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

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, StellaCL said:

Kelli tripped over her dog and broke her ankle or something.  At the time, she posted about it on her instagram and it became part of the storyline for Season 16 auditions on MTT. All those glamourous shots of Kelli with a leg scooter in AT&T stadium 😄

Edit: I really miss the show. 

Oh Kelli… my bad!

[Guest]

On 12/7/2022 at 7:16 PM, EricaShadows said:

Usually, because of their obnoxiously over-the-top defense of Kelli and Victoria.  I don't mind when people defend Kelli and Victoria because they have their reasons, but those reasons are usually given in relatively easy-to-understand terms, without much name-calling or insults.  Glassisnevaempty does the opposite.

Ok yea I spent a little time over there in that current VK thread last night and WOW!!! Y’all weren’t lying.  This Glassisnevaempty is a trrrrrip!  I was totally entertained lol.  I made the mistake of going to her “comments” link🤦‍♀️ and wow, B-A-N-A-N-A-S. 🙃  And people go in HARD on them.

Edited December 11, 2022 by StepKickClunk

[cherryblossom]

I went on Reddit to check it out & wow, talk about a cluster****, & arguing, hate etc.  One person posted it didn’t help that Tina came on the board to define Victoria. Glasshalfempty or whatever her name is cab see no moderation & is only unfiltered.  Coven of Karens! 

[PomPomPom]

6 hours ago, StellaCL said:

Kelli tripped over her dog and broke her ankle or something.  At the time, she posted about it on her instagram and it became part of the storyline for Season 16 auditions on MTT. All those glamourous shots of Kelli with a leg scooter in AT&T stadium 😄

Edit: I really miss the show. 

She stepped on a bone left at the foot of the stairs by her dog and fractured her foot. She had her foot in a surgical boot for most of MTT series 16 training camp.

[Guest]

10 hours ago, StellaCL said:

Edit: I really miss the show. 

Im right there with ya.  I’m still at a loss for why this show hasn’t been picked up.  It was the #1 show on CMT.  😭💔

[vanillagum]

wait...so the implication is that that loony reddit poster is kelli?

[EricaShadows]

5 hours ago, vanillagum said:

wait...so the implication is that that loony reddit poster is kelli?

The running joke is that it's Tina, but some seem to act as if it's Kelli instead of Tina.

I don't think it's Kelli OR Tina, just someone who wants to believe that they're "insiders" in a way that no one else is despite not being an insider in the least.  Well, that or they're a desperate/obsessed fan who wishes they were closer to the Kalinas'/Finglass families then the anonymous person who isn't connected to Kelli/Tina/Victoria in any way that they likely are (see pretending to be close personal friends with Kelli/Tina/Victoria when they aren't).

Edited December 11, 2022 by EricaShadows

[Guest]

11 hours ago, EricaShadows said:

I don't think it's Kelli OR Tina, just someone who wants to believe that they're "insiders" in a way that no one else is despite not being an insider in the least. 

💯

[Pj3422]

Here’s the link to the performance. Looking good! 

[Guest]

15 hours ago, Pj3422 said:

Here’s the link to the performance. Looking good! 

@ShellyB out there slaying it!  Fun to see Kitty out there for a moment. Kinda bummed they lumped the ‘00s & ‘10s together (2000s & 20teens). Would’ve liked to see the just the last 10 yrs have their moment to kill the choreo lol !  Thanks for the link!

[cherryblossom]

Loved seeing old favorites & did Tina get a lot of camera time with here hair in her face! No hairography from her! Would love to see Kelli & Judy out there.  Looks like some of the points were line leaders too.perhaps they might want to consider freshening up the music every couple of years as it seems these are the same we have heard repeatedly.

[Meleighsa]

@StepKickClunk I thought the same thing and was disappointed that those two decades were lumped together. 

@cherryblossom YES to fresh music!

@ShellyB, you looked amazing, per the usual. Please tell K&J, Charlotte, and all the DCC and Retired Sweethearts that we LOVED seeing them and that we always want more, more, more, lol! Personally, I'd continue to follow the journey of the ladies in whatever capacity that you guys can make available to us. Before the announcement that CMT wasn't renewing the show, I was looking forward to being able to see two legacies on the team at the same time, especially since that hasn't happened before. 

Edited December 16, 2022 by Meleighsa
Total fail on overlooking Meredith & Cassie, especially since I was watching MTT at the time.

[EricaShadows]

56 minutes ago, Meleighsa said:

Before the announcement that CMT wasn't renewing the show, I was looking forward to being able to see two legacies on the team at the same time, especially since that hasn't happened before.

Actually, two legacies on the squad HAS happened before.  Meredith Oden and Cassie Trammell were both legacies and cheered at least one year together, maybe more, when Cassie first made the team.

[MrsEVH]

2 hours ago, EricaShadows said:

Actually, two legacies on the squad HAS happened before.  Meredith Oden and Cassie Trammell were both  legacies and cheered at least one year together, maybe more, when Cassie first made the team.

Meredith (2007-2011) and Cassie (2008-2013) cheered a few years together.

[Meleighsa]

Oops! Thanks for the correction @EricaShadows and @MrsEVH. I have no clue how that didn't enter my brain. 

Can anyone recall if Kim (Meredith's mom) and Judy cheered together? I remember @MrsEVH pointing out that Tina and Shannon (Madeline's mom) were on the 1988 and 1989 squads. I just think the whole legacy thing is so sweet! I love some nostalgia. :-)

[MrsEVH]

3 hours ago, Meleighsa said:

Oops! Thanks for the correction @EricaShadows and @MrsEVH. I have no clue how that didn't enter my brain. 

Can anyone recall if Kim (Meredith's mom) and Judy cheered together? I remember @MrsEVH pointing out that Tina and Shannon (Madeline's mom) were on the 1988 and 1989 squads. I just think the whole legacy thing is so sweet! I love some nostalgia. :-)

Kim and Judy cheered together on the 1982-83 and 1983-84 squads. Here's a link to the 80s squads.  https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cheerleaders-dcc-squad-photos1980-89

Kim is listed as Kim Chapman (1982-83) and Kim Oden (1983-84).

Edited December 16, 2022 by MrsEVH

[Kamal]

She's captain. Great for her.

[Pj3422]

3 hours ago, Kamal said:

She's captain. Great for her.

Good for her! She seems happier and more purposeful than she did as a DCC. 

I was watching season 15 yesterday and Kelli did her dirty. So glad Hannah seems to be thriving now. 

[Guest]

On 12/13/2022 at 9:56 AM, cherryblossom said:

Would love to see Kelli & Judy out there.  

perhaps they might want to consider freshening up the music every couple of years as it seems these are the same we have heard repeatedly.

100 million percent on seeing K&J out there!  Surely, there’s someone competent enough on the staff to watch over things for a few moments so they could at least run out there for the ending with sexy hips or something.🤷‍♀️
 

Yes please for the love of God, we need a music update for the alumni routines.  Gonna 🤮 if I hear “We Are Family” again. 

[EricaShadows]

45 minutes ago, StepKickClunk said:

100 million percent on seeing K&J out there!  Surely, there’s someone competent enough on the staff to watch over things for a few moments so they could at least run out there for the ending with sexy hips or something.

I don't know why at least Judy couldn't be out there dancing, but I don't think Kelli ever will.  It would mean she would not only have to give up control for at least a few moments, but she wouldn't get a lot of solo attention because she is part of the crowd. 

I remember hearing that Kelli absolutely LOVED getting all sorts of attention from people outside the Texas area and being able to rub shoulders with big name people she would normally never get to, mainly because of the show.   Now that the show is no longer airing, she's not getting to do that so she's not getting nearly as much individual and collective attention as she wants to

[JarlenaFan2024]

Former DCC Abigail Klein

 

Edited December 24, 2022 by JarlenaFan2022

[Kdtennis91]

I follow Kelsey Lowrance (S11 rookie) on TikTok and she's pretty popular on there. She's been talking about her DCC journey and gave some nice insight. She replied to my comments and she said she's not done dancing yet and hopes her dancing journey can continue and the reason why she wasn't at the retirement announcement at the beginning of season 13 is because she was out of town.

Something I found interesting is she said she made it to the second round and they gave her a generic rejection "thanks but no thanks" email.

She's pretty responsive so go check her out!

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Kdtennis91 said:

I follow Kelsey Lowrance (S11 rookie) on TikTok and she's pretty popular on there. She's been talking about her DCC journey and gave some nice insight. She replied to my comments and she said she's not done dancing yet and hopes her dancing journey can continue and the reason why she wasn't at the retirement announcement at the beginning of season 13 is because she was out of town.

Something I found interesting is she said she made it to the second round and they gave her a generic rejection "thanks but no thanks" email.

She's pretty responsive so go check her out!

I love her TikTok!  

[JarlenaFan2024]

Abigail Klein is featured in the newest issue of Soap Opera Digest.  Her story with Alex and Chad is more than I expected!

 

Edited January 4, 2023 by JarlenaFan2022
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[Teriyaki Terror]

On 12/25/2022 at 9:36 PM, Kdtennis91 said:

I follow Kelsey Lowrance (S11 rookie) on TikTok and she's pretty popular on there. She's been talking about her DCC journey and gave some nice insight. She replied to my comments and she said she's not done dancing yet and hopes her dancing journey can continue and the reason why she wasn't at the retirement announcement at the beginning of season 13 is because she was out of town.

Something I found interesting is she said she made it to the second round and they gave her a generic rejection "thanks but no thanks" email.

She's pretty responsive so go check her out!

I want to know why she left after only two seasons...after all those years of auditioning. And then wants to go back a few years later.

[RedDelicious]

On 12/30/2022 at 11:57 AM, Teriyaki Terror said:

I want to know why she left after only two seasons...after all those years of auditioning. And then wants to go back a few years later.

I think she thought she would blow up into a huge social media influencer post-DCC, and when that didn’t happen, she tried to come back and K/J weren’t having it. 

[Guest]

On 1/1/2023 at 11:39 PM, RedDelicious said:

I think she thought she would blow up into a huge social media influencer post-DCC, and when that didn’t happen, she tried to come back and K/J weren’t having it. 

How/when did she try to come back? I don’t remember seeing her try out again.  Her story will always go down in the DCC audition history book though. 

Her and her husband Brodie have a couple million subs between all their YouTube channels. Mostly his content on disc golf.   

[MrsEVH]

3 hours ago, StepKickClunk said:

How/when did she try to come back? I don’t remember seeing her try out again.  Her story will always go down in the DCC audition history book though. 

Her and her husband Brodie have a couple million subs between all their YouTube channels. Mostly his content on disc golf.   

I believe it was the Covid season (2020).

[RedDelicious]

2 hours ago, MrsEVH said:

I believe it was the Covid season (2020).

And she didn’t make it last semi-finals, correct?

[MrsEVH]

1 hour ago, RedDelicious said:

And she didn’t make it last semi-finals, correct?

I think so; not really sure.

[StellaCL]

7 hours ago, StepKickClunk said:

How/when did she try to come back? I don’t remember seeing her try out again.  Her story will always go down in the DCC audition history book though. 

Her and her husband Brodie have a couple million subs between all their YouTube channels. Mostly his content on disc golf.   

 

4 hours ago, MrsEVH said:

I believe it was the Covid season (2020).

It was the 2021 season. She submitted an audition tape, but I am not sure how far she progressed. 

[PomPomPom]

She posted on Instagram in response to many questions. It was 2021 and she said she didn't progress to finals and acknowledged that there were a lot of talented ladies and her turn had come and gone. I thought she handled that very gracefully.

[Guest]

16 hours ago, PomPomPom said:

She posted on Instagram in response to many questions. It was 2021 and she said she didn't progress to finals and acknowledged that there were a lot of talented ladies and her turn had come and gone. I thought she handled that very gracefully.

WOW!  I had no idea.  Boy, it seems once that ship sails, it sails way out and never returns huh!  It would have been fun to see her just stay on for more years from the start. I will always love her and her audition story.   It takes me back to the “old” days of anticipating the show coming on… seeing who would “come back for some more” (as Kaime said) 😂. 

[StellaCL]

Former DCC Erin got married yesterday, she was stunning, of course!
Tons of current and former DCC attended.

You can find all sorts of photos on her instagram stories

https://www.instagram.com/erin__margaret/

 

[JarlenaFan2024]

On 12/30/2022 at 9:08 AM, JarlenaFan2022 said:

Abigail Klein is featured in the newest issue of Soap Opera Digest.  Her story with Alex and Chad is more than I expected!

 

Look for Abigail's role on Days to get more "intense" this week:  For those that aren't Days fans,  that's her character Stephanie Johnson's parents in the Youtube video preview...

 

Edited January 9, 2023 by JarlenaFan2022
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[TUOwl84]

On 11/27/2022 at 2:24 PM, EricaShadows said:

Tara's looking fabulous lately:

https://www.instagram.com/p/ClY4X6kunGI/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Whatever happened with Tara and Savannah? I feel like I never see them together in any photos or hanging out? Are they no longer friends? They were so inseparable their rookie season. 

[Holly85]

1 minute ago, TUOwl84 said:

Whatever happened with Tara and Savannah? I feel like I never see them together in any photos or hanging out? Are they no longer friends? They were so inseparable their rookie season. 

Tara’s mean girl incident !! Pretty sure they are no longer friends because of it !!! Plus savannah moved to California with Maddie 

[MrsEVH]

6 hours ago, Holly85 said:

Tara’s mean girl incident !! Pretty sure they are no longer friends because of it !!! Plus savannah moved to California with Maddie 

What was that all about?

[JarlenaFan2024]

Whatever happened to Christina Riccelli? I don't remember how she left the team.

[Kees080]

1 hour ago, JarlenaFan2022 said:

Whatever happened to Christina Riccelli? I don't remember how she left the team.

She retired after being on the team for 3 seasons. She is engaged, planning to marry March 2023. She is living in Washington state now. 

[JarlenaFan2024]

2 hours ago, Kees080 said:

She retired after being on the team for 3 seasons. She is engaged, planning to marry March 2023. She is living in Washington state now. 

Good! I was worried she got cut during auditions

[Guest]

On 1/15/2023 at 7:50 PM, Holly85 said:

Tara’s mean girl incident !! 

 

On 1/16/2023 at 2:10 AM, MrsEVH said:

What was that all about?

I second this question☝️

[TUOwl84]

On 1/17/2023 at 8:58 AM, StepKickClunk said:

 

I second this question☝️

Yes, we need to know the details about Tara’s mean girl incident!  I never knew something happened between them. 

[LilyD]

I don’t know anything about a mean girl incident either. But when both Tara and Savannah auditioned as rookies, they apparently shared little else than coming from the Jets Flight Crew. It was discussed at lengths online that they weren’t friends but “made to look like bff’s” for the show….

[Holly85]

On 1/19/2023 at 7:33 PM, TUOwl84 said:

Yes, we need to know the details about Tara’s mean girl incident!  I never knew something happened between them. 

They took a squad photo and wrote mean things abt each teammate savannah apologized Tara didn’t 

[MrsEVH]

1 hour ago, Holly85 said:

They took a squad photo and wrote mean things abt each teammate savannah apologized Tara didn’t 

I wonder if that lead to her cut from TC.

[Guest]

6 hours ago, Holly85 said:

They took a squad photo and wrote mean things abt each teammate savannah apologized Tara didn’t 

Whoa really?!?!?  Like do you mean both Tara and Sav wrote mean things about every other cheerleader on a squad photo and someone found out and it was brought to K&J and they were confronted about it? That would seem grounds for getting cut for sure, apology or not. Yikes! 😬

[StellaCL]

9 hours ago, Holly85 said:

They took a squad photo and wrote mean things abt each teammate savannah apologized Tara didn’t 

 

3 hours ago, StepKickClunk said:

Whoa really?!?!?  Like do you mean both Tara and Sav wrote mean things about every other cheerleader on a squad photo and someone found out and it was brought to K&J and they were confronted about it? That would seem grounds for getting cut for sure, apology or not. Yikes! 😬

I wonder how bad this really was? Tara stayed in Dallas when she was cut. I found that surprising since her entire life up to that point was east coast. She must of had enough positive experiences to make her want to stay in Texas. Then she kept dancing and improved in both hip hop and her physical appearance. She was close enough with DCC Simone to be in her wedding and is now BFFs with Jenna. Although it is possible those friendships really solidified once they were all dancing for the Mavericks. I just think if she were really outcast by her teammates she would of hightailed it back to her former life in Jersey.

Edit: But I do think those old frienships understandably fell apart after she was no longer on the team - different paths etc.

Edited January 23, 2023 by StellaCL

[LilyD]

Like StellaCL, I wonder how bad this really was. I honestly can’t remember having heard anything about a squad photo with mean things on it at the time.

Tara was on for only 1 year, which happens to be the year where Savannah was voted Roty. It’s strange that a roty would do something like that, as they're voted for by team members who like them a lot. This would surely have destroyed all that, apologies or not.
Also, Kelli and Judy weren’t overly impressed with Savannah’s dancing.They often indicated that her looks, personality and good influence on the team and army brat background kept her on the team, so she didn’t have much credit there. It would have been a good excuse to have her cut.

As for Tara’s cut; the only thing I can remember, was that in her personal life was off. A problematic (ex)boyfriend iirc. This let to Tara losing her focus, making mistakes and losing the spunk and fun she always radiated. 

 

[Jazzmom]

Curiously, I do not recognize pics of Kashara anymore.  Maddie posted a pic and I absolutely did not recognize Kashara.  What exactly has changed?  I haven’t been back to this board for a few years until recently…thanks for any info.