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

[filishtay]

3 hours ago, DCCOracle said:

The great thing about Lily is that even tho since she’s been a DCC, she probably won’t go and tryout for a less harder team with a complacent attitude. It’d make sense for her to feel smug to coming from DCC and treat making Broncos cheer would be like a piece of cake to her, but no Lily probably tried just as hard and dedicated to make this new team. I’m very happy for her.

Also, this time last year, she was still in Dallas trying out for her second year for DCC and now she’s lives in Denver? When did she move to Denver and why? Does anyone know? 

Edited May 18, 2021 by filishtay

[DCC-UK]

1 hour ago, Kamal said:

So glad everyone is congratulating Lily!! 

And I guessed right about the instagram story post !!

https://instagram.com/stories/yomamaalanna/2576006965750738734?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&utm_medium=copy_link

surprised Caroline is in this picture but now I love her more !!

I love that she's so close to the 3rd year vets because she should've made it that year anyway! The only rookie from her class she seems to be close with is Chandi.

That rookie class (the current 2nd years going into their 3rd) does not seem close at all!

[Kamal]

33 minutes ago, DCC-UK said:

That rookie class (the current 2nd years going into their 3rd) does not seem close at all!

That's true....

 

Kat is close with Armani and Ashlee.

Lisa is close with Taylor P but she left.

Kristen I think is close with the 3rd year going on 4th girls also (but a different group og girls from Chandi and Lily's group)

Kelcey is close with the DCC she works with as a nurse

and I guess for Victoria and Amanda we don't see much socializing on social media compared with the others so we can't tell.

[scorpio1031]

1 hour ago, DCC-UK said:

That rookie class (the current 2nd years going into their 3rd) does not seem close at all!

They really don't when you compare them to the Season 12 and 13 rookies.  

[LilyD]

19 hours ago, kalibean said:

 

I don’t necessarily disagree, @LilyD but I think she’d probably let someone like Courtney or Kaitlyn LeGrande come back if they had dealt with their personal issues for a year then returned.

 

She might be willing to make an exception... especially if she spots another pet project. (This is just about retired/dismissed veterans btw, no rookie tcc’s)

She regularly says things like “Come back once you’ve .... / I hope you’ll try out next year.” But to me it kinda feels like those standard, polite goodbye’s you say to people you know, but do not necessarily need to meet again for friendship or work purposes.

[TB12]

11 hours ago, DCCOracle said:

She looks so relaxed, natural and pretty! Like the weight of TPTB have been lifted off her shoulders. #TeamLily & her amazing squad! 

[Kitty Sharter]

On 5/13/2021 at 11:28 PM, DCCOracle said:

Since we're on the topic of DCC's leaving and coming back...

Who has the longest gap between when they left the squad and came back? Amber Gosdin had a six year break. Is there one that's longer?

Alice Phillips cheered from 1990-93, then came back in 99 and 2000.

[MeeMee2]

22 hours ago, DCCOracle said:

Lily looks great and happy. :)  Congratulations to her!  I've seen too many girls who got cut from DCC move on from dancing/cheering period. Talk about a role model. Hope the Broncos treat her well and she ends up their PBC someday. 

[StellaCL]

45 minutes ago, MeeMee2 said:

Lily looks great and happy. :)  Congratulations to her!  I've seen too many girls who got cut from DCC move on from dancing/cheering period. Talk about a role model. Hope the Broncos treat her well and she ends up their PBC someday. 

I can't imagine Kelli isn't second guessing herself right now, and has been all year.  Regret and karma, interesting mix. 
And another statement of the obvious - clearly the DCC makeover team needs some new contributors - Lily looks WAY better, like she did pre-makeover season 13, and here right now in this photo. 
Congratulations to Lily, I hope her heart is full of happiness!

Edited May 19, 2021 by StellaCL
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[MeeMee2]

38 minutes ago, DCCOracle said:

I'm not sure who said this - so full credit to whomever did - but I read a comment today that said the TV show has done more to damage the DCC brand than it has helped.. and I couldn't agree more. TPTB keep digging themselves into deeper hole year after year. It'll be fun to see how much deeper that hole goes this year.

I absolutely agree. I remember being so in love with MTT when it first came out. But over the years seeing damage that's been inflicted on these girls over the years by TPTB made DCC lose alot of it's magic for me. Wish they would focus on the dancing and less on the drama. Last year really left a bad taste in my mouth. 

Edited May 19, 2021 by MeeMee2

[parrotfeathers]

9 hours ago, DCCOracle said:

comment today that said the TV show has done more to damage the DCC brand than it has helped.. and I couldn't agree more.

A few days ago I was watching Season 2 rerun on Pluto.  Their was a bikini scene where Jay had the girls doing some "log" jousting in the pool.  All the girls had on identical bikinis.  I didn't see a fake boob in the whole group.

I imagine all the plastic surgery can be as a result of "just what is done now" but it sure does seem that DCC girls are more prone to getting lots of work done.

[TB12]

I think TPTB should be second guessing themselves but I'm not sure Kelli has any awareness outside of herself to know that she's made so many critical blunders over the years. The first few seasons were so fun but then the obvious favoritism started. For me it was with McKenzie and her short, very tight kicks. They overlooked and kept saying they saw improvement. Ummm I didn't see improvement what I saw was a beautiful girl they made an exception for. Fast forward to Taylor who was equally as pretty but maybe not in their eyes who they cut bc she had the same kicks. This is not about the girls who slid through its about the obvious money grabbing, publicity machine DCC has become. Don't even get me started on Veruca that whole scene really did the show in. Allowing her "the respect she deserved to lose 11 pounds" she gained IN TRAINING CAMP??? When so many others didn't make it back or even make training camp/the team. I've adored DCC since I was seven but I never entertained the idea of trying out. I can only imagine how crushing & embarrassing it is to some of these women and to the others who make it and become shells of who they were to keep TPTB happy, that's a no ma'am for me... 

[kalibean]

58 minutes ago, KnyghtRyder said:

I feel like we don’t really see much “body” work done (I.e. boobs and nips/tucks) anymore. Or if is done, it’s very subtle. And a noticeable nose job here or there, which I can understand. But it seems like every single one of these beautiful 20-something year old girls has done something to their face - there’s A LOT of injectables, fillers, and Botox floating around. I didnt get my first Botox until before my wedding, and I got married at 38 years old. I can’t imagine the pressure these girls are under to be prettier, sexier, younger looking than the next.  I know how prevalent these things are nowadays, but it still makes me sad.  

There's just so much focus on "preventatives" now - I know so many 20 somethings that are getting botox and fillers in hopes to stop wrinkles from happening.  So weird seeing that waxy look on women that would look perfect without it.  Waxiness belongs on me and my peers!  (I'm early 40's...but I do just fine with the "five pounds on the waist takes five years off the face" philosophy.  And also I like dessert.)

Kudos to my Highland Park dermatologist that I see twice a year for skin scans even tho I no longer live in Dallas - we've done a couple of treatments for cancerous cells on my face that also happened to be amazing for my skin, but she's never once pushed a needle at me.  I'm not at all opposed to it, but I know once you start tinkering you can never stop tinkering.  And that's the issue I see with so many former DCC, tho I assume some of it is just filters too.

[Bigorangecatmom]

12 hours ago, StellaCL said:

I can't imagine Kelli isn't second guessing herself right now, and has been all year.  Regret and karma, interesting mix. 
And another statement of the obvious - clearly the DCC makeover team needs some new contributors - Lily looks WAY better, like she did pre-makeover season 13, and here right now in this photo. 
Congratulations to Lily, I hope her heart is full of happiness!

She really does look like the very attractive girl next door here / America's Sweetheart. Lily for PBC. 

 

 

[vanillagum]

13 hours ago, StellaCL said:

I can't imagine Kelli isn't second guessing herself right now, and has been all year.  Regret and karma, interesting mix. 
And another statement of the obvious - clearly the DCC makeover team needs some new contributors - Lily looks WAY better, like she did pre-makeover season 13, and here right now in this photo. 
Congratulations to Lily, I hope her heart is full of happiness!

she's legit glowing here. lily was never a fave of mine because i thought she was kind of stiff, but she was decent enough and i don't think she deserved to be cut. i think she would improve even more with time. but again, shiny new things came around and distracted kelli. 

what i admire most about lily is that she seems to be a favorite a lot of her former teammates and former DCCs, and i think that says a lot. i also admire that she picked herself back up and went to do what she loved regardless, 'lesser' squad or not

1 hour ago, TB12 said:

I can only imagine how crushing & embarrassing it is to some of these women and to the others who make it and become shells of who they were to keep TPTB happy, that's a no ma'am for me..

it's kind of sad/crappy that in order to be a DCC, you have to be on a reality show, basically. you can't just dance as part of a great team. you have to be made visible in another way, one that may not even be favorable for you. 

also, what's weird about the show, is that it's just made the DCC less impressive to me. probably to others as well. they go on and on about how they're america's sweethearts, world class, all that, but then you see all these dance strugglers and girls who can barely string together a sentence in interviews make the team. world class my ass. they're good, but calm down. the reality show, by pulling back that curtain, just eliminates all the supposed mystique

[bjo1969]

45 minutes ago, vanillagum said:

also, what's weird about the show, is that it's just made the DCC less impressive to me. probably to others as well. they go on and on about how they're america's sweethearts, world class, all that, but then you see all these dance strugglers and girls who can barely string together a sentence in interviews make the team. world class my ass. they're good, but calm down. the reality show, by pulling back that curtain, just eliminates all the supposed mystique

THIS 1000x!

Edited May 19, 2021 by bjo1969

[Holly85]

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CPCa8dHJPAa/?utm_medium=copy_link
 

sadly Lily’s new team is being scrutinized in the podcast 

[Kamal]

3 hours ago, KnyghtRyder said:

But it seems like every single one of these beautiful 20-something year old girls has done something to their face - there’s A LOT of injectables, fillers, and Botox floating around. I didnt get my first Botox until before my wedding, and I got married at 38 years old. I can’t imagine the pressure these girls are under to be prettier, sexier, younger looking than the next.  I know how prevalent these things are nowadays, but it still makes me sad.  

I do think MTT is a bad environment for the girls, but as for the "changing face" thing maybe it's not fair to compare the current girls from the girls in season 1 because it's been 15 years and a lot more normal people (non celebrities) change there face so it's partially just the cultural dynamic.

[Lexusprincess]

I believe it's sad that anyone on the team would even think of Botox, fillers, injections, etc.  They are still young and do not need it.  These young women mask with a vengeance.  The focus (put on by themselves to themselves)  is put so much on their "beauty" which is only the outside and not on substance such as intelligence and kindness and the real world.  There are beautiful, intelligent and kind DCC but when they start down that path of all the botox etc I wonder how these women will handle 40. What about 50 when perimenopause hits and weight gain is inevitable.  It also makes them come across as vapid.  Kelsey Lowrance (IMO one of the prettiest DCC ever) at times could not win a look a like contest of herself and Lacey is sadly heading down the same road.  Kelli Q and Taylor P are enamored with so many filters that some of their posts look cartoonish.  All these women are very beautiful and do not need all of the stuff I do.

Got to love the ones like Lauren who post pictures of them looking the girl next door working out without tons of makeup.  Brennan looked cute in her makeup less or minimal makeup cheering on Lily at the airport.  Kelli Q used to post some dance class pictures that she looked younger because less make up and less severe eyebrows.

I support any girl who wants bigger breasts or a nose job if they want it for themselves and not cause someone tells them they need it.  Heather O's and Lacey's nose jobs made them look "prettier." However, the fear of aging in your 20's and early 30's is scary.  Just can't imagine when they hit the age of kids and a real job that they do not have the time or money for all of this or as I said the 40's and 50's.  

[klh25]

On 5/18/2021 at 8:12 PM, MeeMee2 said:

Lily looks great and happy. :)  Congratulations to her!  I've seen too many girls who got cut from DCC move on from dancing/cheering period. Talk about a role model. Hope the Broncos treat her well and she ends up their PBC someday. 

I think it is great she went a different direction!  Good for her :)

[RedDelicious]

On 5/17/2021 at 10:33 PM, DCCOracle said:

The difference is like night and day. She looks like she was able to take a deep breath, drink a big glass of water and just relax and be herself. She's a totally different person. I'm so happy for her!

[Holly85]

34 minutes ago, RedDelicious said:

The difference is like night and day. She looks like she was able to take a deep breath, drink a big glass of water and just relax and be herself. She's a totally different person. I'm so happy for her!

As much as I love Lilly I feel bad for her going to the Broncos after podcast that was done and Broncos was big topic 

[JayDKay]

28 minutes ago, Holly85 said:

As much as I love Lilly I feel bad for her going to the Broncos after podcast that was done and Broncos was big topic 

Can you please summarise what was said on the podcast? I don't have the patience to listen to it 🤣

[Holly85]

17 minutes ago, JayDKay said:

Can you please summarise what was said on the podcast? I don't have the patience to listen to it 🤣

She basically called them out for not being diverse cutting one of their woc who was a vet !! Apprently there was some issues that came up last year during the movement some of the girls apprently spoke up and they were brushed off 

Edited May 20, 2021 by Holly85

[sleepyjean]

The Titans just did a live squad reveal and Heather Hamilton was chosen for the team.

 

[Holly85]

13 minutes ago, sleepyjean said:

The Titans just did a live squad reveal and Heather Hamilton was chosen for the team.

 

Yeah she is good friends with the cherographer of the team !! She teaches some at her studio 

[bernie2018]

On 5/18/2021 at 1:08 AM, Kamal said:

That's true...

Kristen I think is close with the 3rd year going on 4th girls also (but a different group og girls from Chandi and Lily's group)

Actually, it looks like Lily is gonna be one of Kristen’s Bridesmaids 

[ByTor]

10 hours ago, sleepyjean said:

The Titans just did a live squad reveal and Heather Hamilton was chosen for the team.

[mizzhyer]

2 hours ago, ByTor said:

I'm tickled for Heather and Lily!  

[SMP637]

18 hours ago, sleepyjean said:

The Titans just did a live squad reveal and Heather Hamilton was chosen for the team.

 

GOOD FOR HER!!!  She's one of the DCC cuts that still makes me mad!  TPTB all said that she had a great rookie year and that she was spunky and fun to watch and then they cut her???  It made ZERO sense.  She was one of my favorites.

[LilyD]

Heather looks absolutely gorgeous on that picture. I prefer this Heather over DCC Heather. Don’t know why but she just radiates and looks so happy

[HitItHarder..BAM]

2 hours ago, LilyD said:

Heather looks absolutely gorgeous on that picture. I prefer this Heather over DCC Heather. Don’t know why but she just radiates and looks so happy

Imo the lighter hair color and spray tan is more flattering on her than her DCC look. Also, it makes me so happy that she came back to pro cheerleading after multiple years off. Just proves the door never closed on your dreams :-)

[sleepyjean]

Video of heather dancing during the audition and in studio.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CPKBZEEDa_7/

 

 

Edited May 22, 2021 by sleepyjean

[kalibean]

12 minutes ago, sleepyjean said:

Video of heather dancing during the audition and in studio.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CPKBZEEDa_7/

 

 

Oh I feel almost guilty saying it, but I’m not a fan. Maybe it’s just weird camera angles? Tho I was surprised she made DCC in the first place, her and Allie both. They’re both in that group of DCC every season where I don’t get why they made it and they’re cut the next year. Happens every freaking season. TPTB are hard to figure out sometimes.  

[Uk-Eve]

Heather and Lily both look so happy and well. But I wonder why Lily decided to go for Broncos. I also wonder why Heather waited 3 years before trying another team. 

[cherryblossom]

I clicked on Sleepy Jean’s video of Heather. If you scan to the last video, it looks like it may be part of her audition solo. Talk about being able to spin & keep centered!!!! Eat your heart out VK!  Also I think she may have seen an  orthodontist as she had buck teeth that really bothered me. I wonder also if they might have done something to her jaw.  She is absolutely gorgeous now!

[Opine]

28 minutes ago, cherryblossom said:

I clicked on Sleepy Jean’s video of Heather. If you scan to the last video, it looks like it may be part of her audition solo. Talk about being able to spin & keep centered!!!! Eat your heart out VK!  Also I think she may have seen an  orthodontist as she had buck teeth that really bothered me. I wonder also if they might have done something to her jaw.  She is absolutely gorgeous now!

That may explain the three years......

[moonchild81]

heather's also coached for vanderbilt and a dance studio  / she's been busy

[ClassicPegg]

[TheGenuineBeauty]

1 hour ago, ClassicPegg said:

I'm in love 😍

[Trulyadorkable]

1 hour ago, ClassicPegg said:

I still can't fathom how in the world DCC ever let this girl go. This kind of ability, her inner and outer beauty, her passion for the organization and the character of this person is what TPTB always says they're looking for to represent them. Her dismissal has quite frankly turned me off to the whole DCC world class and family claims. They talk the talk, but they don't walk the walk...

[Uk-Eve]

4 hours ago, Trulyadorkable said:

I still can't fathom how in the world DCC ever let this girl go. This kind of ability, her inner and outer beauty, her passion for the organization and the character of this person is what TPTB always says they're looking for to represent them. Her dismissal has quite frankly turned me off to the whole DCC world class and family claims. They talk the talk, but they don't walk the walk...

They just have a one track mind. Same way that they prob was lying to Brennan's face when she made the team, don't think Kelli truly ever wanted Brennan on the team and prob have been plotting her revenge on how to get Brennan off the squad since.

 

Has anyone mentioned that Kelsey Bond is pregnant. And looks like Olivier Sharber is back in Dallas and working in the same estate agent as Kelsey now, unless Kelsey left that Beth something estate agent and moved to New York or wherever Olivier was living. Assuming she was still a Rockette right up to pandemic.

Edited May 23, 2021 by Uk-Eve

[DCC-UK]

8 hours ago, ClassicPegg said:

I didn't know Lily's kicks were sooooo pretty until I saw this! Talk about that EXTENSION!

[aeroluv327]

On 5/22/2021 at 8:25 AM, cherryblossom said:

I clicked on Sleepy Jean’s video of Heather. If you scan to the last video, it looks like it may be part of her audition solo. Talk about being able to spin & keep centered!!!! Eat your heart out VK!  Also I think she may have seen an  orthodontist as she had buck teeth that really bothered me. I wonder also if they might have done something to her jaw.  She is absolutely gorgeous now!

I always thought she was a little mousey when she was a DCC, she definitely looks good now!  

[vanillagum]

On 5/21/2021 at 6:18 PM, HitItHarder..BAM said:

Imo the lighter hair color and spray tan is more flattering on her than her DCC look

i find this interesting, because i've been thinking the opposite. i actually think the medium brown hair is better on heather...the lighter one is kind of dull and washes her out imo

i always thought she was super cute, buck teeth and all. happy for her

16 hours ago, ClassicPegg said:

this made my jaw drop lol aww she looks so happy

[Lona]

12 minutes ago, DCCOracle said:

She never made Kelli's panties wet. (Meredith / Alora Rose)

[Kate2006]

I completely agree these girls are way to young to be shooting up their faces with fillers and Botox. The only thing they should be doing to their faces is putting sunscreen on it every day. That is wrinkle prevention! 
 

it seems like the changes to the DCC organization began when Kelli and Charlotte started noticing and making cringe-worthy comments about their faces not being ¨HD ready “ or pointing out a girl with a BMI of 15 looks “heavy” on their big screen. It’s sad. They have to have a thick skin to watch that show and hear the nasty things they say about them. I wonder how many of these girls exhibit eating disordered behaviors because the thinner the better?

I miss the years when the girl next door could work hard and make the team without being the runner up for Miss America, a rockette, or a supermodel.

[ByTor]

10 hours ago, Kate2006 said:

They have to have a thick skin to watch that show and hear the nasty things they say about them.

Right? If I were Maddie, I never would have auditioned again after hearing them say that a makeover "wouldn't change her face." 

[parrotfeathers]

11 hours ago, ByTor said:

Right? If I were Maddie, I never would have auditioned again after hearing them say that a makeover "wouldn't change her face." 

But it did!!

[ByTor]

9 hours ago, parrotfeathers said:

But it did!!

You mean to tell me TPTB aren't infallible????