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13 minutes ago, vanillagum said:

Oh wow, didn't know that. True. She also seemed to have a lot of humility and be pretty genuine...she also came back next year to try again, and when she was cut, she didn't look like she was gonna go on some entitled rampage

The woman who announces "your Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders" at the Plaza performances is Kaime 😃

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2 minutes ago, vanillagum said:

Every time I watch season 10 I'm surprised/annoyed they like Courtney so much because she looks and sounds 13 to me

Justice for Kayleigh lol </3 wonder if she ever tried out again

The Courtney who whined that Kitty hurt her feelings? I don't think she should have made it. I did like Kayleigh a lot & thought she got ripped off 😡

1 minute ago, ByTor said:

The Courtney who whined that Kitty hurt her feelings? I don't think she should have made it. I did like Kayleigh a lot & thought she got ripped off 😡

Haha no, I think you're talking about season 9 Courtney. I'm talking about season 10 Courtney

Yeah, I liked Kayleigh a lot I usually like the older, more mature ones. They're more well-spoken and have fewer waterworks 

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1 hour ago, vanillagum said:

Every time I watch season 10 I'm surprised/annoyed they like Courtney so much because she looks and sounds 13 to me

Justice for Kayleigh lol </3 wonder if she ever tried out again

She really did look like she was trying out for her high school cheer team, haha!  But I liked her, too, she seemed really sweet.

Was that the year they only took 34?  I thought Courtney and Kayleigh both should have made it.  Kayleigh really had the classic DCC look.

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47 minutes ago, aeroluv327 said:

She really did look like she was trying out for her high school cheer team, haha!  But I liked her, too, she seemed really sweet.

Was that the year they only took 34?  I thought Courtney and Kayleigh both should have made it.  Kayleigh really had the classic DCC look.

It's funny how we all think so differently. I loved Courtney! Something made me root for her.

Speaking of Kayleigh that scene when Melissa was talking with her and Kat & you see who makes it, Kayleigh def had that DCC look and IMO was a better performer than Kat & definitely better looking but alas, Kayleigh wasn't a rhythmic gymnast... 

I realize how many of the young ladies I end up disliking bc tptb put them on the team when there are others during their training camp that should've made it. I never liked Kat or Kat for that matter but its not their fault they made the time. I just had that revelation! :-)

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1 minute ago, kalibean said:

It was just so weird that they took 34, and then KFin later said that she wished she had taken Courtney, something like that.  I'm like well good grief lady.  Some years they're struggling to get below 40 and I'm like here's six that can easily go.  And then they cut good ones to get to 34.  Alrighty then.

I always roll my eyes when I think of how needlessly bloated the season 7 squad was

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2 hours ago, MrsEVH said:

I think it was something like having a sickle foot when kicking. Not a dancer so I don't know what that means.

Usually means your foot is inverted slightly, rolling in on your instep. Hard to explain it without doing it! You need all your ankle strength to point your foot as straight as possible. I've noticed several DCC have floppy feet despite their flexibility. Current DCC Amber is one who springs to mind straight away. In her rookie year, she didn't fully engage her ankle and stretch all the way to her toes in her kicks. 

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On 7/30/2021 at 9:58 PM, DCC-UK said:

I've noticed several DCC have floppy feet despite their flexibility

Being 'floppy' and very flexible makes complete sense to me. It's all about moving/bending your body easily, definitely within your muscles and joints. It often goes hand in hand with being too flexible and not being able to fully control that (guess that explains the floppy feet DCC-UK referred to).

Worst case scenario, very flexible people tend to easily dislocate joints which can be incredibly painful.

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No purpose to this post other than I can never get over Charlotte’s outfit choice and hair in Season 3 when I catch the reruns. This was 2007. The late 00s were some of my favorite years for fashion, but her look was just appallingly bad. It’s even worse on video than a still shot!

 

 

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1 hour ago, StellaCL said:

No purpose to this post other than I can never get over Charlotte’s outfit choice and hair in Season 3 when I catch the reruns. This was 2007. The late 00s were some of my favorite years for fashion, but her look was just appallingly bad. It’s even worse on video than a still shot!

 

 

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And you just know she paid a grip for it.  I always wondered if she pissed off her stylist that year.

Also, Charlotte has always needed the advice of Kelli's grandmother - "five pounds takes off five years!"

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20 hours ago, LilyD said:

Being 'floppy' and very flexible makes complete sense to me. It's all about moving/bending your body easily, definitely within your muscles and joints. It often goes hand in hand with being too flexible and not being able to fully control that (guess that explains the floppy feet DCC-UK referred to).

Worst case scenario, very flexible people tend to easily dislocate joints which can be incredibly painful.

I am one of those people. In falls from horses, missing a step and falling off the porch 3 feet on one leg and having the ankle completely turn over, etc. my ligaments, tendons, etc. will literally stretch so the bone doesn't break. While I have had broken bones, most of my injuries are sprains or dislocations with ligament damage. Sprains can take much longer than breaks to heal and the ligaments never return to being tight, so I am more prone to more sprains and dislocations. It's a blessing and a curse!

I usually notice the gals who are stiff and the gals who are "too flexible". The first gals pay for it now in not being able to perform some of the moves, the second group pays for it later in damage to ligaments, tendons, etc. Ya just can't win!

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22 hours ago, LilyD said:

Being 'floppy' and very flexible makes complete sense to me. It's all about moving/bending your body easily, definitely within your muscles and joints. It often goes hand in hand with being too flexible and not being able to fully control that (guess that explains the floppy feet DCC-UK referred to).

Worst case scenario, very flexible people tend to easily dislocate joints which can be incredibly painful.

Kat was a perfect example of that!! Maddie was a flexed foot kicker...and bent towards her leg to make it look higher...drove me nuts🤦🏻‍♀️

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3 hours ago, parrotfeathers said:

I don't think so but I'll try to find a pic.  But you absolutely may be correct.  This was during her "walk out and turn off the lights" segment.

Now I know what you're talking about. 

I was thinking of the brown cowboy boots the singer gave to K&J because they gave her some white DCC boots. The boots were from her own line. K& J both got up and danced in front of the girls.

18 hours ago, StellaCL said:

No purpose to this post other than I can never get over Charlotte’s outfit choice and hair in Season 3 when I catch the reruns. This was 2007. The late 00s were some of my favorite years for fashion, but her look was just appallingly bad. It’s even worse on video than a still shot!

 

 

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That woman is a hot mess!  The outfit just doesn't work.  However, I bet she has a personal shopper.  Hopefully her taste isn't that bad!  And the hair is just an awful lot for a tiny body, but it is gorgeous hair.  Obviously she has had a lot of facial work.  Can anyone identify it?  A nosejob and a tightening?

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2 minutes ago, Opine said:

That woman is a hot mess!  The outfit just doesn't work.  However, I bet she has a personal shopper.  Hopefully her taste isn't that bad!  And the hair is just an awful lot for a tiny body, but it is gorgeous hair.  Obviously she has had a lot of facial work.  Can anyone identify it?  A nosejob and a tightening?

I have to say Charlotte had some nice plastic surgery done for the win over the years. I am all for it when it’s complimentary and not over the top. She dresses pretty classy these days, a different personal shopper and larger wardrobe budget, no doubt! 😆

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On 8/3/2021 at 10:05 PM, StellaCL said:

No purpose to this post other than I can never get over Charlotte’s outfit choice and hair in Season 3 when I catch the reruns. This was 2007. The late 00s were some of my favorite years for fashion, but her look was just appallingly bad. It’s even worse on video than a still shot!

 

 

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Goodness, that’s terrible. I honestly feel like Judy is the only one of the 3 who consistently looks nice. Some of Kelli’s outfits are also horrendous. 

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1 hour ago, Pau84 said:

The well known Malena cut was manufactured. Malena was miles off, had a pattern of not being able to remember routines (was the first Flight Crew member that didn’t dance - do you think that Denise Garvey isn’t able to tell if someone messes up? Denise is a ex-DCC) and they (TPTB) kept her to be cut for drama’s sake.

I'm kind of torn about this. A part of me agrees it was all for the drama. Another part of me thinks that Kelli knew Malena would have been a great ambassador (as evidenced by her Flight Crew experience) and she's obviously very pretty, and because of that, Kelli thought that somehow TC would make her memory improve enough that she would have been able to make the team.

 

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1 hour ago, ByTor said:

I'm kind of torn about this. A part of me agrees it was all for the drama. Another part of me thinks that Kelli knew Malena would have been a great ambassador (as evidenced by her Flight Crew experience) and she's obviously very pretty, and because of that, Kelli thought that somehow TC would make her memory improve enough that she would have been able to make the team.

 

I'm with you on this.  I think Kelli really, really, really wanted her on the team.  I feel the same way about Alexandra from season 9 (my least favorite season OF. ALL. TIME.). And thus Kelli held out for Malena as long as she possibly could.  Where things went wrong IMO, is when Malena started seriously talking about quitting her amazing, career position at SMU to make this squad.  That should have shaken up Kelli a bit to be 100% dead on realistic about Malena's chances.  And if she had any doubt, she should have let Malena go so she didn't light her career on fire.  Academia has a long, hateful memory.  

At least when Courtney quit her pharmaceutical sales rep position (also season 9, the season of misery, fat camp and discontent but also the source of one of my favorite lines ever, thanks MRS) Courtney had been clear all along that her number one priority was DCC and that's 100% why she had moved to Dallas.  Kelli helped her find a new position quickly, as well.  It just didn't seem the same with Malena.  Tho maybe my memory was faulty.

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You know, while I'm here...let me mention the things that make season 9 terrible, along with two things that stand out as bright spots.  Any time I've clicked Pluto on this past week I swear it's been airing.

I'll start with the positives:

  • MRS with the best one liner of all time, when Vivian says that she has a self confidence problem.  MRS:  You hide it well.
  • Two, when Kelli is so upset about letting Alexandra go from camp, and how she talks about having a great attitude is so important for the team.  And that she'd almost rather have someone like Alexandra in camp instead of an amazing dancer.  It's not long after she says that when Erica gets a little camera time, and it makes me snicker every time, like a little bit of foreshadowing about how much drama Erica brought to the table.  (Tho hooray for her lawsuit resulting in overall better pay for the DCC.  Life and people certainly walk in shades of gray.)
  • Melissa Wallace is fabulous.  So is Mary.  
  • Holly/Jacie/Emma triangle, one of my very favorites ever.

But the negatives:

  • The season of the "chunky" camp
    • Poor Veronica raked over the coals, tho at least she gets offered My Fit Foods.  Hannah is inexplicably not given that same opportunity, tho it was mentioned a few times through the season that she had been on WW all through her rookie season.  And Hannah herself seemed a little smirky and weird about it.
    • Chelsea and her bitch fit to the cameras about the fat kids. (tho her cut came about a season and two episodes late for me.)
    • Courtney having to get down to her 8th grade weight and quitting a really great career position to make the team and then bail after one year because it clearly wasn't all that and a bag of chips for her in the end.  Makes me sad for her that it wasn't everything she wanted it to be for at least a couple years.
    • Awesome Megan and her thutt that apparently a custom made garment couldn't disguise.  Also, whatever.  Her ass was great.
  • Tho truly, any camera time with Chelsea is annoying IMO.  She was a negative of season 7 too with her earnest, fake attitude.
  • Kelli acting like she'd never seen a black woman's hair before, or dealt with a "unit" when half the women on the squad have extensions or hair help.  Maybe more.
  • Tina K calling Chandler a grandma.  I too agree that Chandler maybe isn't HD friendly, but COME ON NOW.  And Kelli's talking head after that with her serious face when she was just giggling with TK a moment before was ridiculous.  
  • Breelan and Calia, why did they even make the squad?
  • Christina, always full of excuses
  • Vivian.  Vivian Vivian Vivian.
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    • Self Absorbed
    • Convinced only her body kept her off the squad the year before
    • No personal growth
    • thousands of "fans" on facebook

I assume I'm missing a few things that I disliked, but really, there's PLENTY here already.

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Every time I see Season 12 finals I get sad that Taryn was cut, if you look in the background while Yuko is doing her solo, Taryn has a giant, beautiful smile on her face tapping her toes and saying "yes" for Yuko. Taryn would've been such a great DCC & teammate... For reference that was Lauren/Gina/Tara/Savannah... rookie season

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2 minutes ago, TB12 said:

Every time I see Season 12 finals I get sad that Taryn was cut, if you look in the background while Yuko is doing her solo, Taryn has a giant, beautiful smile on her face tapping her toes and saying "yes" for Yuko. Taryn would've been such a great DCC & teammate... For reference that was Lauren/Gina/Tara/Savannah... rookie season

I always thought Taryn looked like E.T. - the Extra Terrestrial. Not a comment on her dancing, agree she would have been great on the team.

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1 hour ago, kalibean said:

You know, while I'm here...let me mention the things that make season 9 terrible, along with two things that stand out as bright spots.  Any time I've clicked Pluto on this past week I swear it's been airing.

    • Chelsea and her bitch fit to the cameras about the fat kids. (tho her cut came about a season and two episodes late for me.)
       
  • Tho truly, any camera time with Chelsea is annoying IMO.  She was a negative of season 7 too with her earnest, fake attitude.

1 Minor nitpick here. Chelsea wasn't on that season. She made the team Season 7 and got cut for the "fatties" incident in Season 8. Don't hate me LOL

 

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  • Tina K calling Chandler a grandma.  I too agree that Chandler maybe isn't HD friendly, but COME ON NOW.  And Kelli's talking head after that with her serious face when she was just giggling with TK a moment before was ridiculous.  
  • Breelan and Calia, why did they even make the squad?

Completely agree. TK saying that about Chandler left a bad taste in my mouth. Especially because Chandler seemed like the sweetest girl. I just felt she didn't deserve to be talked about like that.

I've been convinced that Breelan, Caila, and Ashley Pro made the team because they wanted to justify MRS' Mentor Role. It would have looked bad if the 3 girls she helped the most all were cut.

Although I will say that Caila must have really turned it on throughout the year and in the offseason, because she scored in the TOP 5 out of EVERYONE at finals the next season, and we never heard about her struggling again until she was cut for weight (and possibly extra-curriculars) in Season 11. I also felt Caila looked great (both physically and dance-wise) in her dance practice videos leading up to that season. Her body just filled out.

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7 hours ago, ShutterbugCAM said:

1 Minor nitpick here. Chelsea wasn't on that season. She made the team Season 7 and got cut for the "fatties" incident in Season 8. Don't hate me LOL

 

Completely agree. TK saying that about Chandler left a bad taste in my mouth. Especially because Chandler seemed like the sweetest girl. I just felt she didn't deserve to be talked about like that.

I've been convinced that Breelan, Caila, and Ashley Pro made the team because they wanted to justify MRS' Mentor Role. It would have looked bad if the 3 girls she helped the most all were cut.

Although I will say that Caila must have really turned it on throughout the year and in the offseason, because she scored in the TOP 5 out of EVERYONE at finals the next season, and we never heard about her struggling again until she was cut for weight (and possibly extra-curriculars) in Season 11. I also felt Caila looked great (both physically and dance-wise) in her dance practice videos leading up to that season. Her body just filled out.

Haha no hate here! The ghost of Chelsea lived on via My Fit Foods I guess  it just lingered for me 😂😂

And Caila came in strong sophomore year, so true. She was one who really benefitted from making the team and getting that year of experience. I didn’t think she should have made it her rookie year, tho, based on what they had in the show. And as for her third year, I think she just started enjoying the clubs and cocktails (like so many young women!) which contributed to her weight gain. Did she get called out on the show for being underage in clubs? I remember a lot of pics floating around at the time. 

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20 minutes ago, kalibean said:

Haha no hate here! The ghost of Chelsea lived on via My Fit Foods I guess  it just lingered for me 😂😂

And Caila came in strong sophomore year, so true. She was one who really benefitted from making the team and getting that year of experience. I didn’t think she should have made it her rookie year, tho, based on what they had in the show. And as for her third year, I think she just started enjoying the clubs and cocktails (like so many young women!) which contributed to her weight gain. Did she get called out on the show for being underage in clubs? I remember a lot of pics floating around at the time. 

I don't think they mentioned her clubbing on the show at all. They made it appear that it was 100% about her weight, but as we've seen, they give some girls (S8-9 Hannah initially, Tasha) the benefit of the doubt when they pick up weight and still bring them into Training Camp. As strong as Caila was her 2nd year, I'd think they would give her the same benefit of the doubt, but they just cut their losses, which definitely means the clubbing had to have been the deciding factor.

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18 hours ago, kalibean said:

You know, while I'm here...let me mention the things that make season 9 terrible, along with two things that stand out as bright spots.  Any time I've clicked Pluto on this past week I swear it's been airing.

I'll start with the positives:

  • MRS with the best one liner of all time, when Vivian says that she has a self confidence problem.  MRS:  You hide it well.
  • Two, when Kelli is so upset about letting Alexandra go from camp, and how she talks about having a great attitude is so important for the team.  And that she'd almost rather have someone like Alexandra in camp instead of an amazing dancer.  It's not long after she says that when Erica gets a little camera time, and it makes me snicker every time, like a little bit of foreshadowing about how much drama Erica brought to the table.  (Tho hooray for her lawsuit resulting in overall better pay for the DCC.  Life and people certainly walk in shades of gray.)
  • Melissa Wallace is fabulous.  So is Mary.  
  • Holly/Jacie/Emma triangle, one of my very favorites ever.

But the negatives:

  • The season of the "chunky" camp
    • Poor Veronica raked over the coals, tho at least she gets offered My Fit Foods.  Hannah is inexplicably not given that same opportunity, tho it was mentioned a few times through the season that she had been on WW all through her rookie season.  And Hannah herself seemed a little smirky and weird about it.
    • Chelsea and her bitch fit to the cameras about the fat kids. (tho her cut came about a season and two episodes late for me.)
    • Courtney having to get down to her 8th grade weight and quitting a really great career position to make the team and then bail after one year because it clearly wasn't all that and a bag of chips for her in the end.  Makes me sad for her that it wasn't everything she wanted it to be for at least a couple years.
    • Awesome Megan and her thutt that apparently a custom made garment couldn't disguise.  Also, whatever.  Her ass was great.
  • Tho truly, any camera time with Chelsea is annoying IMO.  She was a negative of season 7 too with her earnest, fake attitude.
  • Kelli acting like she'd never seen a black woman's hair before, or dealt with a "unit" when half the women on the squad have extensions or hair help.  Maybe more.
  • Tina K calling Chandler a grandma.  I too agree that Chandler maybe isn't HD friendly, but COME ON NOW.  And Kelli's talking head after that with her serious face when she was just giggling with TK a moment before was ridiculous.  
  • Breelan and Calia, why did they even make the squad?
  • Christina, always full of excuses
  • Vivian.  Vivian Vivian Vivian.
    • Lucid Dreams
    • Self Absorbed
    • Convinced only her body kept her off the squad the year before
    • No personal growth
    • thousands of "fans" on facebook

I assume I'm missing a few things that I disliked, but really, there's PLENTY here already.

If I could ❤️This 10 times I would !

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11 hours ago, ShutterbugCAM said:

I don't think they mentioned her clubbing on the show at all. They made it appear that it was 100% about her weight, but as we've seen, they give some girls (S8-9 Hannah initially, Tasha) the benefit of the doubt when they pick up weight and still bring them into Training Camp. As strong as Caila was her 2nd year, I'd think they would give her the same benefit of the doubt, but they just cut their losses, which definitely means the clubbing had to have been the deciding factor.

Caila also tanked her interview the year she got cut, she couldn't tell them why Donald Trump wanted to build a wall.  I wasn't aware of the clubbing stuff, but that makes sense, too.  

I remember she moved up a LOT in the squad photo her second year, too.  I always thought she was a good dancer, just nervous in the training camp environment.  She had a great DCC look when she was at her strongest.

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