Courtney (S9 Rookie)

* [Joint biography with Erica, *they are practicing together in a park*] 24-years-old from Florida. She and Erica are already best friends, and they’re roommates now. She thinks it’s a blessing living with someone else who’s in training camp, especially since they can practice together. [*Erica’s portion of biography*] Courtney cheered for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for three years, and all they ever talked about was wanting to cheer for the DCC. It was a big deal to move out to Texas. She had to find a job, and luckily, she got a job as a pharmaceutical sales rep. It’s crazy learning her new job and all the DCC rules. Everything’s at stake for her, because she didn’t move out for the job, but to become a DCC.

**(9.4)**

* [Pseudobiography of her discussing her life while driving from work] She works in pharmaceutical sales, so the car is basically her office. She has a crazy schedule, trying to fit in rehearsals. She’s a little jealous sometimes when all the girls meet up around 2:00 PM. They want to practice, and she’s driving to the next doctor, thinking how they’re going to know the dance perfectly while she’ll look confused. She says that you just have to trust in God.

### **Season 9**

**(9.1)**

* “Walking out on the field the first time was absolutely amazing. I couldn’t believe to be honest, how big it actually was. I cannot wait to have some pom-poms and hopefully cheer on that field.“
* [Invited to finals] “Gonna be on that field come August. Watch out.“

**(9.3)**

* [Biography]
* “A lot of times when I don’t know the routine, I tend to do it bigger to make it look like I know what I’m doing.“
* “We’re back for the second night of training camp. My life, right now, is definitely stressful. This is my first big girl job as a pharmaceutical sales rep. It’s a lot of brain overload. Literally, practice, work, practice, and now I’m at practice. So, I just hope I can manage both of them.“

**(9.4)**

* “I’m going to be so sore tomorrow. The kicks were a lot. Training camp’s here! And gotta push through it.“
* [Pseudobiography while leaving work]
* “They’re gonna start making cuts soon, so it’s adding a little bit more pressure to be perfect.“
* “I’m working really hard at this and I really want it and just for (Kitty Carter) to say that [*gets teary*] really, really hurt my feelings and… I want to make this team so bad.“
* [After office] “I’m glad Kelli and Judy now understand what I’ve been going through the past couple of weeks. I really hope I’m not going to quit my job and then not make the team. That would be awful. But this is definitely something that needs to happen, so you gotta do whatever you can to make your dreams come true.“

**(9.5)**

* “It definitely was hard seeing Hannah being cut the other night for weight. It definitely put things in perspective and made me want to step my game up.“
* “It was intimidating having Kelli sit next to you, especially when the nutritionist asked us what exactly are we eating every day.“
* “That routine is intense, but it’s definitely more my style.“
* [Before office] “I felt like I had a really good practice, and then when I heard my name, it kind of put a damper on everything. I’m just really, really trying to stay positive.“
* [After office] “Tonight, I definitely saw a new side of Kelli and Judy, and now that I had good feedback tonight just makes me want it that much more and not get called in anymore.“

**(9.6)**

* “I need to just follow my heart, follow my dreams right now. So, I quit my job, and I need to do what’s the most important to me, and that’s definitely making this team.“
* [Cameos] “Kelli gave me a little weight warning, so I’ve definitely been working super hard so that she’s proud of me when I put this uniform on. Here we go! This is really the thinnest that I’ve probably been, I’d say, since eighth grade.“

**(9.8)**

* [Makes team] “I’m so excited right now. I feel so honored and blessed to be part of it. I’ve been waiting for this to happen, and it’s just happened now and [*gets teary*] it’s just really awesome and to finally see my picture is the coolest thing ever.“
* “It feels absolutely, incredibly amazing to be holding my official uniform, and it’s going to be mine for the rest of the season.“
* [En route to stadium on Game Day] “I’m super excited. I never thought this day would actually come, and it’s here.“
* [Seeing her picture in stadium locker room] “That’s me! I can’t believe that it’s actually there! Life-size.“
* [Before debut performance] “Everything is on the line now. This is our first big performance, and we’re going to show them exactly what we’ve been working towards this whole summer.“
* [End-of-season retrospective with flashbacks] “I honestly can’t believe how hard this process was. The pivotal moment for me was when Kitty came, and she told me I didn’t have the DCC style. And that kind of hit me really hard, and then that’s the night I realized that I really needed to quit my job if I’m going to make this team. I definitely had to mold myself into becoming a DCC. Making this team has definitely made me a stronger person, and I love this team so much. I see myself staying here for a good while.“

## **Commentary**

### **Season 9**

**(9.1)**

* “Yeah, 98!“ – Neal McCoy

**(9.2)**

* “She’s a cutie cutie.“ – Kelli/“Very cute.“– Judy

**(9.3)**

* “She’s kind of spastic.“ – Kelli/“Yeah, I just wrote that down.“ – Judy
* “Courtney’s struggling tonight.“ – Kelli
* “Lots of little mistakes, but we can’t go through them all because it’s a lot of little details.“ – Judy

**(9.4)**

* “I do like Courtney’s energy.“ – Judy
* “I think Courtney looks short for our uniform. You know, we’ve got a tall boot that eats up half the leg. And we need that long, linear American thigh. And I don’t know that she’s got it.“ – Kelli
* “I don’t like her body in the uniform.“ – Kelli
* “Look at Courtney’s belly move. And she doesn’t get our style.“ – Kitty Carter
* “What’d I tell you the first day I met you? I think you have a cute face. I don’t know what style you’re doing. I think you’ve got to get some work on that. You’ve got to find something deep in that soul, reach down and grab it by the nuts and bring it up.“ – Kitty

**(9.5)**

* “Courtney just did some good moves.“ – Kelli
* “Courtney’s [kicks] are tight“. – Kelli/“Her legs are short.“ – Judy

**(9.6)**

* “Courtney’s feeling it.“ – Kelli
* “I think Courtney smashed it.“ – DJ Guthrie
* [Cameos] “Today is an important day for all of the girls that were on weight probation.“ – Kelli
* “How much weight have you lost? You look good. – Kelli/“Probably about eight or nine pounds.“ – Courtney
* “There was a time when we were thinking about cutting her, and she looks like a different person, and I know she’s a great performer, so this is exciting.“ – Kelli

**(9.7)**

* “You have good projection and accents with the music. You’re fun to watch.“ – Kelli

## **Office Visits**

### **Season 9**

**(9.4)**

* [End of episode, fifth of six] Kelli mentions a couple of observations from tonight and yesterday: she’s looks heavy in the uniform at her height. She asks what Courtney’s been doing for food, since she’s practically working out of her car. Courtney gets emotional and says she’s probably quitting her job tomorrow because it’s too much with training camp and she really wants to make the team. Judy says that pharmaceutical sales is a hard job to get. Courtney says she’s proud of it, but she came out to Texas for the DCC. Kelli says if she makes that decision, they have people that could help her find a job. [*Courtney leaves*] Kelli would hate for her to quit her job, but thinks it sounds stressful.

**(9.5)**

* [Mid episode, first of three] Kelli asks her about her job decision, and Courtney informs her that she’s going to quit – the driving’s too much. Kelli hates for her to lose her job, but thinks it might be the right decision. She tells her they almost let her go last visit, but now they’re more motivated to make sure Courtney’s motivated to stay and feel good about her dancing. Courtney says she was able to sleep in and practice for the first time today. Kelli says they called her in to tell her they thought she did a great job tonight. Judy says that’s it, and thinks she showed a lot of improvement. Kelli says they’ll start helping her with a job, which Courtney appreciates.

## **Other**

### **Season 9**

**(9.1)**

* She’s shown introducing herself to the judges at preliminaries: she’s from Florida.
* She’s shown dancing at preliminaries in the segment after Judy mentions the best ones being the ones that they can see automatically in a uniform.
* She’s shown telling someone on the phone that she made it to semifinals.
* Third-to-last shown being invited to finals.

**(9.2)**

* She’s shown being invited to training camp.

**(9.4)**

* Her uniform fitting session is shown right after Kelli gives a confessional about how the uniform doesn’t flatter all figures.
* She tells Kelli in the office visit that she’s quitting her job.

**(9.5)**

* Along with Brittney, Paige, and Veronica, she attends the session at My Fit Foods, which she discusses her eating habits, to which Kelli remarks she’s a very picky eater.
* Briefly shown walking the runway at the Belk fashion show.

## **Misc.**

* Despite saying she planned to stay on the squad for years in her end of season retrospective, she does not re-audition in Season 10.
* Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cheerleader