Alanna (S13 Rookie)

* [Joint biography with Sarah] They both formerly danced for the Los Angeles Laker Girls. Being on the Laker Girls gave them many opportunities. One of their most memorable was cheering at Kobe Bryant’s last game. It was incredible being a part of history. Alanna thinks being able to make the team together would be incredible, so the one challenge would be uprooting from their hometowns to Texas. [The remainder is Sarah’s portion of biography, which accounts for majority of their joint biography]

## **Confessionals**

Total: 16

Season 13: 14 (T13th most)

Season 14: 2

### **Season 13**

**(13.2)**

* "I need to go practice a little more and then I’ll be ready."

**(13.3)**

* *Joint biography with Sarah*
* [Finals] "Kitty (Carter) hated my outfit, so I changed, put this on, and she loved it. My spanky pants fit perfect."
* "I definitely think that throughout this whole audition process, I’ve worked really hard and I’ve hopefully showed the judges that I do deserve a spot on the team. It’s very nerve-wracking because I kind of put a lot on hold so if they don’t call my name, I’ll be bummed.
* "I’m so excited, I’m so nervous, I’m speechless. I don’t know how I feel. I gotta go pack up my life in California, so we’ll see how that goes, but I’m ecstatic to be able to have made it to training camp. Texas is ok but Arizona would be better."

**(13.4)**

* We’re learning the choreography very fast, and it’s all new choreography, so it’s a little overwhelming.

**(13.6)**

* I got a little nervous when I heard Lacey say that’s it’s kickline and jump split tonight because it’ll be the first night we do our jump split, so we’ll see how tonight goes.
* Doing the jump split was actually not as scary as I thought it was going to be. The veterans really helped us out. Then once we did it, it went well.

**(13.7)**

* I love Travis Wall! I’ve always idolized him and all of his choreography, and his dances, and he is just amazing, so I am so excited to get to dance with him right now.

**(13.8)**

* [Senior center] Just being able to get out in the community and see how much joy we bring to them, I hope I can do this all year long.
* I just learned that Billy Bob’s is one of the biggest honky-tonks here. Don’t know what “honky-tonk” means because I’m from California, but we’re gonna learn.
* Nick [Florez] is amazing. He’s choreographed for a ton of celebrities, and so I’m excited to get to learn from him today.

**(13.9)**

* Today we are at Highland Park High School stadium. It’s amazing. My high school did not look like this.

**(13.11)**

* The wedge salad was very difficult to eat. You don’t really know what to do in those situations. But I love blue cheese dressing.

### **Season 14**

**(14.8)**

* Lisa and I are lucky enough to be in the same group, so we’ve kind of bonded. We have a few hours off before practice and we just wanted to come hang out with our pups.

**(14.12)**

* We are so close to our first game and training camp is intense, but to add to that, Lily and I’s lease is up so we just got into our new house. Now we are unpacking and getting everything together. We’re making it work.

## **Commentary**

### **Season 13**

**(13.1)**

* I like her technique; she’s cute. – K

**(13.2)**

* Her kicks are beautiful. – J/ Good placement. – K

**(13.3)**

* "We both cheered for the Los Angeles Laker Girls and I think that will help us with Kitty (Carter) tonight, but you never know what to expect with her." – Sarah
* "This costume, I kind of wanna take a torch to it." – Kitty Carter
* [New outfit at finals] "This looks stunning. You have my attention. It’s like lace, it’s sexy." – Nick Florez
* "Alanna has more dance technique than I expected and she’s hands down the prettiest girl on the squad." – Kelli
* "You like her?" – Kelli/"I do like her." – Charlotte
* [Finals judging] "I kind of got romanced that she was a former Laker Girl, but she needs work on the height of her kicks." – Kelli/"I did think she was fun to watch, but I just don’t think she’s ready."

**(13.4)**

* I can see field presence, but you’re going to have to get this choreography. – K
* I can see some field presence experience. Some of our steps need developing. – K

**(13.7)**

* Alanna was great at pom. So was Gabby. They were really great. – Travis Wall

**(13.11)**

* She never makes mistakes, ever. – Amy
* Alanna’s consistent and clean. – K

### **Season 14**

**(14.4)**

* Power. – K

**(14.13)**

* I was fortunate enough to be roommates with Alanna this past year. She believed in me when I did not believe in myself all the time. And then her pushing me to be in the uniform next to her was something I will… Alanna encouraged me along the way so much as did so many of the other girls. – Lily

## **Other**

### **Season 13**

**(13.1)**

* Shown telling the judges at preliminaries that she danced for the Los Angeles Lakers

**(13.2)**

* Nick Florez does a short little “interview” with her and Taylor J. before they perform at semifinals

**(13.3)**

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

**(13.5)**

* Makeover glamour shot ("after" only)

**(13.6)**

* Parts of her nutritional guidance scene are show

**(13.11)**

* On the board, it can be seen that she’s received stickers from 4 of 6 evaluators (everybody but Kelli and Kitty Carter)

### **Season 14**

**(14.4)**

* She’s revealed to be in the top 17 based on how the TCC’s were ranked at finals (receiving a perfect score)

**(14.8)**

* She has a segment going to a dog park with Lisa

**(14.11)**

* In the cooking competition, she’s added to the group 2 team to cook the guacamole

**(14.12)**

* She has a segment with Lily moving into their new house (which marks her second time her dog is seen this season)
* Thinking about moving to Arizona after this season. Love hiking and the dry climate.

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## Misc.

* Former LA Laker Girl