Meagan (S9 TCC)

* 25-years-old from Florida. She’s been passionate about dancing from a young age. She tried out for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and made it on her first try when she was twenty. However, she knew she had to finish school, so she made the difficult decision to retire. It was tough, because she wasn’t done with performing. She’s known she’s wanted to be a DCC for years and decided to try out. There are some jitters because she wasn’t in the highest physical form she needed to be. She says being called in for weight would be worse than being called in for her dance, since dance can be easily fixed. She just hopes it’s not a concern for Kelli and Judy.

### **Season 9**

**(9.3)**

* This is exactly where I hope I would be when I picked up my whole life and moved here from Florida. So, now I just have to give it my all and hope that I’m what they’re looking for.
* It’s going to be a long summer and you have to be on your toes and bring you’re a-game every single time you step into that studio. So, there’s a lot of pressure on the training camp candidates, certainly.
* After today’s rehearsal, I definitely feel like it’s more in my body and I’m really ready to just go and perform tonight.
* Tonight, there’s no excuses and they’re really evaluating how people deal with the pressure and how quickly you can learn from this point on.
* Biography

**(9.4)**

* The jump splits are uncharted territory for me. So, I’m just a little nervous for my safety and everyone else’s safety.
* The jump split is quite literally a leap of faith. I’m a little horrified, terror, like all these things are going through my brain right now.
* [Office visits announced] It was kind of like a punch in the gut, you know? You’re not expecting anyone to be called into the office tonight.
* [Before office] I hope tonight’s a warning. I hope it’s not my last night, but you never know.
* [After office] It’s somewhat worrisome because as she said, being stocky or being petite is not something I can fix. I can fix my dancing heavy, I can fix my hair, but I can’t fix my size. So, I have to just hope that my curves all curve the right way for those DCC shorts.
* [Uniform fitting] I do have a little bit more back there than some others. Coming into today, I was definitely a little more nervous. Kelli mentioned the other night in the office that I appear to look a bit stocky. So, uniform fittings for me I think were a little bit more of a make it or break it. Fingers crossed.
* [Uniform fitting] I am hopeful to drop a couple more pounds. So, being leaner, that’s something I can absolutely affect. Looking stocky is kind of more of a body dimension thing. So, all I can do is hope that the uniform was complimentary.
* Tonight, we have a social media seminar here at AT&T Stadium. And we’re going to be talked to about Twitter accounts, and Instagram, Facebook… In the rules, it’s really important with social media.
* Tonight is the end of week two. I think there’s a lot of stress going into tonight. We have a lot of new routines they haven’t see yet.
* [Office visits announced] Kelli called a bunch of names tonight. It’s a hard situation. We’re all friends; I don’t want to see anyone cut. But that’s the reality of training camp. I hope it’s not me.
* [Before office] I feel completely at peace with what I put out there tonight. So, at least I can walk away no matter what the outcome is that I feel like I did my best.
* [After cut, crying] I just didn’t see this coming. It wasn’t a weight thing and it wasn’t a dance thing; it was just the way I’m proportioned, and I can’t change that. That’s why this is just unbelievably hard to stomach.

## **Commentary**

### **Season 9**

**(9.3)**

* Meagan’s [kicks] are tight and low. – K
* Meagan’s concerning to me. Her build is kind of stocky. – K

**(9.4)**

* You’re not kicking high enough. You need to start stretching more. – K
* Meagan has tight hamstrings and her kicks are not impressive. – K
* I’d like to see you dance a little lighter. You seem to be kind of heavy and down into the floor. And then I just noticed you start off really strong with your smile, and then as you got winded, you totally lost all your face. – K
* [Uniform fitting] Today, we had a little bit of thigh and butt running together. So, we’re calling it a “thutt.” Meagan had a little bit of a thutt. We can cover cankles with boots, but we can’t cover thutt’s. – K
* What do you think about Meagan? – K/ What’d she look like in the uniform? – Kitty Carter/ Stumpy. – K/ Yeah. – Kitty
* Meagan has a really good pop to her, but then when you start comparing to other rookies, then there’s going to be kind of a question mark behind you. – Kitty Carter

## **Office Visits**

### **Season 9**

**(9.4)**

* [Mid episode, second of two] Kelli says she was a heavier-style dancer tonight with their choreography, and she noticed Meagan got winded at the end and lost all of her showmanship. Also, she kind of looks physically stockier. [*Commercial break*] They’ll see how uniform fittings go, because the shorts are very square, and she thinks Meagan’s also square. So, hope that the uniform and cameras favor her.
* [End of episode, sixth of six] Kelli says they think she’s a great performer and a great style dancer. She doesn’t think their uniform fits her body. [*Commercial break*] That was kind of evident in uniform fittings yesterday. Meagan asks if there’s anything she can do, but Kelli says she can’t change her body and doesn’t need to lose weight. [*Meagan tears up*] She’s just a stocky build for the uniform, and tonight’s going to be her last night. Meagan says this is what God gave her… but she kind of wishes they told her that her dancing sucked. Kelli hands her tissues, and says her dancing’s good. They could play games all summer, but they don’t want to do that to her. Meagan says she’d hang upside down to make this team if it made her legs grow longer. [*Meagan leaves*] Kelli says she hates to cut the good ones.

## **End of Journey**

### **Season 9**

**(9.4)**

* Cut from training camp at the end of week 2 on the first night of cuts (2nd of 7 to leave, 41 left after cut)

## **Other**

### **Season 9**

**(9.1)**

* She’s shown introducing herself to the judges at preliminaries: she cheered three years on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
* She’s the first one shown being invited to finals

**(9.2)**

* She’s shown performing her solo at finals
* She’s shown introducing herself to the judges for the field portion of finals
* She’s shown being invited to training camp

**(9.4)**

* Kelli notes her body isn’t a good fit for the uniform at uniform fittings, and Meagan notes the problem is in her thighs, and hopes that if she tries to lose weight, that’s where it comes off.

## **Misc.**

* An article from 2020 where she discusses her portrayal on the show can be seen here.
* Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cheerleader