gets her that, but in a smaller scale. 

5 hours ago, Moxiejan said:

Perhaps Nicole's Vegas show was helped by her DCC rep. But Olivia & Jacie could have auditioned for Rockettes right out of dance school; perfect kicks speak louder than any DCC resume.

I feel like I read somewhere that Jacie had tried out for the Rockettes before she was a DCC too? I could definitely be wrong. A skilled technical dancer could easily modify the DCC kick to the Rockette's since it's more precise but not as high. 

Maybe being on the DCC is a joke, but I can't imagine in many circles they're mocked, especially if they've got the chops to back it up and they went to college or had other reasons for not going straight to dance. Being a DCC is a paid job (even rehearsal time) and that practice is essentially free classes and memory building. Especially when they have a guest choreo. 

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McKinezeInFloMnd

McKinezeInFloMnd

My take on Training Camp and recent events.

Christina - I love Christina, if she has the technical ability worthy of a spot on this squad, I really hope she makes it. 

Dayton - Someone a few pages back said and I paraphrase "Dayton wouldn't be receiving the airtime she has got on MTT if it weren't for her being a legacy" - I actually look at this in a different way. Imagine you're the CMT Producer of MTT, its an obligation to tell that unique and heartwarming story. To not focus on that would be robbing us as fans of the show. Plus Dayton seems full of humility anyways. I'm not just saying that because to my amazement Shelly actually posts here, again I'm new to this board.

Heather H. - Wow I'm dying to know why she was cut...I hope they focus on that. Thought she was perfect for the squad. 

Jenna & Holly - Wow where to begin. First, whatever got both of them dismissed from the Canton, Ohio trip had to be related. Can't see them both randomly running into rules violations at the same time to warrant that punishment. So my theory per the rumors out there is that they were at a Bar or Club that is frequented by Cowboys players.  This probably is further backed up by Jenna's recent insta post with her boyfriend who is tagged in the photo to dispel that she's dating a Cowboys player. K&J had the hard evidence and confronted Jenna and Holly about it and informed them they would not be attending the HOF trip with the Vets. This is where it looks as if Jenna and Holly take two different paths on how to handle this devastating news. Jenna handles it like an adult and goes back to The Star to assist rookies. Holly on the other hand threatens to quit . My theory is both were put on probation and not dismissed from the team.

Here is where things get weird for K&J, isn't Holly friends with Charlotte's daughter? That certainly throws a wrinkle into this whole situation. So K&J are not idiots by any means, at this point they both have to escalate that up the chain of command to Charlotte with their recommendations and have her make the decision on Holly. I again theorize that K&J never intended to dismiss Jenna and Holly from the team. They built up probably enough equity to avoid the "zero tolerance"  atmosphere that is DCC. Holly's official DCC Twitter handle is still active as I post this, which makes me believe there's a good chance she'll be back.

The ironic part about this whole thing is that controversy only increasing your exposure in reality TV land. If CMT covers this whole thing with cameras about Jenna & Holly they'll probably quadruple their Twitter and Instagram followers. There is rarely bad PR in reality television. Holly should have just gone with the flow it would have probably benefited her career immensely.

I really hope Jenna and Holly are back officially on this squad. It just wouldn't be the same without them. If Holly could read this, please apologize to K&J and continue being a fan favorite on the sidelines this year.

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EvergreenLove

EvergreenLove

2 hours ago, Dccfan126 said:

And therein I believe lies part of the issue. For as much as K&J talk about wanting people to stand out, what they really want is a blending into a group they design.  Holly is a little bit "extra" (IMO in a good way) for the DCC life. She appears to have a personality, for example.

This. They want a few standouts/fan favs that they can capitalize on, but at the end of the day, K&J want a team - a team that consists of "yes ma'am's" that will not make waves or tarnish their pristine image. And I completely understand why. The whole DCC brand depends on them successfully playing jump-rope on that proverbial line of good, wholesome girl-next-door that displays nothing but raw sex appeal.

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cherryblossom

cherryblossom

5 minutes ago, 123DCCWoooo said:

This. They want a few standouts/fan favs that they can capitalize on, but at the end of the day, K&J want a team - a team that consists of "yes ma'am's" that will not make waves or tarnish their pristine image. And I completely understand why. The whole DCC brand depends on them successfully playing jump-rope on that proverbial line of good, wholesome girl-next-door that displays nothing but raw sex appeal.

This made me think of You're only as good as your weakest link

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WichitaStateShock

WichitaStateShock

Regarding Holly' s friendship with Charlottes daughter, I think Holly is opportunistic. It was useful for her to "be friends" with her and now she no longer needs her. Her Instagram stories have always been self absorbed.

 

 

On a random note, Tasha has really won me over. Initially, I disliked her but now she is one of my favs

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RazzleberryPie

RazzleberryPie

1 minute ago, WichitaStateShock said:

Regarding Holly' s friendship with Charlottes daughter, I think Holly is opportunistic. It was useful for her to "be friends" with her and now she no longer needs her. Her Instagram stories have always been self absorbed.

 

 

On a random note, Tasha has really won me over. Initially, I disliked her but now she is one of my favs

? agree on both counts. Holly suddenly being besties with both Charlottes daughter and Sam Finglass when she was establishing herself with the team, then Jenna when she needed a partner in crime, spoke volumes.

i do wonder if some loyalty to Allie, who she's known for years, helped make her say 'screw it' and quit. That makes me like her more if true.

Tasha is her own brand of extra - literally - but she won me over, too. I think she's genuinely being 'her' with all her flamboyant glamour. Her whole family is like that.

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RhiRhi

RhiRhi

21 minutes ago, WichitaStateShock said:

Regarding Holly' s friendship with Charlottes daughter, I think Holly is opportunistic. It was useful for her to "be friends" with her and now she no longer needs her. Her Instagram stories have always been self absorbed.

 

 

On a random note, Tasha has really won me over. Initially, I disliked her but now she is one of my favs

Tasha gets my most improved vote.  She barely made it back on the squad but has toned up, ditched the candy pink lipstick and is killing it on show group! 

I think it showed maturity that she was called out for something but sucked it up and got on with things.  Something Chelsea and *cough* Holly could learn from. 

20 minutes ago, RazzleberryPie said:

? agree on both counts. Holly suddenly being besties with both Charlottes daughter and Sam Finglass when she was establishing herself with the team, then Jenna when she needed a partner in crime, spoke volumes.

i do wonder if some loyalty to Allie, who she's known for years, helped make her say 'screw it' and quit. That makes me like her more if true.

Tasha is her own brand of extra - literally - but she won me over, too. I think she's genuinely being 'her' with all her flamboyant glamour. Her whole family is like that.

Oh Allie and Holly are no longer friends and haven't been for a while. 

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Sillisusu

Sillisusu

2 hours ago, RhiRhi said:

Tasha gets my most improved vote.  She barely made it back on the squad but has toned up, ditched the candy pink lipstick and is killing it on show group! 

I think it showed maturity that she was called out for something but sucked it up and got on with things.  Something Chelsea and *cough* Holly could learn from. 

Oh Allie and Holly are no longer friends and haven't been for a while. 

 

2 hours ago, RhiRhi said:

Tasha gets my most improved vote.  She barely made it back on the squad but has toned up, ditched the candy pink lipstick and is killing it on show group! 

I think it showed maturity that she was called out for something but sucked it up and got on with things.  Something Chelsea and *cough* Holly could learn from. 

Oh Allie and Holly are no longer friends and haven't been for a while. 

What happened between Allie and Holly?

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KatebytheSea

KatebytheSea

Hi! New here. MTT is my guilty pleasure. 

I plowed through several pages of comments in hopes of getting some insight into this year, and wow - not many spoilers, which is sad.

Regarding the Holly situation, I hope she didn't quit. Though I thought her focus was more on showcasing herself than the team, I admired her skill and pop. And she can certainly take a great photo!  I think of Calia being let go for gaining weight and partying, now maybe Holly and Jenna in trouble for partying (if rumors are true) - I guess that's what the organization faces when they pick dancers that are so young.  

 

I'd also think CMT would need to touch on the Holly and Jenna issue, since isn't the HOF gig a major story arc this year? That's a once in a lifetime kind of deal. Wouldn't the audience wonder why Jenna, a 6 year Vet, and Holly aren't there?

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EvergreenLove

EvergreenLove

12 minutes ago, KatebytheSea said:

Regarding the Holly situation, I hope she didn't quit. Though I thought her focus was more on showcasing herself than the team, I admired her skill and pop. And she can certainly take a great photo!  I think of Calia being let go for gaining weight and partying, now maybe Holly and Jenna in trouble for partying (if rumors are true) - I guess that's what the organization faces when they pick dancers that are so young.  

Holly does seem like she's in it more for self-promotion. She's an incredible performer, which can get you far in the organization, but it's still a team. And K&J most likely go with the betterment of the team over the individual. There's plenty of good talent knocking on DCC's door, so no one is irreplaceable at this point.

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Preity

Preity

Reading all the Holly/Jenna speculations is actually so much more fun than anything else going on with training camp this year :D just goes to show how bored everyone is with no spoilers. It would actually be really funny if Holly was still on the team and everyone got really worked up about nothing. I can so imagine Shelly and K+J sitting at the star laughing about all the speculations and knowing Holly was at home with her sick mother or something. That would be a real plot twist lol. 

 

Anyway, I hope the team gets announced soon and I really hope I can find some connection to the new Rookies soon. I miss rooting for someone... this is the first year I was like oh wait, the first episode is online. I might as well watch it now, I have an hour anyway. Usually I get really excited a couple of days before and can't wait to watch it.  

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dreamcatcher

dreamcatcher

I guess we really need a spoiler because we are certainly taking it too far with the Holly speculation. I don't believe she is going after specific friends to get ahead. I know I gained and lost just as many friends as Holly after high school and through college. She just happens to be on the spotlight, but if that makes one selfish, well I'm selfish myself.

And do anyone honestly believes that these girls are there for the team and improving a brand to make millions of dollars for someone else by sacrifice their time and well being? Every single one of them is a DCC for what it offers them. Maybe some girls are better at blending in. But of course a girl with previous squad experience is better at this than a girl who is only studio trained.

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DelilahBlue

DelilahBlue

23 hours ago, dreamcatcher said:

The video on Twitter? I honestly don't see anything wrong with it. Holly wasn't particularly friendly, she was just american-sweetheart-polite-and-cute. I can't see how this video would ever count against her, even if it was supposedly her last 'strike'.

Agreed. I think we're getting off track with this Twitter video thing. The EE bar altercation happened on July 17 and involved the alleged victim insulting a woman in EE's party. If Holly was there that night, the powers that be would have learned about it via the police as they collected witness statements. Not saying this is what happened, but the timing lines up.

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LadyMsJay

LadyMsJay

3 hours ago, dreamcatcher said:

I guess we really need a spoiler because we are certainly taking it too far with the Holly speculation. I don't believe she is going after specific friends to get ahead. I know I gained and lost just as many friends as Holly after high school and through college. She just happens to be on the spotlight, but if that makes one selfish, well I'm selfish myself.

And do anyone honestly believes that these girls are there for the team and improving a brand to make millions of dollars for someone else by sacrifice their time and well being? Every single one of them is a DCC for what it offers them. Maybe some girls are better at blending in. But of course a girl with previous squad experience is better at this than a girl who is only studio trained.

Say that!

19 minutes ago, ByTor said:

It's been said here before & it's worth repeating...it's really confusing that they want you to stand out & yet you're supposed to blend in.  Not easy to do!

I don't think it's that confusing at all. I look at it like this: you want to be the person that I want to watch in a group, but not because you're doing anything completely off/different from the rest. When I think about someone who stands out and blends, I think of Mia. To me, she had a presence on the field that made me want to watch and pay attention to her (with her power and projection), but in the group, she blended dance wise harmoniously with the rest of the girls.

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parrotfeathers

parrotfeathers

4 hours ago, dreamcatcher said:

I guess we really need a spoiler because we are certainly taking it too far with the Holly speculation. I don't believe she is going after specific friends to get ahead.

Yes that may help.  On the FB "questions for the DCC" I'd say over half of them were questioning Holly's status, which of course could not be answered.  

Do wish Shelly could at least give a hint.  And the poster that said Holly wasn't the team is certainly correct.  We just don't have anything else to concentrate on right now.

WichitaStateShock

WichitaStateShock

4 hours ago, dreamcatcher said:

I guess we really need a spoiler because we are certainly taking it too far with the Holly speculation. I don't believe she is going after specific friends to get ahead. I know I gained and lost just as many friends as Holly after high school and through college. She just happens to be on the spotlight, but if that makes one selfish, well I'm selfish myself.

And do anyone honestly believes that these girls are there for the team and improving a brand to make millions of dollars for someone else by sacrifice their time and well being? Every single one of them is a DCC for what it offers them. Maybe some girls are better at blending in. But of course a girl with previous squad experience is better at this than a girl who is only studio trained.

Remember, people are allowed to have their own opinions. Just because you don't agree with an opinion doesn't mean you have to call others out for going to far.

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dreamcatcher

dreamcatcher

9 minutes ago, WichitaStateShock said:

Remember, people are allowed to have their own opinions. Just because you don't agree with an opinion doesn't mean you have to call others out for going to far.

Obviously, but I meant that since we have zero info on the current squad and this is the only thing we have to discuss, we are overanalyzing a situation that for all we know may not even be real. For example,they are trying to promote their show and all the comments are about Holly. That's certainly not K&J want. I wasn't referring to our speculations.

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WichitaStateShock

WichitaStateShock

15 minutes ago, dreamcatcher said:

Obviously, but I meant that since we have zero info on the current squad and this is the only thing we have to discuss, we are overanalyzing a situation that for all we know may not even be real. For example,they are trying to promote their show and all the comments are about Holly. That's certainly not K&J want. I wasn't referring to our speculations.

Okay, sorry about that.

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Jess14

Jess14

2 hours ago, Smplsimon said:

When legal action is possible, people associated with the organization in question cannot comment.  #justsayin

Even if a lawsuit were possible, they could certainly remove her twitter handle and anything else associating her w the team, assuming that she is no longer on the squad. That's fairly standard, and most orgs and companies will rather quickly, if not immediately, remove people from their website, etc, if they're no longer employed/affiliated. I would agree that most employers would not make public statements (legal culpability or not), and I don't expect one here outside of the show potentially. I would be curious as to what sort of legal action, they would be facing here however. 

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LaurenBrook

LaurenBrook

8 minutes ago, sATL said:

The DCC on the right 45 can high kick to the moon !!  Lordy ! Straight - tight - effortless...

I'm sure the rest can to - somehow my eyes went to the one on the 45...

Taryn I believe is the one in pink in the center, blondish brown hair. The dark haired girl in pink should be Molly (or Rachel, I get them confused! but i'm pretty sure it's Molly). 

Vets performing in that group are Kash, Khalyn, Simone, Chantel and Selina; can't tell simone and selina apart from this far away. Looks like they moved over a brunette from another group, my GUESS is from Group 3 since they haven't had any cuts. 

RazzleberryPie

RazzleberryPie

28 minutes ago, CompassionPatched said:

Hey can anyone tell who is the point in this dance at HOF game? It's very shaky and not the best quality. I think it's Lacey. Eric is injured right? Just curious. I just assumed every dance would be Shakara. I am a noob so be gentle with me. Still learning.

That's just one group, not the whole team. Lacey at 'point' for her group.

14 minutes ago, sATL said:

The DCC on the right 45 can high kick to the moon !!  Lordy ! Straight - tight - effortless...

I'm sure the rest can to - somehow my eyes went to the one on the 45...

Is that Khalyn?

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