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Leah Parker

Season 3: 6 (T12th most)

* When I walked out into Texas Stadium, it gave me chills. It was just like, “wow.” I could be down there on that field, doing what I love. And hopefully I will.
* I felt like my legs weighed 1,000 pounds, and I just couldn’t get ‘em up, and I was like, “uh, uh.”

**(3.3)**

* Kelli and Judy, they’re just staring at your bodies, staring at everything you’re doing, and I was definitely a little overwhelmed.

**(3.6)**

* When Terence Newman and Bradie James walked out here, it was like, “wow,” you know? We’re actually playing with two Cowboys football stars.
* Whenever Kelli and Judy tell me I’m flat-footed and clunky, it’s kind of… that one’s new to me because I’ve never been told I’ve been clunky.
* [Waiting for office visits] Waiting right now is definitely killing me. Just there’s a million thoughts going through my head.

## **Commentary**

### **Season 3**

**(3.1)**

* Yes. – K
* She’s got long legs. There is no reason why she should not be higher [on the kick-line]. – Charlotte

**(3.6)**

* Don’t run over Kelli. That would be a bad thing. – Kitty Carter
* You blend to me. There’s a bunch of blondes that blend. – Kitty Carter
* Leah. Uh, okay. [*Long pause, and Leah starts to laugh*] No, I’m trying to think. You’re kind of not doing anything really wrong, but not wowing us either. – K
* A little bit awkward and real flat-footed and clumsy. – J/ There’s something, I think we’ve talked about this, just in your neck. It’s stiff. – K
* You really are good, and I’m not just saying that. You have something good in store, even if it’s just you’re not meant to be here this year. – Nicole Hamilton [After cut]

**(3.7)**

* I think a lot of the rookies are even more nervous, because after seeing Leah Parker cut last week, she had not been warned, so now they’re thinking “it could be any one of us.” – J

## **Office Visits**

### **Season 3**

**(3.6)**

* [Third of three] Kelli says they’ve watched, compared, and debated. She’s not getting noticed. And at this point, that’s a problem. She needs to get more style in her dance, and unfortunately Kelli doesn’t think they can fix it this week. Leah asks if they’re sure she can’t in a week. Kelli says they don’t think she’s ready this year. Leah says she thought she was, but she understands. Kelli says it’s just a matter of time at this point. She’s not ready, and the flexibility would be an issue. The style amongst the group would be an issue. She’s sorry. Leah says it’s okay and thanks them for the opportunity. She’s learned so much throughout this process, and it gives her a good idea of what to expect next year. [*Leah leaves*] Kelli turns to Judy and says they did it again. They had to cut someone who’s beautiful and poised and looks great in a uniform, and she can’t handle the dance.

## **End of Journey**

### **Season 3**

**(3.6)**

* Cut from training camp during week 6 in her first office visit 5th out of 9, 40 left after cut)

## **Other**

### **Season 3**

**(3.1)**

* Shown being invited to finals

## Misc.

* Dallas Mavericks Dancer post-traing camp
Christina Marie

Total: 2

* When we walked out there and you see the huge field and the big screens, I mean, it’s just so amazing to think that some of us will be Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders this year.

**(6.3)**

* It’s really nerve-wracking in front of Kelli and Judy and all the veterans, all the new girls, on your second night. I mean, I do realize I need to work on picking up the choreography. So, that’s something I’m going to take it home, keep practicing, keep doing my best, and just hopefully I’ll keep improving each day.

## **Commentary**

### **Season 6**

**(6.3)**

* [She does something different from the others] Is her name Christina or Kathleen? – J/ Christina – K/ I don’t know where to begin. – J
* Christina, beautiful up here [*motions to face*] and lost from the neck down. – K/ We want you to do well so badly, because you have such an adorable smile and it makes everybody want to look at you, so when you’re making that many mistakes, my eye just goes to you because it’s so wrong. The whole time. It was so wrong. – J/ How much dance have you had? – K/ I haven’t had much in a long time. I danced growing up, into middle school. A little bit in high school, but I haven’t since then. I didn’t throughout college.  – Christina/ You’re just kind of coming from a different place. You’ve got to do more learning. – K

**(6.4)**

* Christina has pulled herself out of training camp. I guess it was too much for her. – J
* I think she’s being honest; she’s overwhelmed with the choreography. But she took the spot someone else could have had. It makes me feel disappointed in her and pissed for us. – K

## **End of Journey**

### **Season 6**

**(6.4)**

* Kelli and Judy mention at the start of the episode that she has withdrawn from training camp via e-mail (1st out of 11 to leave, 44 left after departure)

## **Other**

### **Season 6**

**(6.2)**

* At panel interviews, she’s asked for her celebrity crush, and she says Brad Pitt
Kylee (S11 Finalist)

* 22-years-old from North Carolina, being a DCC has been her lifetime dream. Her dance team (North Carolina State) won a DCC contest to perform at a halftime show at AT&T Stadium. Was a taste of what it would be like to be a DCC. She's uprooted herself to Texas already, so there's a lot at stake.

### **Season 11**

**(11.1)**

* “Judy teaches at a pretty fast rate - faster than most, but I think that’s just the challenge of the competition here today.“
* [Biography]
* [Waiting for semifinals results] “Ready to learn if I’m moving forward or training for next year.“

**(11.2)**

* [After cut] “Really upset, going to have to work harder for next year.“

## **Commentary**

### **Season 11**

**(11.1)**

* “Love.” - Meredith Land/“I thought she was kind of an average performer.” – Charlotte Jones Anderson/“She had a star on my paper.” – Anthony Ramos [gets 10 yeses from judges]/“It’s okay, everybody likes something different.” – Charlotte

**(11.2)**

* “Kylee’s underbite concerns me a little.” – Kelli

* “I see her as all over the map.“/“She just got swallowed, disappeared on the field.“ – Charlotte/“At training camp you’ll be like “we need more style” – Candace Romo

####

## **End of Journey**

### **Season 11**

**(11.2)**

* Not invited to training camp

## **Other**

### **Season 11**

**(11.1)**

* Introduces self to judge at prelims (Born at halftime of Super Bowl XXVIII)

* Her invite to finals is shown

**(11.2)**

* Top three in fan vote
Colleen Meghan

Total: 11

Season 6: 5 (T19th most)

Season 7: 6

* [Uniform fitting] I feel sexy in it.

**(6.7)**

* Every year, one girl gets sucked up by the field because it’s so big. And you just don’t want to be that girl.

**(6.8)**

* My favorite part of the uniform, I think, might be the cuff links. Because they’re just so beautiful and shiny.
* We had to pose for at least an hour or so. You’ve got your hip up and you have to not move because you can’t move your hair and you can’t lick your lips because your lipstick will fall off.
* I can’t wait to see the finished squad photo. I am just so happy and blessed to be a part of it, and I can’t wait to get my hands on a million and send them out to all my friends and family.

### **Season 7**

**(7.3)**

* We walked off the bus, and there was just a line of Olympic shooters. It was just like, medal, medal, medal, medal, and it was really, really cool.
* My team is representing the second years, and so hopefully we’ll be able to take them all by storm with the Dream Team.
* My team’s looking pretty good. We’ve all hit a couple targets, so hopefully we can bring it back and show ‘em what the Dream Team is made of.
* [Three-way tie for first place] The tiebreaker is to go into sudden death with the team leaders.
* Now that we’ve shown our skills on the shooting range, we’re gonna go and show ‘em what we can do and give them a little something of us, because they shared so much of themselves with us today.

**(7.5)**

* Bowling is going super great. Our team is on fire!

## **Commentary**

### **Season 6**

**(6.7)**

* You’re on the wrong foot, Colleen. – J
* Who are you guiding with, Colleen and Alex? Look at the rest of the line. Did y’all see how you were way ahead of them? – J

* Some improvement, Colleen, but it’s not perfect yet. – J

**(6.8)**

* Colleen’s the only one that seems kind of awkward. Oh, why’s she stomping? – K/ Are you sure about her? She’s gonna have to work hard than most and she’s gonna get frustrated, but I do think she’s got some kind of appeal. – J
* There’s a step where y’all are just popping your knees, and you’re stomping. Look at your feet. You’re not supposed to be stomping. – J

### **Season 7**

**(7.8)**

* Colleen, don’t wiggle! – K

## **Other**

### **Season 6**

**(6.2)**

* At panel interviews, Kelli mentions that she majored in chemistry with a minor in mathematics, and Colleen says she wants to get her PhD and then go into research

**(6.8)**

* She asks the alumni All-Stars what they miss the most or they wish they appreciated more when they were on the team
* She’s shown taking a photo of her locker room photo

### **Season 7**

**(7.3)**

* She is made a team captain for the skeet shooting competition (for the “Dream Team”), because apparently, she’s shot the most on the team

**(7.5)**

* She is part of the victorious “Wedding Crashers” with the other Group 1 veterans for the bowling outing (Cassie Trammell, Holly Arielle, Lauren Williams, Veronica Ann)
Cerissa

* x

Total: 1

* Spoke along with Miranda Parker about their friendship and shared desire to be apart of the DCC

## **Commentary**

### **Season 1**

**(1.3)**

* Both Kelly and Judy spoke about Cerissa’s choice to leave training camp due to an injury per a written letter

## **Office Visits**

### **Season 1**

**(1.3)**

* x

## **End of Journey**

### **Season 1**

**(1.3)**

* She sends a letter to Kelly and Judy stating she was leaving training camp due to an injury

## **Other**

### **Season X**

**(x.x)**

* x

## **Misc.**

* Dallas Mavericks Dancer post-training camp
Leah Mullinax

* x

Total: x

Season 3: 1

* [Not invited back to training camp] "I’m just proud and honored enough to say that I was on the team for two years, and that’s okay."

## **Commentary**

### **Season X**

**(x.x)**

* x

## **Office Visits**

### **Season X**

**(x.x)**

* x

## **End of Journey**

### **Season 3**

**(3.2)**

* Not brought back to training camp for a third year.

## **Other**

### **Season 3**

**(3.2)**

* Shown performing her solo at finals while Kelli gives a confessional about having a few veterans that weren’t the strongest dancers in the group. Kelli says that if they’re a veteran and want their uniform back, they need to wow the judges, and there needs to be no question as to whether they were a veteran or not.
* After she isn't invited back to training camp, she tells some teammates she’ll be cheering them on from the sidelines.

## **Misc.**

* Dallas Mavericks Dancer post-DCC.
Erica Perry

### Other

^After debuting in 2004, she was not a member of the team in 2005, before returning for a second season in 2006.

## **Biography**

### **Season X**

**(x.x)**

* x

### **Season 2**

**(2.4)**

* Upon being named to Show Group, she says, “I got emotional…not everyone makes it back.”

## **Commentary**

### **Season X**

**(x.x)**

* x

## **Office Visits**

### **Season X**

**(x.x)**

* x

## **End of Journey**

### **MTT 2-hr special**

* Not chosen for training camp as a 2nd year veteran during the 2005 two-hour special

## **Other**

### **Season 2**

**(2.4)**

* Shown being named to Show Group

## **Misc.**

* Only show era DCC able to return to the squad after being cut from the squad
Jenna Allison

11 - Finalist

### Cut

Not brought back for a second season - (7.1)Not selected for Training Camp - (11.2)

## **Confessionals**

Total: 5

Season 6-7: 0

Season 11: 5

### **Season 11**

**(11.1)**

* [Refresher – narrates over old clips] “I cheered for the DCC in 2011 and it was the best year of my life, but was cut on reauditioning due to weight issues. Knowing the feeling and having it taken away is heartbreaking.“
* “I really want to earn that uniform back, I quit my job, so I hope it pays off and (the judges) saw my hard work.“
* [During announcement of finalists] “Nerve-wracking knowing my fate in their hands, but done everything I can.“

**(11.2)**

* [Finals] “Feel like this is my time, and if my name isn’t called, I’ll be heartbroken.“
* [Not invited back to training camp] “I feel like I deserved a spot. I gave up everything and did everything I could, so it’s a lot to take in.“

## **Commentary**

### **Season 6**

**(6.7)**

* “I like watching Jenna.“ – Kelli

**(6.8)**

* “Jenna needs to point her toes.“ – Judy

### **Season 7**

**(7.1)**

* [“This was not the year for a veteran to come in with a weight issue. We have too many hopefuls that could be on our team that look great in all areas. And they’re heavy around the middle. And that’s the part that’s exposed in our uniform. And there’s a lot of tummy jiggling.“ – Judy
* “What are you feeding these veterans in the offseason?“ – Charlotte

### **Season 11**

**(11.1)**

* “She had cheered in 2011.“ – Kelli/“She had put on a little bit of weight her last season with us.“ – Judy/“She looked great.“ – Charlotte
* “I liked her a lot.“ – Anthony Ramos/“Something about her facial expressions and how she held herself looked nervous.“/“She should get another chance.“– Anthony

## **End of Journey**

### **Season 7**

**(7.1)**

* Not brought back to training camp for a second season.

### **Season 11**

**(11.2)**

* Not selected for training camp.

## **Other**

### **Season 6**

**(6.2)**

* At panel interviews, she’s asked for her celebrity crush, and she answers Bradley Cooper.

### **Season 11**

**(11.1)**

* Introduces self to judges in preliminaries after Kelli mentions comeback girls – “I cheered for the Dallas Cowboys in 2011.”
* Shown dancing in semis after Kelli mentions dancers making them go “Wow.”
* Her invite to finals is shown.

## **Misc.**

* She is the most recent previously cut DCC to try out again.
* She is spared from being one of the few DCC to have no confessionals over their entire tenure by her return in Season 11.
* San Antonio Spurs Dancer post-DCC.
Jenna Denise

### **Season 8**

* [About introduction to judges] I wanted a way to stand out. I know the other girls would be, “Hi. I’m so-and-so, and I do this and this.” But I want them to remember me. There’s like 500 girls here.
* Oh, man. Working with Judy, it’s intense. It’s a lot quicker than I thought it would be. This is hard work for sure.
* My audition today did not go as planned. The routine was a little difficult. I panicked a little bit.
* [Not invited to finals] I knew today wasn’t really my time, but that’s alright, because now I have a whole year to work on it and I know what they’re looking for.

## **Commentary**

### **Season 8**

**(8.1)**

* She’s struggling. Not a total lost cause, but lost. – K

## **End of Journey**

### **Season 8**

**(8.1)**

* Makes it to semifinals, but not invited to finals

## **Other**

### **Season 8**

**(8.1)**

* Introduces herself to the judges: She’s a proud server at Buffalo Wild Wings for about 40+ hours per week, and rhetorically asks who does that?
* Shown struggling performing the semifinals routine
Katie (Season 11 Semifinalist)

* 22 years old from Texas, always wanted to be a DCC. Has overcome people not always believing that she can reach the next step in her dance career, which fuels her. People didn’t think she’d make it at college level, but she made the Oklahoma State team. Get chills thinking about being a DCC.

### **Season 11**

**(11.1)**

* Seeing Kelli let me know it’s really happening.

* I’m one step closer, I can’t believe, I’m in shock. [about making semifinals]

* I’m feeling good, but it isn’t something you can prepare for ahead of time, so you just have to go in and be confident.

* Biography

* “I thought this dance [about semifinals] was hard, She taught it so quickly I was like wow we are already done? That was it?”

* Came from drill team background, so love to kick, but got too comfortable and missed a few kicks, but smiled through it.

* [During announcement of finalists] Having gotten this far, cannot imaging not coming back to make this team

* [After not picked for finals] I’m shocked, because it could mean dance career is over

## **Commentary**

### **Season 11**

**(11.1)**

* [Semis judging] “She’s really pretty.” – J, “I thought she was pretty, but I put boring and clean.” – K, “But she had all of the moves perfect.” – Romo

## **End of Journey**

### **Season 11**

**(11.1)**

* Not selected for finals

## **Misc.**

* First major candidate cut in Season 11, and the only major candidate cut during episode 11.1
* Dallas Stars Ice Girl post-auditions
Evan Anderson

* 21 years old from Texas. Being a part of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders would mean the world to her. The main reason is for the service side of it. The cheerleaders work with the armed forces, and she would love to perform for them. Dance is her life. She’s very shy, so dance is that out for her to be this different person. Because of her dancing in Texas, she knows Sarah Gourley, who has been on the team for four years. Evan’s been keeping in touch with her. [*Sarah and Evan are seen living together*] Sarah had a free room, and so she took it. [Sarah says: “I believe some of Evan’s biggest challenges when it comes to DCC is going to be being really outgoing. As a cheerleader, she is going to have to step outside of herself. We do big movement. All that stuff can be seen from the field.”] Evan says DCC style has a lot of energy, a lot of smiling, and it’s a fun style, but it’s different from what she’s used to.

## **Confessionals**

Total: 7

Season 4: 6 (T17th most)

Season 5: 1

### **Season 4**

**(4.1)**

* Biography
* I think I did close to my best, so hopefully that’s enough to go to the finals. I really hope so.

**(4.3)**

* [Body fat scanner session] Yeah, I had no idea there was this much that went into being a cheerleader.

**(4.7)**

* [Touring the new stadium] We walked onto the field and saw ourselves up on the screen. It was insane. We were huge.

**(4.8)**

* It’s a bit overwhelming knowing that we’re about to step into this incredible stadium with 80,000 people watching us.
* [In the tunnel] I’m ready. I am so ready today.

### **Season 5**

**(5.8)**

* [Calendar release party] So, we walk into this main room and we see a TV out. And we’re like, “Hmm, I wonder what they’re gonna do.”

## **Commentary**

### **Season 4**

**(4.1)**

* [Semifinals judging] I thought she was fabulous./ She didn’t stand out to me.

**(4.5)**

* You should knock this one out of the ballpark. You should. Your face is still nervous. – K

**(4.7)**

* Evan, your performance is good. You’re just not a standout to me. – Kitty Carter
* [Shown on screen after she is one of the TCC not selected by Kitty Carter or the veterans as someone that should be on the team] The rest of you, in my personal opinion, have a long way to go. – Kitty

## **Other**

### **Season 4**

**(4.1)**

* Talks with Sarah Gourley before semifinals, leading into her biography
* Shown introducing herself to the judges at semifinals
* Shown dancing while Kelli says there were some standouts that were very good with the material.
* Shown being invited to finals

**(4.2)**

* Shown performing her solo at finals
* Shown being invited to training camp

**(4.5)**

* Makeover glamour shot – hair is straightened

**(4.8)**

* Brings her family to the squad photo and points out where she is in it.

### **Season 5**

**(5.8)**

* She’s revealed to be the model for August in the swimsuit calendar
Cathie Gonzalez

Season 3: 5 (T16th most)

* Oh, I can talk so highly about my kicks. I am very flexible. No joke, I can kick my forehead with my leg.

**(3.2)**

* [At the Kitty session] When I was doing my solo, I did stumble.

**(3.7)**

* [Cameo photo shoot] The uniform fits a little… tight. It’s nothing like you usually wear. It’s very small, very fitting.
* [Before office] This is definitely coming out of the blue for me, simply because they have not called me out at all during training camp.
* [After cut] This is not the end for me. I’m gonna continue dancing, continue what I love to do, and I’m gonna show the world what I got.

## **Commentary**

### **Season 3**

**(3.1)**

* She kicks over here [side of head] instead of at her nose. – J

**(3.2)**

* You’re looking a little bit like a turtle head, so pull your neck back. There’s no reaching with your chin. – Kitty
* I was really looking forward to seeing the little Gonzalez girl, and she came in and had every excuse in the world about why she couldn’t do her routine. It was just really a big line of bull that just nobody cared about. – Kitty [confessional]
* You started off fierce. Did I take you your adrenaline away? [Cathie says no, it was because she thought she was gonna run that camera.] You know what? Then kick him. Just keep going.  – Kitty [Cathie says it completely threw her off]

**(3.6)**

* Cathie! [Kitty impersonates her movement] This went out in the ‘70s. – Kitty Carter
* You’re not the strongest in the room, but you’re in the room. I’d say you’ve got a chance to make it yours. – K

**(3.7)**

* Cathie, get noticed down there. – K

## **Office Visits**

### **Season 3**

**(3.7)**

* [First of three] Kelli says in her group, now that they are really evaluating them next to veterans, Cathie’s not there yet. Cathie says she knows tonight wasn’t her night. Kelli says she has good nights. She doesn’t have great nights, but she’s had a lot of nights. It’s just not there yet; that’s the bottom line. So, tonight is her last night. Cathie thanks them and says it’s an unbelievable experience.

## **End of Journey**

### **Season 3**

**(3.7)**

* Cut from training camp during week 7 in her first office visit (6th out of 9, 39 left after cut)

## **Other**

### **Season 3**

**(3.2)**

* Shown performing her solo at finals
* Shown introducing herself to the judges at finals
* Shown being invited to training camp

**(3.3)**

* At the first meeting, she is announced as one of the people who failed the test

**(3.7)**

* One of four rookie candidates (with Alyssa, Sunni, and Jordan Chanley) selected to perform alongside three veterans (Brooke, Justine, and Nicole) who serve as a comparison
Alex Benvenuto

* x

Total: x

Season 3: 3

* x

* Last year was my first audition for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and I made it to the final round, and then I got cut, unfortunately. [*Flashback: “I know I did try my hardest, and I’m definitely gonna come back next year.”*] This year, I improved in my dance technique and basically worked my butt off five days a week. This year I definitely gave it everything I got.
* Being on the field today was awesome. I loved learning the choreography. That’s just really amazing.
* [Invited to finals] They were calling all the girls over and over, and it kept not being my name, and I was, like, just going crazy inside. I just wanted them to say my name so much. Ah. It feels amazing.

## **Commentary**

### **Season 3**

**(3.1)**

* [Preliminaries judging] I liked her better this year, She worked on everything we asked her to. I gave her a yes. – K/ I thought she had a great audition. I gave her a yes as well./ I did too./ That’s what we like. Good for her. – K
* [Semifinals judging] There were other two girls in the lineup that had better kicks, much higher, and I think that’s why I went to no.

**(3.2)**

* [After panel interview] Alex has been doing real well so far. She was scored in the top 20 of the whole pack. – K
* After I did a background check and some of their reference checks, things just kept coming back that couldn’t be ignored. – K
* [After they ask about her past legal history] She was top 20. – K/ Not anymore. – Charlotte
* [Finals deliberation] How many yeses? – K [*Most raise their hands*]

## **End of Journey**

### **Season 2**

**(2.2)**

* Not invited to training camp

### **Season 3**

**(3.2)**

* Not invited to training camp

## **Other**

### **Season 3**

**(3.1)**

* Last one shown being invited to finals

**(3.2)**

* At panel interviews, is asked by Charlotte why they should select her to be a cheerleader. Alex replies she’s dedicated, wholesome, somebody they’d be able to send anywhere and represent the Cowboys to the fullest. Is subsequently asked if she had any instances with the law – she replies when she was younger, she had a speeding problem, and she is a little bit of an aggressive driver, things like that.

* Shown performing her solo at finals

* Shown introducing herself to the judges at finals
Jaclyn

Total: 4

Season 10: 3

Season 11: 1

* All-American woman, I think that would be a really great way to put it.

**(10.5)**

* Whenever I started at training camp, I was trying to tease my hair. I’m thinking, the bigger, the better.
* [Kitty criticism] It’s really shocking to me and kind of a lot to take in.

### **Season 11**

**(11.8)**

* Being a world class team, we have to be on our toes at all times and be ready for any type of adjustments, whether they’re last minute or not. This is something we were warned about in preparation for show group.

## **Commentary**

### **Season 10**

**(10.1)**

* I’m kind of liking her. – K

**(10.2)**

* What would you do with her hair?/ Brush it. – J/ Shake it? – K

**(10.5)**

* Jax needs a makeover because I’ve had a lot of kind of questionable comments about her appearance, specifically, her hair. To me, her style just looks dated. – K/ She has fine hair. She needs a little bit more sex appeal./ And when it’s time to tease, you’ll teach her… – K/ I will show her./ A softer shade of teasing? – K
* So, you think this brunette in front of us is cute? – Kitty Carter/ Yes, I do, but that’s because now I know her, and I like her. – K/ I just think she’s like this. – Kitty [*makes an unattractive open-mouth smile*]
* Kitty thinks you’re kind of locked into a clown smile. – K/ There’s nothing worse than this and this. I mean it’s a fang face, and it’s just very unattractive, yeah? – Kitty Carter

## **Other**

### **Season 10**

**(10.2)**

* She’s shown on-screen immediately after Kelli says that the HD board is very unflattering to some
* She’s mentioned to be in the top 3 for the fan vote

**(10.3)**

* She’s shown introducing herself at the opening meeting: they can all call her “Jax.” Her ears are not pierced.

**(10.5)**

* Makeover glamour shot (before and after): less teased and minimally darker?
* If you pause, you can see a list of the scores she received at auditions: she was ranked #45 out of 46 (making her the lowest scoring to ultimately make the team) and received 2 yeses, 11 maybes, and 3 no’s

### **Season 11**

**(11.6)**

* Announced as a show group member

### **Season 12**

**(12.2)**

* Mentioned as a retiree by Kelli
Cassie Kathleen

Total: 1

Season 6: 0

Season 7: 1

* [Not invited back to training camp] "At this point, I don’t know where I went wrong. Hopefully, the Lord will lead me the right way, and if that’s back here, then it'll be back here."

## **Commentary**

### **Season 7**

**(7.1)**

* [Finals]"She needs to go on a diet."/"I’m not believing it, I mean there are several of them."
* [Finals deliberation] "I thought she gave a solid performance in her individual performance."/"I put the solo was weak." – Jay/"That’s exactly what I thought. Her solo was average at best, and she’s gained weight." – Kelli

## **End of Journey**

### **Season 7**

**(7.1)**

* Not selected to return to training camp for a second season as a DCC.

## **Misc.**

* She is virtually invisible during her rookie season (Season 6). While her name is rarely mentioned (i.e., in terms of setting the positions for the squad photo), the show makes no effort to match face-to-name, and figuring out which cheerleader she is can only be accomplished through the process of elimination.
* The only time she has a confessional is the last time she is ever on-screen.
* Allen Americans Ice Angel post-DCC
Ally Traylor

* x

Total: x

Season 3: 2

Season 4: 1

Season 5: 2

Season 6: 5 (T19th most)

* Last year, I missed the power squad by one point. I’m determined to get that shirt this year. I want to be on the power squad so badly.
* Coming in as a veteran, I really wanted to set the example and also make my goal of power squad, and I did it, and I don’t want to take it off. I want to sleep in it.

### **Season 4**

**(4.7)**

* [Touring the new stadium] This is going to be an incredible opportunity for the fans to be up close as we walk through this beautiful suite that leads right out onto the 50-yard line.

### **Season 5**

**(5.3)**

* The jump-split is extremely scary the first time. There is a lot of mental preparation that goes on with it.
* The kick-line we need to have as a whole to make that jump-split look as dynamic and as perfected as possible.

### **Season 6**

**(6.2)**

* [With Sunni Cranfill] Unfortunately, we have to re-audition every single year. It’s a gut-wrenching feeling going into this morning, and we’re just ready to get it underway.
* There are 46 young ladies entering into training camp, and this is the start of a very long audition process. And they’ve just got to soak it all in and enjoy it for what it is, because they may never get this moment again.

**(6.3)**

* This was just a nice little wake up call to officially say, “welcome to training camp.”

**(6.5)**

* I am going to be a group leader for my second season, and it is such an honor, and it really is a huge responsibility.

**(6.8)**

* There is absolutely nothing like this field, this stadium, this crowd. It is electrifying, it’s scary.

## **Commentary**

### **Season 6**

**(6.3)**

* Ally is a group leader from previous seasons. She’s an experienced teacher, she’s an experienced dancer, and we will have different veterans teach each night. – K

## **Office Visits**

### **Season X**

**(x.x)**

* x

## **Other**

### **Season 3**

**(3.4)**

* Shown getting on the power squad

### **Season 5**

**(5.8)**

* At squad photo day, she gets a short scene with Stephanie Heymann, being excited she wasn’t cut the night before
* She’s shown re-choreographing things for her group after Ann Lux goes down
* She’s revealed to be the model for April in the swimsuit calendar

### **Season 6**

**(6.2)**

* She’s the first to perform her solo at finals

**(6.3)**

* Teaches the group their first dance at the first rehearsal

**(6.5)**

* Announced as group leader for group 1

**(6.6)**

* Has a scene at rehearsal where she and Cassie Trammell criticize Taylor BreAnn’s professionalism

**(6.8)**

* After Kaitlin LeGrand shows up in the wrong outfit, Kelli asks Ally how she knew to wear the correct outfit, and Ally says Kelli and Judy told them on two different days
* Kelli has her take the cheerleaders outside to start the field rehearsal while Kelli can have an office visit with Kaitlin LeGrand

### **Season 7**

**(7.1)**

* Along with Ashton Torres, she assists Judy in teaching the routine at semifinals

## **Misc.**

* **Pro Bowl Cheerleader** in Season 6
* **Group Leader** in Seasons 5 and 6
Chantel

10, 11, 12 - DCC

* Not where it needs to be yet. It’s real skippy. – J
* [Field entrance] I can tell you, I don’t like watching Courtney or Chantel on this. – K

**(10.8)**

* Oh my gosh, that was Chantel. – J
* You missed the leg lift. That can’t happen in a performance. – K
* You have some good moments, and you need to keep them all good. – J

## **End of journey**

### **Season 5**

**(5.2)**

* Makes it to finals but isn’t chosen for training camp

### **Season 6**

**(6.2)**

* Makes it to finals but isn’t chosen for training camp

### **Season 7**

* Participates in the audition process, unclear how far she progresses short of training camp

## **Other**

**(5.2)**

* Briefly shown seated with other finalists as training camp candidates are called

### **Season 6**

**(6.2)**

* Shown seated with other finalists as training camp candidates are called

### **Season 10**

**(10.3)**

* She’s shown introducing herself at the opening meeting: she’s part Lebanese

**(10.4)**

* If you pause, you can see a list of the scores she received at auditions: she was ranked #24 and received 16 yeses

**(10.7)**

* She’s one of six that Judy has repeat the field entrance

**(10.8)**

* She’s one of five that Judy has repeat a dance

## **Misc.**

* Chantel never had a confessional in her time on the show.
* Is invisible in Season 11 and Season 12.
* During Season 13, she (along with Elizabeth and Kelsey) does not perform at the NFL draft with the other retiring veterans, nor is she really acknowledged as a retiree.
* Former Dallas Mavericks Dancer
* Former Spokane Shock Dancer
Alexandra Caroline

Total: 4

Season 6: 0

Season 7: 4

* [*Bowling*] We’re feeling good. We’re…gonna win.

**(7.9)**

* [*Swimsuit fitting*] I’ve never done anything like this before. It’s definitely a first. It was definitely an exciting thing to hear the first time you go up there and they shoot you.
* After getting off the ferry, we have to take another car ride, and we have no idea where we were going. We were going through backroads, and we finally got to this one area where it was just so bumpy, and we just kind of had to roll with the punches.
* Roberto had me posing in front of this one tree, and the scenery was just very tropical and beachy.

## **Commentary**

### **Season 7**

**(7.5)**

* [*Bowling*] Our team is not doing as well as Alexandra alone is doing. – Melissa Kellerman

**(7.9)**

* You’re going to be the photographer’s favorite. But right now you’re stiff, so by the end of the night, I promise you will be a little curvier and fluid. – K
* Alexandra has quietly become a photographer’s favorite. – K

## **Other**

### **Season 6**

**(6.5)**

* Makeover glamour shot

**(6.8)**

* She’s shown posing with her locker room photo

### **Season 7**

**(7.1)**

* At panel interviews, Charlotte asks her what the most watched program on TV is: Alexandra [*with goofy music playing*] speculates *American Idol*, but says that doesn’t sound right, before guessing *The Voice*. Charlotte responds it’s the NFL.

**(7.5)**

* She is part of the “Notorious Neons” with the other Group 2 veterans for the bowling outing (Amelia Bren, Brittney Schram, Nicole Bulcher, and Whitney Isleib)

**(7.9)**

* She goes with Sydney Durso alongside Kelli to an island off Cozumel for their calendar photoshoot

**(7.10)**

* She’s shown to be in the center on the cover of the swimsuit calendar (with Mia Greenhouse and Brittney Schram)
* She’s revealed to be in the swimsuit calendar for November
Katy Marie

Total: 1

Season 6: 1

Seasons 7-9: 0

* [Kitty Carter] told me I needed to get my makeup down, I needed to dance like a 24-year-old, and I needed to wear a different outfit.

## **Commentary**

### **Season 6**

**(6.2)**

* Are you of the Spanish nationality? [*Katy says no*] So, why would you think I’d ask you that? [*Katy asks if it's because she’s tan*] You’re more than tan, sweetheart; you’re chocolate. I’d lose your whole face. – Kitty Carter
* Have you lost a lot of weight since you wore those? – Kitty Carter
* Katy was also very, very conservative. She walked in like she was Grandma Moses. – Kitty Carter
* You’ve got to be aggressive the whole time. – Kitty Carter

**(6.5)**

* That little Katy is pretty. – K
* I thought Katy was fun to watch. – K

**(6.6)**

* Katy Marie was by far my favorite on camera today. She was wow! – K

### **Season 7**

**(7.8)**

* Katy’s kicks were low. – J

### **Season 9**

**(9.2)**

* Oh my gosh. – K [*laughing*]

## **Other**

### **Season 6**

**(6.1)**

* Shown being invited to finals

**(6.2)**

* Shown performing her solo for Kitty Carter
* Shown being invited to training camp

### **Season 7**

**(7.1)**

* She’s the first one shown being invited to training camp

**(7.2)**

* Introduces herself at the opening meeting: she’s 23 years old and has never had a soft drink.

**(7.5)**

* She is part of the “Party Animals” with the other Group 3 veterans for the bowling outing (Emma Mary, Mackenzie Lee, Mia Greenhouse, Sydney Durso)

### **Season 9**

**(9.2)**

* She’s shown performing her solo at finals

## **Misc.**

* She's invisible during Season 8
Hoffman Triplets

### Other

Kali has hair swept to the left side of her face, Haley has bangs going straight down, and Hillary has hair swept to the right side of her face.

## **Biography**

### **Season 3**

**(3.1)**

* Kelli says they’ve never had three siblings try out together, and especially not triplets. Kali says she thinks their outfits are going to be perfect and thinks they’ll stand out. Haley agrees. Hillary says all of them just graduated with a degree in dance, so this would be the next step for them. Haley says they choreograph in their living room, they push the couches back and work with the space that they have. It’s not much, but enough to make up a routine. They all have their own strengths in dancing. Haley likes the jazz. Kali is the trickster – she can do the turns, the leaps, the technical things. Hillary is better in modern – she really attacks it well. Kelli says it’s unique they are trying out as triplets, but they will be evaluated as individuals on their own unique charm, beauty, and talent.

### **Season 3**

**(3.1)**

* Biography
* Haley: I think the judges are aware of us being triplets, but you know, you never know.
* Haley: I did think that it was very hard to pick up the choreography. I was stumbling, but eventually I got it.
* [Not invited to finals] *Haley*: I think we’re just glad that… *Hillary*: It was all of us together. *Haley and Kali*: Yeah.

## **Commentary**

### **Season 3**

**(3.1)**

* Wow, they’re different looking. – K
* [Semifinals judging for Hillary] Anybody got any yeses? – K [*Camera zooms in on one judge who has his hand raised*]

## **End of Journey**

### **Season 3**

**(3.1)**

* All three make it through to semifinals, but aren't invited to finals

## **Other**

### **Season 3**

**(3.1)**

* Hillary struggles going into the split while Kelli is giving a confessional about the split being very telling about a candidate’s flexibility.
Elizabeth Perry

Total: 3

* High kicks are my strong point. I have actually kicked myself so hard in the face before, that I hurt myself.
* I was a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader in 1996, and I’m trying to come back as a veteran 13 years later.
* I have no idea what my chances are, because if I came back, I would be a returning veteran. And I should have had the dance better than I did. I was truly embarrassed.

## **Commentary**

### **Season 4**

**(4.1)**

* Elizabeth is just out of control. – J/ Yeah. – K/ Bless her heart. She’s living in the past. – Charlotte/ Yeah. – K

## **End of Journey**

### **Season 4**

**(4.1)**

* Not invited to finals

## **Other**

### **Season 4**

**(4.1)**

* Introduces herself to the judges at semifinals. 32 years old from Texas

## **Misc.**

* Cheered for one season as a DCC in 1996
Dinesha

* x

Total: 1

* Trainer Jay Johnson stated, “l have never seen a cheerleader that heavy.”

**(1.3)**

* Both Kelly and Judy spoke about the choice by Dinesha to leave training camp

* x

* She decides to leave training camp due to childcare concerns and amount of time spent in training camp

## **Other**

### **Season X**

**(x.x)**

* x

## **Misc.**

* Dallas Mavericks Dancer pre- and post-training camp
* Former New Orleans Honeybee
Cary (S12 Semifinalist)

Total: 4

* (*With her mother, Suzanne*) I’m here with my mom, my best friend. I signed her up. [Her mom says it’s been on her bucket list for eons] She’s going to kill it.

* (*With her mother, Suzanne*) I could not have done without her in any circumstance. [Her mom says it means the world since she did not anticipate making the team.] She gave it her all, and I’m so proud of you.

**(12.2)**

* [Waiting for finals announcement] I gave it 100%, and it’s in the judge’s hands now, so, we’ll see.

* [With her mom after not selected for finals] I know there’s girls that worked so many years for this. This is my first year, so I’m good, I’m happy. [Mom says she’s proud]

## **Commentary**

### **Season 12**

**(12.1)**

* We have a mother-daughter duo trying out together today from New Jersey. – K
* “Proud of her baby.” – Charlotte [about Suzanne]
* “Her daughter’s a good dancer.” – K
* “Whoa, that’s better than I could do.” – J [about Suzanne]
* “You have to really give it to the mother-daughter team today. She had the guts to show up. She might not have the best dance out on the floor today, but she had the best seat in the house watching her daughter audition for her dreams, and you can’t fault that at all.” – J
* “Go, mom. Right?” – Ramos
* “That was a light, bright moment in our audition today.” – K
* “I love it.” – Brenda (about them trying out together)
* The mother-daughter duo that came in – the mother was so over the moon that her daughter made it, and the daughter was just sobbing tears of joy.

## **End of Journey**

### **Season 12**

**(12.2)**

* Not invited to finals (*Note: her mother was previously not invited to semifinals at the end of 12.1)*

## **Other**

### **Season 12**

**(12.1)**

* Cary introduces herself to judges, says she has the privilege to try out next to her mom. Her mom says she fell in love with the Cowboys 20 years ago thanks to Roger Staubach.
Leah Jo

Total: 2

* With finals a few days away, you can tweak little things, but if there’s a big problem, maybe this year isn’t the year for you.
* [Not selected for training camp] I always wanted to be a cheerleader, and I was for a day. Maybe I’ll audition next year, but I have a feeling I’ll be doing big things. I’m ready to put myself out there again.

## **Commentary**

### **Season 8**

**(8.2)**

* Leah is super, super talented as a technical dancer, and super sexy with her delivery. – K
* I’m not sure the sidelines are ready for this. – Charlotte
* Wow, she is fluid./ Yeah./ Does anybody think she’s bottom-heavy?/ I do.
* [Finals deliberation] Not the girl next door, but a great look, sexy./ I don’t see her as a wholesome Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader./ Sexy isn’t bad./ No! I love sexy, but let it be organic. She has really more at the bottom. I don’t like the shape. – K

## **End of Journey**

### **Season 8**

**(8.2)**

* Makes it to finals, but is not invited to training camp

## **Other**

### **Season 8**

**(8.1)**

* She introduces herself to the judges at preliminaries, telling them if they want to check out her dancing, she’s in Scary Movie 5.

**(8.2)**

* She is shown being introduced by Kelli and performing her solo immediately after Kelli gives a confessional about some of the new girls being very talented
Sandra Lynn

Total: 2

* [*Appears to be part of a scrapped biography*] My mom has always wanted me to do this. My mom is a huge Dallas Cowboys fan, so I felt like it was time for me to finally go after that dream.
* I got cut. It is a big disappointment, but you know what, everything happens for a reason.

## **Commentary**

### **Season 8**

**(8.1)**

* Was she the Laker Girl with the curly hair?/ She did have performance power. You could tell she did have that. – K

## **End of Journey**

### **Season 8**

(**8.1)**

* Not invited to semifinals

## **Other**

### **Season 8**

**(8.1)**

* Introduces herself to the judges at prelims (she’s a former Laker Girl)

## **Misc.**

* Her first confessional appears to be part of a scrapped biography, and she's wearing a different outfit in what appears to be her house.
* Former Los Angeles Laker Girl
Abigail Klein

* [“Where are they now?” segment] She was a DCC from 2007 to 2010. Her most memorable moment was when she made the team – she totally lost it. She is currently an actress in Los Angeles. She’s been able to work with some talented people. It’s been really rewarding. She got married two years ago. She learned how fulfilling it is to have a platform to help others after making the DCC.

## **Confessionals**

Total: x

Season 3: 0

Season 4: 4

Season 13: 1

### **Season 4**

**(4.8)**

* [Veterans’ apartment complex] These girls are actually my friends. I spend so much time with them in practice, out of practice. I love these girls. There’s almost more pressure on veterans, because the rookies try to emulate you, and you feel like you need to be perfect.
* [Veterans’ apartment complex] I’m completely nervous. And I know some girls probably think, “Hey, you know, she’s got it in the bag, she’s a veteran.” No way. That is the biggest misconception. I’m more nervous, because there’s more pressure.
* [Veterans’ apartment complex] When Kelli and Judy ask to see the dances, you really have to have it down perfectly. And Kelli and Judy expect that. Yeah, we’re all kind of freaking out.
* That dance just gets me every time. I felt really clunky. I just kind of lost my step there for a little bit.

Season 13

(13.4)

* *Where are they now?*

## **Commentary**

### **Season 4**

**(4.8)**

* Abigail doesn’t… she’s 30% less than Kelsi on power. – K/ Yeah. – J
* [Squad photo] Abigail, you and Tobie could stand to be 10% happier. – K

### **Season 14**

**(14.9)**

* She is literally the idol of what a DCC is and what it represents. – Victoria

## **Other**

### **Season 4**

**(4.2)**

* At panel interviews, is asked by Jay if she’d pick Kelli or Simon (?), and she says Kelli all the way.

**(4.8)**

* Is present at the veterans’ apartment complex scene, where it appears she lives with Brittany Evans and Tia Williams

### **Season 14**

**(14.9)**

* Phil shows some of the touring TCCs a picture of her and name drops her. Victoria then says how Abigail was her “big star” when Victoria was a Junior DCC. A photo of a young Victoria with Abigail is then shown.

## Gallery

### Season 2

September 28, 2007September 28, 2007September 28, 2007November 3, 2007November 3, 2007

### Season 4

November 28, 2009November 28, 2009 - #2November 28, 2009 - #3November 28, 2009 - #4

## **Misc.**

* Is invisible during Season 3
* Chosen to be one of several DCC featured on a life-sized wall graphic made by Fathead.
Brittany D’Alesandro

Total: 2

**(3.1)**

* I just saw my results today from the audition, and I made it to semifinal round, which is tomorrow, and I’m excited, and I can’t wait to see what they have for us.

* The competition this year is fierce. Everybody is great. They’re all great dancers, and everybody’s gorgeous.

* [Refresher with clips from last season] Last year I tried out, and made it all the way to training camp, but then got to my uniform fitting and showed up eight minutes late. That was the last straw for Kelli and Judy. Kelli pulled me into the office that night. They decided to cut me, which was completely understandable. I learned a big life lesson last year.

* When we learned the choreography on the field, I felt really good about it. I guess you could say my body just, kind of, knew what I was doing. I didn’t have to think about doing it much.

* I kind of forgot – actually, no, not kind of. I completely forgot the combination that we were given to memorize. I can dance. I promise I can dance.

* [Not invited to finals] I’m a little overwhelmed with sadness, but I’m also kind of relieved. I don’t have to learn a solo now.

## **Commentary**

### **Season 3**

**(3.1)**

* [Preliminaries judging] She’s a very good dancer and she had a strong first round audition.
* [Semifinals judging] For those of you that remember, Brittany made it to our training camp last year, and she was not one of the ones that made the final squad. How many yeses? [*Not many people raise their hands*] Wow, okay. – K

## **Office Visits**

### **Season 2**

**(2.4)**

* x

## **End of Journey**

### **Season 2**

**(2.5)**

* Released from training camp after arriving late to her uniform fitting

### **Season 3**

**(3.1)**

* Reaches semifinals, but is not invited back to finals

## **Other**

### **Season X**

**(x.x)**

* x