2017 Tryouts and Training Camp: Candidates Included

[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.

[ShellyB]

11 hours ago, California Girl said:

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!

It is was you’re thinking!

[ShellyB]

1 hour ago, MyFavShows said:

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...

They danced in 2 groups at HOF, not 4. So Jinelle lead one group and Lacey lead the other. 

[LadyMsJay]

9 hours ago, Teresa said:

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

Called that one..

 

1 hour ago, MyFavShows said:

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...

Nah. I think since there were only a handful of girls, Lacey and Jinelle were the only ones leading that game. Besides, Erica wasn't even on the field.

[FaninMAss]

On 10/10/2017 at 0:25 PM, CaseyRe said:

I wonder how much of that is done to the show, though.  and it is 100% USA specific,  no matter how much Kelli says they're recognised the world over and have 'the world's most iconic uniform' (which makes me laugh and gag a little at the pretention and hubris in that ridiculous statement). 

It's the if-you-say-it-enough-times-people-think-it-is-a-fact mentality.  Not disrespecting anyone intentionally but they have a long-recognized brand to uphold so sticking to the party-line (or company-line in this case) is just the way it is.

[CaseyRe]

47 minutes ago, DancingForLife said:

WTH!!!??

a picture speaks 1000 words!!

that whole kick line was a mess. it was dreadful. esp going into the jump split they were all SO out of sync with each other it was laughable, and there's Judy going on about how the kickline is their signature move and of all the dances the timing has to be PERFECT on kickline. not a girl in that line up should haave come out of it feeling proud of how they'd done it

8 hours ago, PBSLover said:

That picture is hilarious.  Look at her arms!  

the ridiculous thing is, she did the arms right for a heartbeat and then went to the ta-da pose....weird

[CaseyRe]

I know they play up the 'drama' of it all (and are playing up 'which rookie gets cut next week thing) and they're drawing it out, but between the last few eps and the promo for next week, with ep after ep after ep after ep of them noting and picking up on Christina's dance flaws, poor kicks, that she's not got a particularly good cameo, that she's not photographing that well on the sidelines (despite being 'sporty cute' and what the heck does that mean????) HOW DOES SHE MAKE THE TEAM?????

[Smplsimon]

I really hope that when the team is announced, we get a talking head of Kelli saying something like, "I know it seems absurd that Christina made the team given that we cut dancers who were much more talented and much more attractive, but here's why we did it . . ." Maybe there's something we're missing, but from all I've seen, she truly is horrible.

[LaurenBrook]

On 10/11/2017 at 7:08 PM, UnicornKicks said:

Holly was D O N E after pro bowl. They didn't ask her and she wasn't mad.

Interesting, I've heard the opposite.  That she really wanted to be an all star with her bffs Katy and Emma, wasn't asked and wasn't given a reason why. 

Oh well.  In any case, she doesn't seem at all upset about it now.  

[tobeyoungagain]

1 hour ago, ShellyB said:

It is was you’re thinking!

Seriously?  that's kind of brilliant ... they're basically going to make money off of women who are part of the bloopers they make fun of during try-outs (eg, the middle age non-dancers with less than a flat stomach).  Smart .... I'm tempted ... it would be a good bonding trip and a way to "relive" my twenties and pretend I was dancer.  Sadly I cannot dance worth a lick.

[ShellyB]

23 minutes ago, tobeyoungagain said:

Seriously?  that's kind of brilliant ... they're basically going to make money off of women who are part of the bloopers they make fun of during try-outs (eg, the middle age non-dancers with less than a flat stomach).  Smart .... I'm tempted ... it would be a good bonding trip and a way to "relive" my twenties and pretend I was dancer.  Sadly I cannot dance worth a lick.

I don’t know how much dancing there will be, more experiences....i.e. health/nutrition, fashion, makeup/hair and some sort of dance class. It’s all still in discussion. 

[tajalexander]

( I feel awkward posting this so close to Shelly.. lmao DON'T LOOK)

I'm just going to stick this here and wait to be yelled at. This season, I could have honestly cut.... 

Tess, Jessika, Chantal (WAY too under the radar when others get called out for the same thing), Yuko (if you look at the Instagram videos of her on the end of the kickline for HOF, she could have toppled the whole line over), and all the TCC's except Kalyssa, Keyra, and Lauren. 

I hate saying this..... but I would have cut Jenna too. It's beyond clear that she's there because she's a fantastic dancer & not because K&J necessarily enjoy her presence. It's actually starting to become hard to watch. But if we are just talking performance and dance ability, I would keep her. (and put her back in the front)..

I can strategically see why they kept Christina. It inspires girls to go get more dance training and re-audition even stronger. If they picked NONE of the comeback girls this season, that would have spoken more volumes. I don't think Christina would have returned if she was cut this year, especially so late in the game. She hasn't impressed me once this season, but I -do- like her haircut so that's a plus. 

Flashforward to present: Where the hell has Khalyn been? I feel like she's suspended and it's making my heart hurt. 

[KittykatRN]

@ShellyB- What happened to Erica? There's no story or explanation on what happened to her considering she was the original Group Leader for her group via old Instagram posts.  You see her in the show here and there at rehearsals and during the tour at the HOF game.  What happened to her?

[HowdeeDo]

21 minutes ago, KittykatRN said:

@ShellyB- What happened to Erica? There's no story or explanation on what happened to her considering she was the original Group Leader for her group via old Instagram posts.  You see her in the show here and there at rehearsals and during the tour at the HOF game.  What happened to her?

It’s likely not going to be discussed, but word is she was drinking at the Hall of Fame game and posted it on Snapchat. She gets cut regardless of whatever happened. 

2 hours ago, tajalexander said:

I can strategically see why they kept Christina. It inspires girls to go get more dance training and re-audition even stronger. If they picked NONE of the comeback girls this season, that would have spoken more volumes. I don't think Christina would have returned if she was cut this year, especially so late in the game. She hasn't impressed me once this season, but I -do- like her haircut so that's a 

I don’t think keeping her when it’s obvious she’s not strong enough sends any message. I’m sure they’ll portray it like that, but we’ve already seen otherwise in pics and videos of the game. She’s probably the last in the group or ‘pitty DCC/One and done‘ girls in the last several years. Can’t kick, can’t split, not photogenic, stale personality, etc. This is the most confusing decision since the show started imo.

[aeroluv327]

12 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

Miranda had some kind of hip/hamstring injury, it happened the first time they did jump splits.  She actually goes to my chiropractor, he posted a picture of her in a full split right before the team was announced, he said it was the first time in months she'd been able to do it.

[mayelynn]

13 hours ago, PBSLover said:

That picture is hilarious.  Look at her arms!  

I know!!! I just thought the caption should read "Look at me!! I'm awesome!!! (Looks to her right...) Oh..."

[DCC.Style.fan]

I have to say, I am feeling the heartbreak now. Before I found this forum I would not know any behind the scenes info, because I do not follow any of them on SM. Erica had been one of my favorite DCC of all time. I had her at point for sure this year because even though Jenna has 2 more years in seniority, Erica had the best personality and showmanship as well as camera presence, and I believe that if there had been no injury and she was healthy enough to dance strong all year, she would have been blocked for point, not Jenna. I am surprised at what is most likely the situation regarding her being released. She never struck me as someone who would make bad decisions as what has been said about the reason for her release.  I am thinking if I had never read anything on here and had just watched the episodes like the past 9 years, that I would be shocked out of my mind about Holly, I loved her rookie year, and did pick up on a little diva mentality the next season but I still enjoyed watching her.  If I watched this show without knowing anything I had read on here,  I would probably be writing CMT about Erica. I was never a huge Amy Reese fan so honestly even though I had watched season 5 and seen a few glimpses of her, I literally didn't pay any attention to her disappearing at the end on not being on the squad in 2010. This year I would have been excited about Erica being highlighted at show group auditions, (not knowing she had been injured) and seeing her as group leader as she had originally been chosen and just seeing her in general as an upper vet. So, not seeing her in the episodes but a mere half a second shot would have been a shock and if she had just been injured and that is it, they would have mentioned it in the show. I cant imagine what J and K have had to deal with in putting together this years squad and the show. I bet Jenna had been hoping to be point as soon as Erica was placed on injured reserve and seeing Kashara do so well there made her nervous that she would not be placed there after HOF. I agree 100 percent with Kellis comments to her at the meeting. She has been the wrong kind of example as a leader.  What caring about the team means is that you must THINK before you make decisions that could affect the squad and knowing the rules, the risk and the outcome of being pulled from performances, games or being cut, affects the teams formations and the trust that they place in you as a leader.  I cannot stand entitlement and self-centered mentality and that is not something that creates a one time bad impulsive decision but speaks volumes about one's character. 6 years is plenty of time to develop maturity and team focused mentality. Jenna as a 6 year vet had an opportunity to be such an example and even have more involvement after retiring.  I will admit I made dumb choices in my 20s and got in trouble too, but I was the one who suffered consequences, no one else.  I think character and integrity is more valuable than dance skills and beauty and there is no excuse for any of these vets to to make such poo poo decisions.  -  I am fired up right now and dont want to use the words I am thinking.  Anyway I am curious what the next few episodes are about.  There should be 2 or 3 more.  I read that there were 13 so I hope the squad announcement AND first game or two are in it and the last one or two can be on the entire squad experiencing an event or show like this episode with the HOF.  I have noticed many people have enjoyed this episode even though several vets are not there.

[klh25]

2 minutes ago, DCCroutineFAN said:

I have to say, I am feeling the heartbreak now. Before I found this forum I would not know any behind the scenes info, because I do not follow any of them on SM. Erica had been one of my favorite DCC of all time. I had her at point for sure this year because even though Jenna has 2 more years in seniority, Erica had the best personality and showmanship as well as camera presence, and I believe that if there had been no injury and she was healthy enough to dance strong all year, she would have been blocked for point, not Jenna. I am surprised at what is most likely the situation regarding her being released. She never struck me as someone who would make bad decisions as what has been said about the reason for her release.  I am thinking if I had never read anything on here and had just watched the episodes like the past 9 years, that I would be shocked out of my mind about Holly, I loved her rookie year, and did pick up on a little diva mentality the next season but I still enjoyed watching her.  If I watched this show without knowing anything I had read on here,  I would probably be writing CMT about Erica. I was never a huge Amy Reese fan so honestly even though I had watched season 5 and seen a few glimpses of her, I literally didn't pay any attention to her disappearing at the end on not being on the squad in 2010. This year I would have been excited about Erica being highlighted at show group auditions, (not knowing she had been injured) and seeing her as group leader as she had originally been chosen and just seeing her in general as an upper vet. So, not seeing her in the episodes but a mere half a second shot would have been a shock and if she had just been injured and that is it, they would have mentioned it in the show. I cant imagine what J and K have had to deal with in putting together this years squad and the show. I bet Jenna had been hoping to be point as soon as Erica was placed on injured reserve and seeing Kashara do so well there made her nervous that she would not be placed there after HOF. I agree 100 percent with Kellis comments to her at the meeting. She has been the wrong kind of example as a leader.  What caring about the team means is that you must THINK before you make decisions that could affect the squad and knowing the rules, the risk and the outcome of being pulled from performances, games or being cut, affects the teams formations and the trust that they place in you as a leader.  I cannot stand entitlement and self-centered mentality and that is not something that creates a one time bad impulsive decision but speaks volumes about one's character. 6 years is plenty of time to develop maturity and team focused mentality. Jenna as a 6 year vet had an opportunity to be such an example and even have more involvement after retiring.  I will admit I made dumb choices in my 20s and got in trouble too, but I was the one who suffered consequences, no one else.  I think character and integrity is more valuable than dance skills and beauty and there is no excuse for any of these vets to to make such poo poo decisions.  -  I am fired up right now and dont want to use the words I am thinking.  Anyway I am curious what the next few episodes are about.  There should be 2 or 3 more.  I read that there were 13 so I hope the squad announcement AND first game or two are in it and the last one or two can be on the entire squad experiencing an event or show like this episode with the HOF.  I have noticed many people have enjoyed this episode even though several vets are not there.

I'm almost wondering if Erica's bad behavior was a result of them sticking Kashara at point after Jenna was pulled?  I'm sure she might have been salty about the Holly/Jenna situation, but wondering if that was the exclamation point.

[parrotfeathers]

I don't know if Christina is a good or bad dancer.  But I think they kept her because she brings some maturity to the group.  And she works to improve herself on every negative comment given on her performance or lack thereof.   And she seems to know it isn't all about her.   I don't compare her to Natalie Woods at all, but Natalie also brought something to DCC that year even though she wasn't the best dancer.

I am glad there is no Gina hate this week.  I like her too.

In general I think I like everyone this week!  Even though I woke up to doggie poo on the entry rug!

[bigskygirl]

If you are upset because your friend was not point girl after breaking the rules causes you to break a rule yourself, you should be cut from the team. These girls are not ten years old. Time to grow up! Seniority is all fine and dandy, but a girl should not be expected to be point girl, make Show Group or picking certain appearances because you think you are entitled to it after breaking the rules more than once or turning down appearances, or wanting to be in Show Group to go on USO appearances because you want to be with your friends. They know the score when they sign the contract. It is not pick and choose what I want to do, or I can break all the rules I want because I have seniority crap.

[gnesty]

I like Christina and it can't be easy for her to hear all the time what she is NOT doing but yet she is on the squad.  They gave Kelsey a chance and it worked out.  I just have a soft spot for the underdogs lol

[ShellyB]

1 hour ago, KittykatRN said:

@ShellyB- What happened to Erica? There's no story or explanation on what happened to her considering she was the original Group Leader for her group via old Instagram posts.  You see her in the show here and there at rehearsals and during the tour at the HOF game.  What happened to her?

Moving on.....

[Moxiejan]

15 hours ago, Teresa said:

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. 

Kelly's comments AGAIN this week gave an exact count of how many are remaining (38) & that the squad needs to get to 36; she has made no attempt to be vague about numbers in an attempt to keep TV viewers in the dark. So I do think that there will be at least a mention that a veteran has had to leave the squad due to a long-term injury, with perhaps a bit of video of Erica. 

[klh25]

1 minute ago, Moxiejan said:

Kelly's comments AGAIN this week gave an exact count of how many are remaining (38) & that the squad needs to get to 36; she has made no attempt to be vague about numbers in an attempt to keep TV viewers in the dark. So I do think that there will be at least a mention that a veteran has had to leave the squad due to a long-term injury, with perhaps a bit of video of Erica. 

Seems that is the least they could do...so much for reality. 

[klh25]

Going back and reading last years bios is interesting....Holly wants a job in entertainment, Erica-motivational Christian author and speaker.  Maybe that is why her story just disappeared. 

[LadyMsJay]

22 minutes ago, Moxiejan said:

Kelly's comments AGAIN this week gave an exact count of how many are remaining (38) & that the squad needs to get to 36; she has made no attempt to be vague about numbers in an attempt to keep TV viewers in the dark. So I do think that there will be at least a mention that a veteran has had to leave the squad due to a long-term injury, with perhaps a bit of video of Erica. 

That would be nice, but that's not happening unfortunately.

[NMDD43]

Last night's episode... Anyone else pause it a few times hoping to catch a glimpse of Erica drinking in the stands? ?

They literally spent so much time during the episode saying that Christina is not good enough (bad kicks, bad splits, not very photogenic, no figure, etc). How and WHY did she make the team?!? 

And Jenna. Oh my. How she can hold her head up around those rookies and fellow vets is astonishing. She must have one hell of an ego or is literally that desperate to stay on the team. I feel like none of them can possibly take her seriously at this point. She's embarrased herself so badly, it's quite sad. Especially for a six-year veteran.

Jenna: "I'm happy for Kashara, I even told her that!". Yep, that just confirmed my thought that her hugging Kashara in last week's episode was so fake. 

I can't believe K&J have not shown her the door.

Edited October 13, 2017 by NMDD43

[HowdeeDo]

I wish 36 wasn’t some magic number they HAVE to have. I get formations, budget, groups etc, but more often than not there’s been 37-39, and then 34 that one year. Even though they lost some vets, doesn’t mean take in mediocre rookies to make 36. Savannah and Christina are blah. 

Edited October 13, 2017 by HowdeeDo
Math is hard

[bigskygirl]

I think the smallest teams since the show started was Season Five and Six with 34 girls and the largest were Season 7 and 8 with 39 girls.

[HowdeeDo]

12 minutes ago, bigskygirl said:

I think the smallest teams since the show started was Season Five and Six with 34 girls and the largest were Season 7 and 8 with 39 girls.

Yeah I couldn’t math earlier ?

Girls I wouldn’t shed a tear if they retired:

Christina, Jenna, Jessika, Miranda, Savannah, Selina, Simone, Yuko. 

[klh25]

41 minutes ago, HowdeeDo said:

Yeah I couldn’t math earlier ?

Girls I wouldn’t shed a tear if they retired:

Christina, Jenna, Jessika, Miranda, Savannah, Selina, Simone, Yuko. 

I still love Jenna.  I really like Savannah and I have a soft spot for former Strutters Selina and Jessika. 

[Moxiejan]

1 hour ago, LadyMsJay said:

That would be nice, but that's not happening unfortunately.

How is it that we know that her departure won't be mentioned? All we know is that she has been largely edited out so far. That doesn't mean that Kelli can magically get from 38 to 36 by making just one televised cut. Something about the second exit has to be said, even if it's just "a veteran got injured, so we're down to 36."

[NMDD43]

15 hours 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 am dying at this and the "chunk a munk" comment above. Tears are literally coming out of my eyes ???

[klh25]

6 minutes ago, Moxiejan said:

How is it that we know that her departure won't be mentioned? All we know is that she has been largely edited out so far. That doesn't mean that Kelli can magically get from 38 to 36 by making just one televised cut. Something about the second exit has to be said, even if it's just "a veteran got injured, so we're down to 36."

They have taken special care to make sure Erica doesn't exist...by name or camera shots, it sure seems it is going to pass like nothing ever happened.

[ElenaFR]

2 hours ago, gnesty said:

I like Christina and it can't be easy for her to hear all the time what she is NOT doing but yet she is on the squad.  They gave Kelsey a chance and it worked out.  I just have a soft spot for the underdogs lol

But Kelsey is hot, ha!  And has beautiful kicks and when she gets the dance, she has fun/sexy showmanship.

I feel like we need a Kitty moment and start cutting 6-8 ladies. So many are just blah and forgettable. 

[MssdDrms]

1 hour ago, NMDD43 said:

I am dying at this and the "chunk a munk" comment above. Tears are literally coming out of my eyes ???

The chunk a munk comment put me on the floor!  ROFL!!

[Moxiejan]

1 hour ago, klh25 said:

They have taken special care to make sure Erica doesn't exist...by name or camera shots, it sure seems it is going to pass like nothing ever happened.

They obviously have back-edited to diminish her, but she still was shown in the background several times. And Kelli has repeatedly kept the audience aware of the "number count." Clearly, it has been decided to play up Jenna/Holly & play down Erica. But Kelli simply can't make one cut and then announce that the 38 have become 36. The departure of one more has to be addressed in some way, even if with only a 10-second announcement.

[WaterSpirit]

I am going to throw a vote in for Simone. She is quite beautiful, and appears to enjoy being a vet. We just don't get to see the vets enough, but more so this year, for which I am quite happy.  Maybe they can change title of show  to Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Making and Staying on the Team...?

[ATLGirl]

So "moving on" are the final words on Erica. 

 

I'll take that as an affirmation that this situation "Reesed" and got litigious so will never be addressed on the show. 

 

I've been rooting for Christina for a long time. But when all that you have going for you seems to be your ability to be a good team player and a great haircut...I'm not as sure as I have been.

 

On the bright side, all the dancing in last night's episode was fantastic. It's like they saved it up all season for one episode. 

[mmm]

Did you guys some videos from last week for group 4 Kashara's formerly Erica's group? They are so undermaned with Erica gone and Simone injured they are doing this weird looking formation. It's kinda of mess. 

Edited October 13, 2017 by mmm

[CaseyRe]

9 hours ago, tajalexander said:

( I feel awkward posting this so close to Shelly.. lmao DON'T LOOK)

I'm just going to stick this here and wait to be yelled at. This season, I could have honestly cut.... 

Tess, Jessika, Chantal (WAY too under the radar when others get called out for the same thing), Yuko (if you look at the Instagram videos of her on the end of the kickline for HOF, she could have toppled the whole line over), and all the TCC's except Kalyssa, Keyra, and Lauren. 

I hate saying this..... but I would have cut Jenna too. It's beyond clear that she's there because she's a fantastic dancer & not because K&J necessarily enjoy her presence. It's actually starting to become hard to watch. But if we are just talking performance and dance ability, I would keep her. (and put her back in the front)..

I can strategically see why they kept Christina. It inspires girls to go get more dance training and re-audition even stronger. If they picked NONE of the comeback girls this season, that would have spoken more volumes. I don't think Christina would have returned if she was cut this year, especially so late in the game. She hasn't impressed me once this season, but I -do- like her haircut so that's a plus. 

Flashforward to present: Where the hell has Khalyn been? I feel like she's suspended and it's making my heart hurt. 

THIS
When Kelli said "You're lucky to still be a part of the triangle" I was sitting here going 'YOURE LUCKY TO STILL BE PART OF THE TEAM!"  I would love to say I can't believe she text about if she was getting point back, but I can. Wowza. and then when she said she should have worded it differently nad Kelli shut it down with 'you shouldn' have had it at all' Jenna's face...she knows the writing is on the wall. this is her last year.  girl needs to move on

[kerrieway]

55 minutes ago, ATLGirl said:

So "moving on" are the final words on Erica. 

 

I'll take that as an affirmation that this situation "Reesed" and got litigious so will never be addressed on the show. 

I don't know why but I'm proud of Erica...clearly she screwed up but good to know the girls got some bite to go with that bark, she won't let them clown her on TV. 

I think she's got a bright future, fighters always do.

Erica 1 MTT 0

Edited October 14, 2017 by kerrieway

[MrsEVH]

8 minutes ago, CaseyRe said:

THIS
When Kelli said "You're lucky to still be a part of the triangle" I was sitting here going 'YOURE LUCKY TO STILL BE PART OF THE TEAM!"  I would love to say I can't believe she text about if she was getting point back, but I can. Wowza. and then when she said she should have worded it differently nad Kelli shut it down with 'you shouldn' have had it at all' Jenna's face...she knows the writing is on the wall. this is her last year.  girl needs to move on

I think Jenna is done after this year.  Maybe we'll see her auditioning for other teams next year.

[KickPretty]

9 hours ago, tajalexander said:

I hate saying this..... but I would have cut Jenna too. It's beyond clear that she's there because she's a fantastic dancer & not because K&J necessarily enjoy her presence. It's actually starting to become hard to watch. But if we are just talking performance and dance ability, I would keep her. (and put her back in the front).

Awwwww.  It’s sad, but me too.  At the very least she should no longer be a GL, maybe a 2nd.  She’s a great dancer, but the leadership skills aren’t up to par.  I really like her too.  She’s so much fun to watch dance, I love when she posts dancing videos from the classes she attends on IG.