Former DCCs: Where They've Gone & What They're Doing

[Jess14]

On 8/19/2022 at 12:39 PM, pinkandsparkly13 said:

Yeah but a few other girls were doing the same thing. I seem to recall Molly being right by her. And off screen, you could see someone beside Keyra do that high kick first. She just copied them. I mean not that that makes it alright lol, but still she wasn't the only one. 

Yeah, they all showed up together cheering. It wasn’t just her. Keyra’s cut always came off to me from Kelli as a “I never liked her body type or her face, and she’s not a ‘yes mam’ girl, but I can’t use dance or weight a reason to cut her, so let me use this late excuse” type of thing. That’s not to say that the DCCs don’t stress being on time, but my guess is that being late once wouldn’t have gotten one of Kelli’s favorites cut. 

I don’t think Kelli or Judy really wanted to take her as a rookie, but the guest judges liked her, and the team badly needed power dancers that year. Also, she got the friend bonus from Cersten. Once those things were gone, I think Kelli jumped at the chance to clear up a spot for someone else.

[StellaCL]

18 hours ago, Girl in a Cardigan said:

Story time with Hannah (going through old Instagrams - nothing scandalous but still nice to see for those who have missed her):

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRf6GDuv/

Thanks for sharing! I love Hannah and still follow her over at the Luvabulls. Two things I noticed:
1. Her midwest accent! Maybe it never left, but it is back full force since she returned to Chicago.

2. It sounds like she was never comfortable with K&J. It kinda reinforces how TPTB only let a precious few DCC get close (like Jinelle) and others are left in an insecure place, walking on eggshells. It makes me sad - to finally make the team and to constantly have that insecurity that you will be disapproved of or gone at any second.  No wonder she was down in the dumps in season 15 - She wasn't a DCC that needed to improve, she was an amazing dancer and performer that needed a positive environment to thrive in, and instead that constant threat of disapproval dragged her down 😥

[DCC-UK]

3 minutes ago, StellaCL said:

Thanks for sharing! I love Hannah and still follow her over at the Luvabulls. Two things I noticed:
1. Her midwest accent! Maybe it never left, but it is back full force since she returned to Chicago.

2. It sounds like she was never comfortable with K&J. It kinda reinforces how TPTB only let a precious few DCC get close (like Jinelle) and others are left in an insecure place, walking on eggshells. It makes me sad - to finally make the team and to constantly have that insecurity that you will be disapproved of or gone at any second.  No wonder she was down in the dumps in season 15 - She wasn't a DCC that needed to improve, she was an amazing dancer and performer that needed a positive environment to thrive in, and instead that constant threat of disapproval dragged her down 😥

I think this is the main reason that she struggled. It was clear that lockdown was incredibly difficult for her and deepy affected her. Whilst Kelli expected her to brush it off and be all extroverted, you could visibly see that something wasn't right. Didn't Kelli say that everyone had been struggling with Covid? This is true but with Hannah's mental health struggles and I think she said her family were key workers during the pandemic, they could've been a little more sensitive and given her extra encouragement.

I was always on her side because I feel like I'm similar to Hannah. Whilst I don't suffer from depression, I get incredibly anxious, only go out when I have to and am still extremely worried about Covid. I have vulnerable elderly family members who would suffer immensely if they caught it. I've not caught it yet (touch wood) as I've still been masking up, despite very few doing so here in the UK nowadays.

But we all know that TPTB expect them all to be different yet the same and don't really care about the girls' feelings!

[Kamal]

18 hours ago, Girl in a Cardigan said:

Story time with Hannah (going through old Instagrams - nothing scandalous but still nice to see for those who have missed her):

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRf6GDuv/

Thank you.

Watched the part one too.

[StellaCL]

I love how today's official DCC promotion uses a photo of Erica. Not like they don't have thousands to choose from with other DCC.  Oh, the irony - it makes me chuckle. I don't think in any way is it like a thumb at her, like we still have rights to your image for all time! I think really it is just an oversight by the people doing their PR, no one noticed.

https://www.instagram.com/p/ChkHm9Ppv9g/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

[PomPomPom]

4 hours ago, DCC-UK said:

I think this is the main reason that she struggled. It was clear that lockdown was incredibly difficult for her and deepy affected her. Whilst Kelli expected her to brush it off and be all extroverted, you could visibly see that something wasn't right. Didn't Kelli say that everyone had been struggling with Covid? This is true but with Hannah's mental health struggles and I think she said her family were key workers during the pandemic, they could've been a little more sensitive and given her extra encouragement.

I was always on her side because I feel like I'm similar to Hannah. Whilst I don't suffer from depression, I get incredibly anxious, only go out when I have to and am still extremely worried about Covid. I have vulnerable elderly family members who would suffer immensely if they caught it. I've not caught it yet (touch wood) as I've still been masking up, despite very few doing so here in the UK nowadays.

But we all know that TPTB expect them all to be different yet the same and don't really care about the girls' feelings!

I will never forgive her cut or understand the total lack of sensitivity and support during what was a very difficult time.

[kalibean]

3 hours ago, StellaCL said:

I love how today's official DCC promotion uses a photo of Erica. Not like they don't have thousands to choose from with other DCC.  Oh, the irony - it makes me chuckle. I don't think in any way is it like a thumb at her, like we still have rights to your image for all time! I think really it is just an oversight by the people doing their PR, no one noticed.

https://www.instagram.com/p/ChkHm9Ppv9g/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

I caught that too and it made me chuckle, but mostly I was focused on how shiny Lacey's hair looks!  

[EricaShadows]

19 hours ago, StellaCL said:

Thanks for sharing! I love Hannah and still follow her over at the Luvabulls. Two things I noticed:
1. Her midwest accent! Maybe it never left, but it is back full force since she returned to Chicago.

2. It sounds like she was never comfortable with K&J. It kinda reinforces how TPTB only let a precious few DCC get close (like Jinelle) and others are left in an insecure place, walking on eggshells. It makes me sad - to finally make the team and to constantly have that insecurity that you will be disapproved of or gone at any second.  No wonder she was down in the dumps in season 15 - She wasn't a DCC that needed to improve, she was an amazing dancer and performer that needed a positive environment to thrive in, and instead that constant threat of disapproval dragged her down 😥

it's been obvious from the beginning that Kelli has favorites and people she doesn't want on the team and the fact that Hannah is such an amazing dancer and performer, yet had to go through HOW many auditions before Kelli finally "noticed" her?  I think Kelli didn't like her looks and found ways to keep her off the squad until she couldn't any more.  Then was probably looking for ways to cut her as well.  It's obvious and VERY hurtful when your boss not only doesn't like you but makes it obvious she doesn't like you.  I've been there, done that and it's taken me 4 YEARS to stop feeling like every meeting, every 1-on-1 is going to be about something that I've done wrong or that I'm going to be fired for some BS reason.  I suspect Kelli's lack of support for anyone who wasn't Victoria or one of her favorites was part of why Brennan was unhappy with the "direction" of the team.

14 hours ago, PomPomPom said:

I will never forgive her cut or understand the total lack of sensitivity and support during what was a very difficult time.

Brennan's and Hannah's cut are two of the most WTF cuts we've seen.  

Edited August 23, 2022 by EricaShadows

[Uk-Eve]

20 hours ago, StellaCL said:

I love how today's official DCC promotion uses a photo of Erica. Not like they don't have thousands to choose from with other DCC.  Oh, the irony - it makes me chuckle. I don't think in any way is it like a thumb at her, like we still have rights to your image for all time! I think really it is just an oversight by the people doing their PR, no one noticed.

https://www.instagram.com/p/ChkHm9Ppv9g/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

And there I was in an earlier post and call all 4 of those girls all stars, whilst thinking “whose that at the back? Can’t be Erica”. That is the exact same post I was talking about earlier with someone in there talking about Ashlee was robbed and I thought they meant she got burgled at her house or something

[StellaCL]

13 minutes ago, Uk-Eve said:

And there I was in an earlier post and call all 4 of those girls all stars, whilst thinking “whose that at the back? Can’t be Erica”. That is the exact same post I was talking about earlier with someone in there talking about Ashlee was robbed and I thought they meant she got burgled at her house or something

https://www.instagram.com/p/ChkHm9Ppv9g/?

I think it's just an old team photo, not all stars - 5 or 6 years old. 

It looks like it is Lacey, Stephanie, Heather O. Erica. This would have to have been taken in  2016 or maybe 2017- when Erica left that summer.  

Edit: The is pre nose job, so I think it's 2016 😄

Edited August 23, 2022 by StellaCL

[JarlenaFan2024]

Does anyone that watches "Days Of Our Lives" know if Abigail Klein's role as Stephanie Johnson is a long term or short term role?  I thought I had some pretty good sources but I haven't been able to find out.

[LilyD]

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[go4luca]

12 hours ago, BluegrassDCCFan said:

Does anyone that watches "Days Of Our Lives" know if Abigail Klein's role as Stephanie Johnson is a long term or short term role?  I thought I had some pretty good sources but I haven't been able to find out.

Just a thought but maybe also check a DOOL specific forum?

[Uk-Eve]

Guys, can someone help me with something that I’ve had random thoughts about today.

That Shreveport mudbug hockey team that Jenna was working for (doing whatever it was she was doin, that I forgot, more like prob didn’t know what she was doing), and was also then doing that job then started a cheerleading squad for, them in2019. Does anyone know what happened to that dance team?

Because random Google search, I found that they used to have a dance team ran by former dcc Sarah Fulghum, and then it randomly “stopped” because there was a insta and a couple articles about it (pre Jenna being director for it etc) but I couldn’t find out what happened/why there wasn’t a dance team anymore, then Jenna hyped it all up for audition, had a lot of social media made for it etc and nothing else was posted for them besides audition in 2019. Someone help my nosy, enquiring mind!

Edited August 24, 2022 by Uk-Eve

[aeroluv327]

On 8/22/2022 at 6:50 PM, EricaShadows said:

it's been obvious from the beginning that Kelli has favorites and people she doesn't want on the team and the fact that Hannah is such an amazing dancer and performer, yet had to go through HOW many auditions before Kelli finally "noticed" her?  I think Kelli didn't like her looks and found ways to keep her off the squad until she couldn't any more.  

To be fair, when I spotted Hannah in the S12 finals auditions, she had really low kicks.  I'm guessing that that kept her from getting accepted into training camp previously.

But yes, I agree that cutting Hannah was awful.  To compliment her on being open about her mental health struggles and then use that as a reason to cut her was just cruel.  

[StellaCL]

1 hour ago, aeroluv327 said:

To be fair, when I spotted Hannah in the S12 finals auditions, she had really low kicks.  I'm guessing that that kept her from getting accepted into training camp previously.

But yes, I agree that cutting Hannah was awful.  To compliment her on being open about her mental health struggles and then use that as a reason to cut her was just cruel.  

I don't know if S12 was just a fluke, but Hannah's kicks got way better, that is probably why she finally made it in S13. Once on the team she had to line up next to Lacey, so no low kick would go unnoticed for sure!

Edit:  I guess this back extension move is really hard as well? If anything, she was flexible.

Edited August 24, 2022 by StellaCL

[vanillagum]

On 8/22/2022 at 7:28 AM, kacesq said:

I was watching S13 for the first time in years yesterday...why was Kashara called so late at finals? Girl looked like she was near tears. She was point in S12 for crying out loud...she got called after Jessika who got the “probably going to get cut” edit and certain rookies who had less than stellar auditions.

By S13 I was also tired of Phil and his dance parties. Poor girls are exhausted and nervous, sure...let’s hsve a staged “dance party” for the cameras.

4 hours ago, StellaCL said:

I don't know if S12 was just a fluke, but Hannah's kicks got way better, that is probably why she finally made it in S13. Once on the team she had to line up next to Lacey, so no low kick would go unnoticed for sure!

Edit:  I guess this back extension move is really hard as well? If anything, she was flexible.

ugh she's such a star <3

[...And5678]

7 hours ago, StellaCL said:

Edit:  I guess this back extension move is really hard as well? If anything, she was flexible.

I remember being so impressed seeing Hannah do that full back split/scorpion/needle (I've heard it called several different things in the dance world). It's one thing to have leg flexibility to do extensions/tilts, but for this one you also have to have an extremely flexible back so hats off to her

tl;dr she's a queen

Edited August 25, 2022 by ...And5678

[Kamal]

https://www.instagram.com/p/ChlG0s8OrZJ/

Is it just me or does Lisa look so much prettier in this photo? She looks a lot mature with back hair.

[Kamal]

[TheGenuineBeauty]

14 hours ago, StellaCL said:

I don't know if S12 was just a fluke, but Hannah's kicks got way better, that is probably why she finally made it in S13. Once on the team she had to line up next to Lacey, so no low kick would go unnoticed for sure!

Edit:  I guess this back extension move is really hard as well? If anything, she was flexible.

And to think if they didn't cut her and would have stuck around, she would have been a contender for point. UGH I AM STILL NOT OVER IT!!!!

I am also not over how they did her dirty with her rookie cameo photo. There is absolutely NO WAY that this was her best photo. 

At least they redeemed themselves with her 2nd cameo photo, but still... NOT COOL!!! Anyways I am happy that she is THRIVING with the Luvabulls and they are LUCKY to have her. Just like how Lily is THRIVING with the Broncos.

[EricaShadows]

9 hours ago, TheGenuineBeauty said:

At least they redeemed themselves with her 2nd cameo photo, but still... NOT COOL!!! Anyways I am happy that she is THRIVING with the Luvabulls and they are LUCKY to have her. Just like how Lily is THRIVING with the Broncos.

Sometimes, it just takes getting away from the toxic atmosphere for a person to thrive.  Hannah, Lily, Brennan and several others have left the team and gone on to thrive elsewhere because they found places they "fit" better in terms of dance, personality, etc. 

Yes, there are, and have been, girls who have either survived or thrived on the squad under Kelli's leadership, but the ones who survived seemed to be the ones who kept their heads down and flew under the radar as best they could until they felt they'd gone as far as they wanted to and bolted.  The ones who thrived seemed to be the ones who were either Kelli's favorites or that was just what they were used to so they didn't "see" it.  Of course, this isn't a one-size-fits-all thing and only comes from what I've seen/heard and from the rumors (some that have been confirmed and others that look to be true based on what has been said by several people but hasn't been totally confirmed).

Edited August 25, 2022 by EricaShadows

[JarlenaFan2024]

On 8/24/2022 at 12:02 PM, go4luca said:

Just a thought but maybe also check a DOOL specific forum?

There's one on Primetimer.  Thanks!

[raindancer]

On 8/25/2022 at 3:36 AM, Kamal said:

oh that's gorgeous!!!!  And she really has such a beautiful smile.

On 8/25/2022 at 7:36 AM, TheGenuineBeauty said:

Anyways I am happy that she is THRIVING with the Luvabulls and they are LUCKY to have her.

Totally agree....she will always be one of my favorites.  Chicago has millions of people, and I can't imagine I'd ever run into her, but I'm always kind of halfway hoping I might pass her in the street or something someday.  Out of all the potential "celebrity sightings" I could possibly have, she's honestly the one I would be the most thrilled about 😂

[DocBrown]

Here to join in with the Hannah love. 
 

She looks beyond gorgeous with her pics with the Luvabulls. Like sultry and dynamic. Something her DCC cameo did not capture! But I’m glad she’s happy and doing well. Love seeing her insta updates. 

[Guest]

Ok not sure if this has already been posted somewhere… I hope this link works.. old vid of tryouts. 
https://texasarchive.org/2013_03061?b=0

It takes a minute for the page to load.  
 

if the link doesn’t work, I’ll delete/edit. 

Edited August 30, 2022 by Rita J
added More info

[aeroluv327]

On 8/24/2022 at 4:31 PM, StellaCL said:

I don't know if S12 was just a fluke, but Hannah's kicks got way better, that is probably why she finally made it in S13. Once on the team she had to line up next to Lacey, so no low kick would go unnoticed for sure!

Edit:  I guess this back extension move is really hard as well? If anything, she was flexible.

Yes, that back extension is really hard, she has to have great strength and flexibility to be able to do that (and a lot of the other moves she did!)  And yes, either S12 was a fluke or she worked really hard to improve her kicks, either way she is amazingly talented.

[GonnahearmeRoar]

Amanda Dilks just got engaged 💍 🎊

[WenD08]

21 hours ago, Rita J said:

Ok not sure if this has already been posted somewhere… I hope this link works.. old vid of tryouts. 
https://texasarchive.org/2013_03061?b=0

It takes a minute for the page to load.  
 

if the link doesn’t work, I’ll delete/edit. 

Thank you for posting but I saw nothing.  Heard the audio, though!

[Guest]

30 minutes ago, WenD08 said:

Thank you for posting but I saw nothing.  Heard the audio, though!

Dang it…

this is what I see once the page loads…

[ByTor]

17 hours ago, GonnahearmeRoar said:

Amanda Dilks just got engaged 💍 🎊

They look cute together! I assume this isn't the same guy she was dating in Dallas since all of the old pictures with him have been scrubbed.

[JarlenaFan2024]

Oh wow! Just saw this photo of Abigail Klein on FB.  Stephanie Johnson on Days of Our Lives.

Edited August 31, 2022 by BluegrassDCCFan
added something

[LilyD]

On 8/22/2022 at 6:14 PM, Jess14 said:

It wasn’t just her. Keyra’s cut always came off to me from Kelli as a “I never liked her body type or her face, and she’s not a ‘yes mam’ girl, but I can’t use dance or weight a reason to cut her, so let me use this late excuse” type of thing.

There were a lot of rumours regarding Keyra back then. It wasn't the first time she was late. And let's be fair; being late during an audition process is a sure way to get noticed the wrong way. And if it happened before and you got warned for that.... well, I can see how that becomes an issue, especially if you know you're bosses hate it.

Apparently, there were also several issues regarding her attitude. I cannot recall seeing anything specific but I do remember her coming across as a bit brash and cocky during her rookie TC.  She indeed wasn't a "yes mam-kind of girl." And if there's anything Kelli hates, it's that. Someone out here mentioned something about challenging the rookies at finals that didn't go down too well either, I think it was on the show but I can't recall what it was again. 

So no, Keyra's cut didn't really surprise me. 

Edited August 31, 2022 by LilyD

[GonnahearmeRoar]

7 hours ago, ByTor said:

They look cute together! I assume this isn't the same guy she was dating in Dallas since all of the old pictures with him have been scrubbed.

I think so too.  The video of them on the beach and him getting down on one knee was so cute.  They had a group cheering in the background.  He is a big, strong guy.  
She will be a beautiful bride♥️

Edited August 31, 2022 by GonnahearmeRoar
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[ByTor]

Chelsea had her baby!

Edited September 1, 2022 by ByTor

[Kamal]

Just noticed Maddy has more follower's on tiktok (120k) than on Instagram(100k).

I feel like that's interesting because for a lot of girls they have more followers on Instagram.

ex) Armani has 4k on tiktok, 14k on Instagram.

I guess the tiktok girls Kleine and Kaydiana (388k on tiktok) having more followers there made sense but was surprised about Maddie.

[MrsEVH]

6 hours ago, ByTor said:

Chelsea had her baby!

According to her IG the baby girl will be named Olive.

[ByTor]

1 hour ago, MrsEVH said:

According to her IG the baby girl will be named Olive.

Yep, she's been talking about having chosen that name for a while.

[ByTor]

On 8/19/2022 at 12:39 PM, pinkandsparkly13 said:

On 8/19/2022 at 6:38 AM, ByTor said:

Regarding the attitude, wasn't she shown kind of taunting the rookie candidates when the vets were coming in for finals? On rewatch I normally skip the pre-TC episode, but I recall that being discussed here.

Yeah but a few other girls were doing the same thing.

I just saw the scene on Pluto. Keyra raised her arms and did a "Woooo!!!!", and then others joined in. Victoria called it "intimidation," but on rewatching, I have a totally different opinion. To me it looked more like Phil's "Are you ready?!?!?!" to get everyone excited, not to intimidate. The high kick she did later was a little odd, but perhaps it was to show her skills off, not to intimidate.

Edited September 3, 2022 by ByTor

[Kamal]

[go4luca]

Love seeing Daphne look so happy and healthy.  Quite a change from her gaunt, anorexic 2019 swim calendar look.  Kelly was right.  A few extra pounds definitely makes you look younger.

@StellaCL, remind you of someone?

[UnicornKicksBack]

22 hours ago, go4luca said:

Love seeing Daphne look so happy and healthy.  Quite a change from her gaunt, anorexic 2019 swim calendar look.  Kelly was right.  A few extra pounds definitely makes you look younger.

@StellaCL, remind you of someone?

She is so pretty now! I always thought she looked unhealthy as a DCC.

[TB12]

A bunch of girls are celebrating Erin’s bach this weekend. I have to say it must be exhausting & so expensive! They’re all always dressed up & spend long weekends away. It’s not a criticism more an observation that I don’t know that I’d have the energy or desire, Maybe I’m getting old… :-)

[Holly85]

1 hour ago, TB12 said:

A bunch of girls are celebrating Erin’s bach this weekend. I have to say it must be exhausting & so expensive! They’re all always dressed up & spend long weekends away. It’s not a criticism more an observation that I don’t know that I’d have the energy or desire, Maybe I’m getting old… :-)

I think since they stayed in Texas and a lot of them car pooled cut down on cost of getting there and possibly all chipped  in for a air B and B sometimes doing that is cheaper then hotel 

[kalibean]

1 hour ago, TB12 said:

A bunch of girls are celebrating Erin’s bach this weekend. I have to say it must be exhausting & so expensive! They’re all always dressed up & spend long weekends away. It’s not a criticism more an observation that I don’t know that I’d have the energy or desire, Maybe I’m getting old… :-)

My late 20’s and early 30’s were brutal. Every weekend was a wedding, bridal shower, baby shower. Still in touch with college friends, had worked at two companies post college, the peeps you meet along the way, the people back “home” and it went on and on.  There were 33 baby showers in two years when I was around 30. 
 

And then I never got married or had kids. For those of you that watched the original Sex in the City, I’m def ready to register for some new shoes 😂

[TB12]

19 hours ago, kalibean said:

My late 20’s and early 30’s were brutal. Every weekend was a wedding, bridal shower, baby shower. Still in touch with college friends, had worked at two companies post college, the peeps you meet along the way, the people back “home” and it went on and on.  There were 33 baby showers in two years when I was around 30. 
 

And then I never got married or had kids. For those of you that watched the original Sex in the City, I’m def ready to register for some new shoes 😂

33 showers in TWO years that is crazy! That says a lot about you though, you must be a great friend! 
 

And I loved SITC & that episode I can hear carrie’s voice on that episode & the shoes! :-)

[Monique]

Brennan Is expecting a baby girl in March 💕

[ByTor]

Holly did a music video!

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cif3f5jgVeX/

[Lexusprincess]

Speaking of showers.  Simone's bridesmaids started it (I believe this is the weekend of the wedding) and Simone now has on her instagram story, they  are asking people to Venmo money to buy her a drink.  That is beyond tacky.

[go4luca]

20 minutes ago, ByTor said:

Holly did a music video!

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cif3f5jgVeX/

The full video comes out tomorrow.