2017 Tryouts and Training Camp: Candidates Included

[LadyMsJay]

11 hours ago, PBSLover said:

God, does every word have to be shortened?  It just sounds stupid.  I mean no disrespect to @mmm.  Press conferences are now pressers.  Just as stupid.  Sorry moderators to go off the subject.  

This is my hot button.  I watch Billions and they use the word “presser" all the time.  I just hate it.  And don’t get me started on “cray.”  Again, it’s my problem. 

I’m out.

TBH it's totes ridic. ;-)

[Jess14]

2 hours ago, WaterSpirit said:

Will the Real Erica Please Stand Up? (that sentence just dated me...yup, I'm 50 as well :)  The little Girl Voice  she has (or used) and the frequent Bible quotes covered up very adult behavior.. Be who you are and own it, but don't preach something  you don't uphold.

And Speaking of Little Girl Voices....I wonder how Gina's appearance with Jinelle went? (did anyone go?)

on another topic. How could Kelly and Judy not see that Gina was completely insincere? It was uncomfortable to watch, so how could they not pick up on the awkwardness that is Gina's limited social skill set? Or maybe there is a different filter due to Gina's dance level and experience.. That I would get, as  they need strong dancers on the team.

and back to hair,  Whoever signed off on Gina's current hair color and style needs to be demoted. Gina needs to go back to the darker brown with highlights.

and that goes for many of the "Blond"  DCC"s...The Hair Colorist and Consultant have made Jessika washed out and taken her "Wow" away. Even Kashara was not spared. Her almost "shag" (dang gave my age away again) does not look good, does not flow well during head whips...Her rookie year, post hair cut was much better.

And finally,  there is Taryn front and center on CMT website yesterday (prob still same pic) I will always cry foul for Taryn's cut. Natural beauty, no agenda, hard worker. Yes, cut her....keep the low kicker, "Rockette Level" kicker...(sorry Rockettes, no offense intended )

 

I think we need a Hair/Makeover section...."Hair Help" post Makeover

Agreed, especially on the blondes. I don’t like the color on Gina, Alexandria, Milan, Jessika, or Kelli.

[mmm]

1 hour ago, DCCroutineFAN said:

So what about "refreshing others" is so discriminating. In America it is fine to quote scripture. If anyone actually read the constitution they would see that no law says you cannot express your faith and beliefs.  

 

It is if your forcing on others, I wasn't bothered by that but I know a lot of other people on this board were. But I'm bothered by her bringing a priest to preach in the work place that's totally inappropriate. What any of the girls are from any other religions or just not religious?! 

Edited October 12, 2017 by mmm

[klh25]

13 hours ago, Spooky said:

It doesn't help that the freeways/tollways in DFW are ridiculous on a normal day. I swear, if someone sneezes, traffic backs up for 10 miles. And if someone is changing a tire or getting a ticket? Forget about your plans, because you're going to be in for some serious pavement appreciation time. 

Pretty sure we can thank all the CA transplants.  I was just in CA last week, OMG...I prayed a lot.  They make their own lanes, cut in with no room and forget ever seeing a blinker or a courtesy wave. 

12 hours ago, PBSLover said:

God, does every word have to be shortened?  It just sounds stupid.  I mean no disrespect to @mmm.  Press conferences are now pressers.  Just as stupid.  Sorry moderators to go off the subject.  

This is my hot button.  I watch Billions and they use the word “presser" all the time.  I just hate it.  And don’t get me started on “cray.”  Again, it’s my problem. 

I’m out.

My pet peeve is 'Merica.  Ugh

[frenchtoast]

Let's move past the pet peeve, religion and other off topic conversations and swing back to the dancers/cheerleaders. Some drift is ok, but it also invites sniping and that's not ok. 

[CaseyRe]

Anyone think Taryn will try out again? On the one hand, while she's not my favourite, I think she could be a pretty good asset to the team, on the other, being passed over for some of the other girls that did make the team, given their own dance issues, esp in kickline, must sting a lot.

[klh25]

35 minutes ago, CaseyRe said:

Anyone think Taryn will try out again? On the one hand, while she's not my favourite, I think she could be a pretty good asset to the team, on the other, being passed over for some of the other girls that did make the team, given their own dance issues, esp in kickline, must sting a lot.

She was good enough, kicks really can improve.  I hope the girl from LSU that had the long black hair comes back, she should have been in TC over at least 3-4 other people that were chosen.  Doesn't make sense to me.

[CaseyRe]

3 minutes ago, klh25 said:

She was good enough, kicks really can improve.  I hope the girl from LSU that had the long black hair comes back, she should have been in TC over at least 3-4 other people that were chosen.  Doesn't make sense to me.

Couldnt agree more! Yes, her 'look' wasn't right, but her dance was great and hair can be dyed, it can be cut. isnt that the point of the hairdresser on the judging panel? to say 'i can fix that?'  She really should have been in TC for sure.  Hope she does come back.  Taryn is seemingly doing everything she should for her kicks (stuff Christina better be doing) and I reall hope Taryn comes back next year stronger and gets in, esp given how many of this years rookies (and a few vets) will be either leaving/fighting for their life to keep their spot

[Mabinogia]

I would like to see Taryn come back. I like her a lot. I am still shocked long dark hair didn't make it. Even dyed black hair can be lightened these days. I know this from experience. Unless she flat out refused to change it, it could have been done.

[Uk-Eve]

I rather Taryn was on the team over a certain Jessika/Yuko/Gina - I really wonder why Jessika's solo was never actually mentioned or shown.

[MssdDrms]

17 hours ago, PBSLover said:

God, does every word have to be shortened?  It just sounds stupid.  I mean no disrespect to @mmm.  Press conferences are now pressers.  Just as stupid.  Sorry moderators to go off the subject.  

This is my hot button.  I watch Billions and they use the word “presser" all the time.  I just hate it.  And don’t get me started on “cray.”  Again, it’s my problem. 

I’m out.

LOL!!!  My apologies now for using 'cray cray' in one of my posts!  Too funny!!  I tend to agree with you though...are we a society that has gotten too lazy to speak our words fully???

[CaseyRe]

1 hour ago, Mabinogia said:

I would like to see Taryn come back. I like her a lot. I am still shocked long dark hair didn't make it. Even dyed black hair can be lightened these days. I know this from experience. Unless she flat out refused to change it, it could have been done.

absolutely! i spent years dying my hair black. never again. took three hours and so much treatment to get it out and my hair was like wire wool after (weeks of coconut oil masques helped no end) but it can be done. its not impossible, just somewhat damaging to the hair, but not tat much more than some of the peroxidinig some fo the girls have done for years.

[AmbrosiaL]

On 10/9/2017 at 8:41 PM, WaterSpirit said:

a few thoughts and a question....I thought Cersten had a date to take her MCATS (talked to K and J about it in the office beginning of season.) Did something change? I went back to watch episode...

 

MCATS ran through the summer into Sept (last chance) for applicants for Fall 2018 entering classes.  She would have finished up her AMCAS application too. Now secondary applications are being completed for schools she applied to that request them, then after those are reviewed, interviews commence and run through the first of the year.

[parrotfeathers]

I imagine there are lots of people who have no idea proverbs came from Proverbs.

[DCC.Style.fan]

So from what I have read in this forum there will be no pink OR halloween halftime performances this year. Bummer  Is there any special performance where other dancers and organizations participate besides the December one?

[AmbrosiaL]

On 10/10/2017 at 5:39 PM, Pink-n-Green said:

Hopkins is a fabulous school; I'm sure your friend got a phenomenal nursing education there and is surely doing very well in life!  But I have to say that it made me a little sad that she bailed on medical school because she wasn't happy with the schools she'd probably get in to. 

I know that it's important to go to a "top tier" b-school or law school but where a doctor has his/her MD from doesn't seem to be as important.  My husband went to the University of Pittsburgh for medical school, which is a good, solid school.  He did his residency with a doctor who got her MD at Yale, which is, well, it's YALE and a DO who got his degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.  So that was three doctors from three very different schools who all got the same residency.

Granted, I could be totally off base, but that's just what I've noticed :)

What's important is to be at or near the top of your class and score well on your USMLE exams.

On 10/10/2017 at 8:08 PM, Shallan said:

This is true for me at least. I have to admit that I don't really like country music and never had a reason to watch anything on CMT. During my 1L year of law school my roommate watched MTT (season 2) and got me hooked on it. I've watched it ever since. Now I also watch some other shows on CMT (I'm still not a huge fan of country music though, grab your pitchforks if you must).  

I think overall this years rookies are weak, especially Christina and Savannah. Melissa, Jenn K and the other powerhouses who retired left a big gap that needed to be filled at auditions. Then the Holly/Erica debacle happened and they lost 2 more powerhouse performers. I hope some of the current vets stay longer so they can train a new crop of performers. It is a rebuilding year for sure.

Me too. I watch this show and now Nashville since it migrated from ABC. Period.

[CaseyRe]

Am I the only one that thinks some of the girls need to either lighten up on the fake tan or get a new brand? for example, Kelsey has always been relatively dark, but even in comparison to pics from a few months/year ago, she's almost teak at times now. there's one photo on her insta that she's just so dark (and so obv fake) that its ridiculous. it's weird, some of the girls seem super pale, and then others are waaaay too dark (or the wrong kind of dark, wrong brand, wrong type of fake tan, too orange based).

I know they're expected to tan and the DCC are given free/cut price (can't remember) tans/top-ups but dang, some of the tans are just yikes

[tajalexander]

4 hours ago, Dcc fan said:

I really wonder why Jessika's solo was never actually mentioned or shown.

Random but it must suck to be on a show for multiple seasons and almost never shown. 

[Smplsimon]

30 minutes ago, tajalexander said:

Random but it must suck to be on a show for multiple seasons and almost never shown. 

Her solo was posted on Twitter the day of finals (they eventually deleted it though, which makes me wonder why).  It was honestly one of the worst I've ever seen.  How she made it back is a mystery to me.  She must have some dirt on Kelli or either Charlotte is a BFF.

Edited October 13, 2017 by Smplsimon

[cherryblossom]

3 hours ago, AmbrosiaL said:

What's important is to be at or near the top of your class and score well on your USMLE exams.

Me too. I watch this show and now Nashville since it migrated from ABC. Period.

In regards to med school admissions and how it determines you destiny, over time we in the health care profession have seen that those who get into top tier schools may be bright but are not altruistic as we all wish our doctors would be.  In fact, those that are most altruistic end up in Caribbean schools.  I have worked for years with many physicians and I don't know I have ever asked them where they went to school.  We were in a great nationally recognized medical center so it was premiere placement but unfortunately there were a number of bright jerks who couldn't find compassion for a sobbing patient who they told their child had died or they had cancer or was a doc who yelled at staff or belittled them.  So many people pin their hopes on only a few schools which make all the rest of the school losers in their minds.

[California Girl]

Hey Ladies (and Gentlemen)!

Kelli Finglass tweeted this line on her Twitter account earlier today: Fantasy Camp DCC spring 2018.  

Now I have no idea what she is referring to but a girl can only dream, right?  Please let this be what I hope it means because if so I am starting my daily runs tomorrow, signing up for some dance classes, and working on my splits in preparation to finally meet some of y'all (pardon my language) b!+(#€$ at The Star in Spring 2018.

D-C-C!

[MssdDrms]

23 hours ago, Smplsimon said:

THIS!!! When I saw her solo (which was posted on Twitter), I thought no way in hell would she be invited back, but there she is!  

Can you post?  I love the solos...even bad ones.

[HowdeeDo]

4 minutes ago, MssdDrms said:

Can you post?  I love the solos...even bad ones.

It's literally burried in their Twitter feed. Might take some searching 

[HowdeeDo]

Well Jenna definitely won't be going to Pro Bowl. Can't believe she texted Shelly about Point. 

Is it too early for #LaceyforProBowl ?

[EricaShadows]

If it truly meant that we'd get a chance to go "Behind the Scenes" as well as pretend to be TCC, then I'm all in.  I hope we learn more about what she actually means by that line before I get my hope up too far.

[Terri]

23 hours ago, ales-ya said:

She has too much talent to be a profess cheerleader for more than a couple of years.  And most pro dancers look down on cheerleaders.  Don’t think of them as “real” dancers.  Which is kinda cray, a lot of these sports team dancers are really good.

Without integrity and ethics, super awesome dance skills are just that. Super awesome dance skills. Nick Florez was a guest choreographer/judge this season for DCC. He was a back up dancer with Britney when she was debuting "Oops". Bet he knows a thing or 2 about longevity and minding the rules. Doesn't matter how hard core you're hip hop skills are.  A bad rep is a bad rep. No one will hire an un coachable. 

[HowdeeDo]

Hey guys does anyone know who the point of the triangle is? They haven't mentioned it at all this season. 

[tajalexander]

2 minutes ago, HowdeeDo said:

Hey guys does anyone know who the point of the triangle is? They haven't mentioned it at all this season. 

The way I just cackled at this... ?????

[Java]

6 minutes ago, HowdeeDo said:

Hey guys does anyone know who the point of the triangle is? They haven't mentioned it at all this season. 

Who cares who point is? It's not that big of a deal, lol. 

[Jess14]

9 minutes ago, HowdeeDo said:

Hey guys does anyone know who the point of the triangle is? They haven't mentioned it at all this season. 

Lol! And did you know that Kashara is such a fabulous performance and looks so great at point? Seriously, the amount of times they feel the need to tell us this is getting a side eye from me lol, and I don’t dislike Kashara. 

[ElenaFR]

With all the footage of Christina, still do not understand how she moves forward.

She did have cute action shots. 

[Terri]

25 minutes ago, Terri said:

Without integrity and ethics, super awesome dance skills are just that. Super awesome dance skills. Nick Florez was a guest choreographer/judge this season for DCC. He was a back up dancer with Britney when she was debuting "Oops". Bet he knows a thing or 2 about longevity and minding the rules. Doesn't matter how hard core you're hip hop skills are.  A bad rep is a bad rep. No one will hire an un coachable. 

Not to mention Holly was just fired from an NFL dance team. So she's hardly above their standards. Just another rich girl that fooled the audience into thinking she was a "sweet small town  gal without a stoplight." 

[Teresa]

Looks like they're cutting the Erica stuff completely from the show entirely. Like "nothing to see here...move along!" 

I did catch a quick glimpse or two of Erica in her warm up suit at HOF and then again, back at The Star sitting on the ground at one point. But it doesn't look as though they are going to show her getting cut next week at all. So annoying that they're just going to pretend it's not happening. 

[mayelynn]

On the part where they are talking about Christina's kicks, that group had a veteran blonde on the right who did her arms totally the wrong way at the end. They didn't call her out (at least they didn't show it on the show anyway). 

Who was that? 

[kalibean]

4 hours ago, tajalexander said:

Random but it must suck to be on a show for multiple seasons and almost never shown. 

Sounds like best case scenario to me! Still get the uniform and perks, less noteriery. I would hate to be famous (such as it is for this show) without a giant, warm blanket of cash to help buy some privacy. 

[TUOwl84]

35 minutes ago, mayelynn said:

On the part where they are talking about Christina's kicks, that group had a veteran blonde on the right who did her arms totally the wrong way at the end. They didn't call her out (at least they didn't show it on the show anyway). 

Who was that? 

It was Jessika...

I hope this is her last year! 

[PBSLover]

That picture is hilarious.  Look at her arms!  

[dnzkzy]

20 minutes ago, TUOwl84 said:

It was Jessika...

I hope this is her last year! 

Splits in general : Tasha -third from the left turned and rolled outward in her hip( means she can’t fully get into split position), rookie second from the right  (turned inward again cant fully get into split), rookie Miranda in dead center - right leg sickeled and foot turned in-girl you are dead center ! Then there is chunk a munk on right end ; left knee bent up and turned in- she is right behind the knees and not flexible.  All basic Dance knowledge but all three ladies make the best of da best ...seriously Judy and Kelly ? Thought you knew Dance

Edited October 13, 2017 by dnzkzy
Spell check.

[mayelynn]

As far as Canton, they mentioned a couple of times that Lacey and Jinelle are the two gls that haven't led before in a game... Of course, if they were saying new gls, they would say Kashara too... I know they're trying to act like Kashara was always gl, but it seems like a bit of an oversight. 

[MssdDrms]

2 hours ago, HowdeeDo said:

Well Jenna definitely won't be going to Pro Bowl. Can't believe she texted Shelly about Point. 

Is it too early for #LaceyforProBowl ?

Lacey would be great for Pro Bowl...or Jinelle.

[TUOwl84]

Do teammates vote for who they want to be pro bowl cheerleader? Or is it something Kelli & Judy choose themselves? Do the fans get any say, like a vote?

[MssdDrms]

25 minutes ago, dnzkzy said:

Splits in general : Tasha -third from the left turned and rolled outward in her hip( means she can’t fully get into split position), rookie second from the right  (turned inward again cant fully get into split), rookie Miranda in dead center - right leg sickeled and foot turned in-girl you are dead center ! Then there is chunk a munk on right end ; left knee bent up and turned in- she is right behind the knees and not flexible.  All basic Dance knowledge but all three ladies make the best of da best ...seriously Judy and Kelly ? Thought you knew Dance

It's like Jessika is saying..."Ta-Da!!!  look at me...see my belly touch my knee!!"  Cause it looks like it does!  Can anyone say TRAINWRECK??

[lizzi6692]

54 minutes ago, MssdDrms said:

It's like Jessika is saying..."Ta-Da!!!  look at me...see my belly touch my knee!!"  Cause it looks like it does!  Can anyone say TRAINWRECK??

I feel like such a horrible person for how much I laughed at this.

[Uk-Eve]

7 hours ago, Smplsimon said:

Her solo was posted on Twitter the day of finals (they eventually deleted it though, which makes me wonder why).  It was honestly one of the worst I've ever seen.  How she made it back is a mystery to me.  She must have some dirt on Kelli or either Charlotte is a BFF.

Thats why it confuses me about her. I was never a fan of her last year. Never a fan of her this season she (and Yuko) needs to improve so it makes me wonder how Kelli/Judy can touch on people like (for example) Jasmine (cut at finals on her 3rd year), Carla, Kat who were cut at finals for bad solos and their looks on their bad solo etc and Jessika wasn't even touched on/mentioned at all. Fair enough that the vets don't get shown/mentioned much on the show (I wish there was more concentrations on vets just as much as rookies during training camp than the random 1 or 2 times (or none at all) at times per episodes for whatever faults etc they may have had).

 

Meh I would wonder what "tricks" Jessika would "pull out" if she does a bad solo and manages to make it back for next year!!!! Same as Jenna, hope she definitely retires after this year.

[ilovetrashtv]

6 hours ago, PBSLover said:

That picture is hilarious.  Look at her arms!  

Lol. Especially coming from a veteran! 

[MyFavShows]

6 hours ago, mayelynn said:

As far as Canton, they mentioned a couple of times that Lacey and Jinelle are the two gls that haven't led before in a game... Of course, if they were saying new gls, they would say Kashara too... I know they're trying to act like Kashara was always gl, but it seems like a bit of an oversight. 

They actually contradicted their lie by NOT mentioning that Kashara was a new GL.

She probably wasn't leading at that game though because Erica was still there...

[Spunkyyy]

No I believe there was only 2 groups this game. Kelli said it in a talking point. There is no need to have 4 groups when it's just veterans there. Jinelle led one group , Lacey led the other group.

[WaterSpirit]

Yes, Jessika is all sorts of TA DA!!!!!!

[DancingForLife]

7 hours ago, dnzkzy said:

Splits in general : Tasha -third from the left turned and rolled outward in her hip( means she can’t fully get into split position), rookie second from the right  (turned inward again cant fully get into split), rookie Miranda in dead center - right leg sickeled and foot turned in-girl you are dead center ! Then there is chunk a munk on right end ; left knee bent up and turned in- she is right behind the knees and not flexible.  All basic Dance knowledge but all three ladies make the best of da best ...seriously Judy and Kelly ? Thought you knew Dance

WTH!!!??

a picture speaks 1000 words!!

[FaninMAss]

On 10/6/2017 at 5:00 PM, Smplsimon said:

Holly would have to be completely clueless and have absolutely no shame whatsoever to re-audition for the DCC.  So yeah, I guess I could see it happening . . .

Don't forget... in show business everyone loves a redemption storyline. But it depends on what the problem was/is. Some people will never recover from bad behavior/decisions (e.g., Mel Gibson) while others are welcomed arms open (e.g., Robert Downey, Jr.). These are both extremely talented people, there is a difference in their "crimes". One was self-destructive but was recorded saying horrible things on multiple occasions to multiple people while the other's actions were extremely self-destructive but he wasn't caught being a misogynistic racist and abuser. He hurt himself.

Holly's actions and behavior scream immature, narcissistic and manipulative. I highly doubt there will ever be a way for H to redeem herself sufficiently to be considered a TCC again. We are only getting part of the story and will never know what really transpired. The only people who do know are H, K & J. Unless H writes an expose, we will still only get her side of the story and it will (of course) favor her version of the events in an "oh poor, poor me" fashion.

With Holly, K was betrayed on two levels, personal and professional. When family members are get dragged into the equation, K seems like the type of person who is going to protect her family first. Her allegiance to the Cowboys organization was crystal clear in the HoF episode. 

As of the last episode, I changed my mind about Jenna. More and more I see how she and Holly are cut from the same cloth and it is not surprising that they gravitated towards each other but what a toxic combination they became. Jenna came across as being completely and utterly self-absorbed. Her primary concern was not how her teammates performed. Instead it was whether or not she had lost being at point to Kashara. I was on the fence up to that point but even though it was highly edited, that scene pretty much sealed my opinion of her.

The "oh poor me, I'm still being punished" attitude ain't playing well. Kelly's handling of the situation was spot on. If J doesn't get her priorities aligned, she could find herself being unceremoniously escorted out the door at any time this season. I really hope that the rest of this season's episode put the focus back on the team rather than specific individuals.