Finals, Training Camp and Social Media

[dccfan204]

6 minutes ago, Tootie said:

Amy wasn't a member of Show Group (Shelly B confirmed)... she didn't "replace" Holly, she just performed with them a few times.  But I can see her making it this year!

Oh wow, I just assumed she was! Yeah I think she'll definitely make it this year.

[Meredith Quill]

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[Stagecoach]

11 hours ago, 5678Pixie said:

This girl didn't even make it to finals this year.   I remember last year they didn't like her mouth ..... that is so ridiculous when I see Victoria's horse teeth. This girl looks fit and like she can dance.  V is never going to be fit you can tell by her 18 year old body  and her teeth will not change.

I remember they told this girl her teeth were not HD.   K&C  are so cruel yet so forgiving to their own best friends.

Wow, she's beautiful. If her dancing and everything else was good and her teeth is the only thing that they didn't like. I would just tell her, you know what, you don't have to smile.

[Stagecoach]

7 hours ago, Preity said:

I think DCC training camp may also be a reason less people audition every year. Don’t get me wrong, I kind of love that they do that, because the DCC end up being great and looking at other squads dance, they look like hot messes compared to the synchronized DCC. 

But you do kind of give up your whole summer for training camp, practice five nights a week, seminars, mentoring sessions plus all the time you put in to work out, tone up, practice technique, practice the routines, you don’t get a vacation. It’s probably an amazing time just as much as it’s grueling. And you never know when it will end. You can spend your entire summer at camp and still not make the team. I can’t imagine going through training camp two summers in a row, let alone three times. 

Other teams have much shorter training camps or have it after selecting the team, at least then you know it won’t be worth nothing in the end. 

The show and social media have probably changed the way hopefuls view the process of becoming a DCC and compared to some other teams becoming a DCC looks like a huge time commitment (as well as costing a lot of money and nerves). My guess is that it’s a combination of all three things. Plus i think some other teams are catching up to the DCC in terms of being attractive to audition for. The Dolphins cheerleaders went to London last year and did a cruise this year. That’s pretty exciting. 

And here in Ohio we have the Browns who have never had cheerleaders. We can't even get players to come to our team. You'd think the least they could do is give us cheerleaders.

[Kayce]

My picks for SG:

Lacey, Madeline, Heather, KaShara, Tasha, Kelli, Lauren, Gina, Khalyn, Tess, Lexie and Alexis.  Sorry..I have never been a fan of Amy...she's just meh to me :)  And...just by the rookie candidate solos I saw: I would add Madeline M. and Rachel W to the list, as potential alternates, provided they make the team.  

[Sarah99]

18 hours ago, nittanyvolleyball said:

I hope they teach VK to do her makeup better at makeovers, I think that's one of her issues. The spider falsies aren't helping.

Not a criticism of VK specifically, but a bit WTF to girls in their 20s lately and these massive false eyelashes. I wear falsies sometimes for volume, but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be able to see with some of the blankets these girls are wearing on their eyes. Am I alone here? Am I getting too old?

[bigskygirl]

14 hours ago, ByTor said:

LOL I can't speak for the veterans, but I know I have Kashara overload from last year.

Botox doesn't relax muscles, it paralyzes them.  The reason it works for a gummy smile is that the muscle paralysis minimizes the upper lip from pulling upward & showing too much gum.

I had more of the Jenna overload then KaShara overload last season especially with the poor me I am being tested crap from Jenna at the end. She broke the rules more than once, and she probably ratted out Erica to save herself, so I do not feel sorry for her at all. I do wish her well and hope she can step away from the DCC Organization in order to have a happy life away from the organization.

[parrotfeathers]

I think I'm just going to go down a different dirt road this year and root for VK.   She needs a fan or two or three for sure.  

I never thought Meghan was fat either.

[ByTor]

24 minutes ago, parrotfeathers said:

I never thought Meghan was fat either.

If you mean Megan C, I never did either.  She and Meredith Oden will always be my favorite DCCs/girl crushes.

[Kayce]

26 minutes ago, parrotfeathers said:

I think I'm just going to go down a different dirt road this year and root for VK.   She needs a fan or two or three for sure.  

I never thought Meghan was fat either.

I don't know anything about VK except what I have read here...so I'm certainly not going to degrade the young lady in a public forum. 

 

2 hours ago, bigskygirl said:

I had more of the Jenna overload then KaShara overload last season especially with the poor me I am being tested crap from Jenna at the end. She broke the rules more than once, and she probably ratted out Erica to save herself, so I do not feel sorry for her at all. I do wish her well and hope she can step away from the DCC Organization in order to have a happy life away from the organization.

Jenna...I've been a fan of hers since the season she made the squad, but got tired of the drama with her and Holly last year.  

3 minutes ago, ByTor said:

If you mean Megan C, I never did either.  She and Meredith Oden will always be my favorite DCCs/girl crushes.

LOVE LOVE LOVE Megan C!!!! 

[Kayce]

2 hours ago, Sarah99 said:

Not a criticism of VK specifically, but a bit WTF to girls in their 20s lately and these massive false eyelashes. I wear falsies sometimes for volume, but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be able to see with some of the blankets these girls are wearing on their eyes. Am I alone here? Am I getting too old?

Some are quite garish and look like  drag queen lashes...False lashes can be quite lovely when they are used to enhance but these HUGE lashes just look cartoonish. 

Looks ok in a drag show but not on the big jumbo-tron :) 

[bigskygirl]

Those eyes give me the creeps! *lol*

[Stagecoach]

15 minutes ago, ByTor said:

If you mean Megan C, I never did either.  She and Meredith Oden will always be my favorite DCCs/girl crushes.

I really like Megan C also. Her and Mackenzi Lee are my 2 all time favorites. I know I probably spelled that wrong

[nittanyvolleyball]

32 minutes ago, Kayce said:

Some are quite garish and look like  drag queen lashes...False lashes can be quite lovely when they are used to enhance but these HUGE lashes just look cartoonish. 

Looks ok in a drag show but not on the big jumbo-tron :) 

Is that Cher? LOL

[edelweiss]

56 minutes ago, Stagecoach said:

I really like Megan C also. Her and Mackenzi Lee are my 2 all time favorites. I know I probably spelled that wrong

 

Megan and Mackenzie are my two favorites as well.  

[sleepyjean]

I know Kelli would rather die than change the uniform but they are way overdue for a design tweak on the shorts. Ultra low rise went out of style more than a decade ago. It's ridiculous to put perfectly fit women in those unflattering shorts. They make even the tiniest of DCC look wide across the backside.

Edited May 17, 2018 by sleepyjean

[dreamcatcher]

27 minutes ago, sleepyjean said:

I know Kelli would rather die than change the uniform but they are way overdue for a design tweak on the shorts. Ultra low rise went out of style more than a decade ago. It's ridiculous to put perfectly fit women in those unflattering shorts. They make even the tiniest of DCC look wide across the backside.

I think they are trying to do this,but veery slowly. Last season the rookies got slightly bigger shorts, or at least it looked like it.

[Kayce]

1 hour ago, nittanyvolleyball said:

Is that Cher? LOL

Bianca Del Rio...drag queen :) 

[go4luca]

1 hour ago, dreamcatcher said:

I think they are trying to do this,but veery slowly. Last season the rookies got slightly bigger shorts, or at least it looked like it.

That's my take as well over the past couple of seasons.  Maybe I'm seeing things but if you look at the low cut of say Jenna's shorts compared to the last two seasons, the newer verson do look like they've been making them a bit taller.  At least on the sides of the shorts.

[Shan18]

Can we all agree that when anyone says “fat” they don’t really mean fat. They’re talking for dcc standards. Personally I don’t like to use that word, it seems harsh, but I can certainly get that when someone says it they don’t mean it in a literal real world way. 

[EricaShadows]

1 hour ago, dreamcatcher said:

I think they are trying to do this,but veery slowly. Last season the rookies got slightly bigger shorts, or at least it looked like it.

While the DCC shorts look like diapers at times, I remember a picture someone posted of the shorts another NFL team had at one time.  The shorts were SKIMPY, as in basically only enough coverage to avoid showing anything X-rated or above and even then, I was scared of what would happen if the girl had a wardrobe malfunction due to the extremely short shorts being TOO small.  After all, there was MAYBE 2 inches of fabric across the front and just enough in the back to cover the booty.  Basically, the shorts were a pair of underwear pretending to be a pair of shorts. 

[parrotfeathers]

5 hours ago, ByTor said:

If you mean Megan C, I never did either.  She and Meredith Oden will always be my favorite DCCs/girl crushes.

Yes, Megan C.  

[mcmrdh]

23 hours ago, DancingNurse said:

It makes me sad that they passed over Christi Fisher because of her look. She has great flexibility and the perfect body.

I really like Christi Fisher too... great dancer and that body! Wow. I think she’s very pretty. She does have a different look about her, but I like her. 

[sleepyjean]

I can't put my finger on it, but she looks so different in this photo. Not saying better or worse, but I don't know if I'd recognize her if I saw her on the street.

 

Aw man, Maddie is schilling for this company too? I don't know why I thought she'd be above this.

[bigskygirl]

Her picture has been touched up.

[DancingNurse]

Kelli's hair is pushed forward to cover her forehead, plus probably hairpieces, so it doesn't look so thin. I like that Kelli looks more mature than the teenagers, but no way I'd believe she's not 35-45 if I didn't know better.

[EricaShadows]

There's also too much tension in her shoulders and neck.  She might also be clenching her jaw which would add to the overall effect.  If she just relaxed into the pose, it would be much better.

[Angie]

I'm guessing that CMT may be including some footage from the swimsuit calendar shoot. It'll be interesting to see what if anything they include from this trip. Also they are doing their these boots are made for talking podcast while in Bimini

[Grandma Moses]

1 hour ago, Angie said:

I'm guessing that CMT may be including some footage from the swimsuit calendar shoot. It'll be interesting to see what if anything they include from this trip. Also they are doing their these boots are made for talking podcast while in Bimini

I love Kelli in her slippers!

[Opine]

On 5/16/2018 at 4:35 PM, nittanyvolleyball said:

I hope they teach VK to do her makeup better at makeovers, I think that's one of her issues. The spider falsies aren't helping.

Maybe she will get the "Lash 911" treatment Kelly gave to Alexandria :).  (I re-watched that episode this past weekend and Alexandria looked more ticked off about it than I remember).

[Collette1104]

10 hours ago, sleepyjean said:

I can't put my finger on it, but she looks so different in this photo. Not saying better or worse, but I don't know if I'd recognize her if I saw her on the street.

 

Aw man, Maddie is schilling for this company too? I don't know why I thought she'd be above this.

The difference is that Kelli is usually pale and she instead looks like the only black girl Left on the team. 

[Victoria Kiki]

15 minutes ago, Collette1104 said:

The difference is that Kelli is usually pale and she instead looks like the only black girl Left on the team. 

*sipping cappuccino, snorts have the foam out her dang nose because OMG YOUR COMMENT??????

[LadyMsJay]

23 hours ago, Stagecoach said:

And here in Ohio we have the Browns who have never had cheerleaders. We can't even get players to come to our team. You'd think the least they could do is give us cheerleaders.

LOL..you already know why.

18 hours ago, Kayce said:

I don't know anything about VK except what I have read here...so I'm certainly not going to degrade the young lady in a public forum. 

Same.

18 hours ago, Kayce said:

Some are quite garish and look like  drag queen lashes...False lashes can be quite lovely when they are used to enhance but these HUGE lashes just look cartoonish. 

Looks ok in a drag show but not on the big jumbo-tron :) 

I love Bianca!

10 hours ago, bigskygirl said:

Her picture has been touched up.

AND she isn't wearing all that eye makeup that does her no favors.

[Kayce]

9 minutes ago, LadyMsJay said:

LOL..you already know why.

Same.

I love Bianca!

AND she isn't wearing all that eye makeup that does her no favors.

I love Bianca as well !! DCC MTT and RuPaul's Drag Race are my guilty pleasures!

[veronicamers]

1 hour ago, Kayce said:

I love Bianca as well !! DCC MTT and RuPaul's Drag Race are my guilty pleasures!

Same. No guilt required though!

[Smplsimon]

1 hour ago, Kayce said:

I love Bianca as well !! DCC MTT and RuPaul's Drag Race are my guilty pleasures!

Apparently Tina Kalina is set to be a contestant on Season 11 of Rupaul's Drag Race! ;-) 

[KickPretty]

On 5/17/2018 at 5:01 AM, Stagecoach said:

And here in Ohio we have the Browns who have never had cheerleaders. We can't even get players to come to our team. You'd think the least they could do is give us cheerleaders.

I just don’t trust a football team without cheerleaders.  It’s just wrong ?

[sleepyjean]

On 5/17/2018 at 5:01 AM, Stagecoach said:

And here in Ohio we have the Browns who have never had cheerleaders. We can't even get players to come to our team. You'd think the least they could do is give us cheerleaders.

 

12 minutes ago, ales-ya said:

I just don’t trust a football team without cheerleaders.  It’s just wrong ?

Some girls got together and tried to be the Browns cheerleaders a few years back. I don't think the group lasted though. I'll dig up a photo or vid to put in the other squads thread if anyone is interested.

Edited May 18, 2018 by sleepyjean

[Kayce]

38 minutes ago, Smplsimon said:

Apparently Tina Kalina is set to be a contestant on Season 11 of Rupaul's Drag Race! ;-) 

I just snorted my coffee ....

[JustRosie]

I like the K+J+C trifecta. I may not agree with every decision or comment that they make, but I still think they are great. Just my two cents. ?

[KickPretty]

3 hours ago, MamaV said:

I like the K+J+C trifecta. I may not agree with every decision or comment that they make, but I still think they are great. Just my two cents. ?

Same!  They have their ways, but it’s to ultimately protect the organization and I can respect that.

[parrotfeathers]

Can any of the TCC sing?

[Stagecoach]

11 hours ago, Collette1104 said:

The difference is that Kelli is usually pale and she instead looks like the only black girl Left on the team. 

 

21 hours ago, sleepyjean said:

I can't put my finger on it, but she looks so different in this photo. Not saying better or worse, but I don't know if I'd recognize her if I saw her on the street.

 

Aw man, Maddie is schilling for this company too? I don't know why I thought she'd be above this.

The thing I love about Kelli and one of the reasons she's my favorite is because she has such a unique look. Here she looks like all the other blondes. Are we sure this is her? Lol

[hypeman]

On 5/16/2018 at 3:48 PM, DBAAT said:

Why does everything have to be about race these days. Maybe they really select people based on talent level and not skin color or heritage. Some years there has been

more diversity than others. It all comes down to who shows up to audition, and who has the talent. Selina had been warned about her weight several times. That one is a

given. Keyra may have just let herself get out of shape. They cut Hannah, who I thought was a fantastic performer, and she is blonde. 

There are ALWAYS 5 +/-1 black women on the team consistently for the last 20 years. That is statistically improbable. To me this signifies that at least some years, there are talented dancers that qualify, but they are #6 or 7 for black women, so bye bye. I am specifically thinking about Katelyn from S12.

Can people stop saying balancing for race is like hair color. ANYONE can change hair color in a couple of hrs. That's apples vs. spaceships.

WE ALL KNOW DCC IS NOT A STRICT MERITOCRACY. That is why we will never see long clips from everyone's auditions. However,  when discussing black women, they have the wrong body type or aren't talented enough.

Anyway,  I didn't come to change minds, just state my opinion. 

[LadyMsJay]

13 hours ago, parrotfeathers said:

Can any of the TCC sing?

I'm sure we'll find out during SG auditions.

[rose711]

I’m excited for this season. For my part, I like the stories of mothers and daughters, we don’t see enough mother- daughter stories where the mother has a career and is supporting her daughter too. We don’t have enough stories of women as friends and co workers in a high profile ,high pressure work environment. 

I can’t wait for the show!

[M1977G]

So, wait. Did Evan Anderson's sister make it into training camp or no?

[dccfan37]

5 minutes ago, M1977G said:

So, wait. Did Evan Anderson's sister make it into training camp or no?

No 

[M1977G]

Thanks, @dccfan37! 

[Victoria Kiki]

Okay so unpopular opinion: a quick review of the DCC photo shoot on IG and I think the photographer sucks. How do you have all of these beautiful and fit women and you take the least lovely photos?? They literally make a photo pretty with their faces and you (photog) mess it up?? YOU HAVE ONE JOB. I detest sorry levels of photography. It looks like amateur hour and poor use of lighting tools. Sorry not freaking sorry.