Gina Marie

* 18-years-old and from Texas. She’s a senior in high school (graduating in one week), and currently the captain of her high school’s cheer and dance team. Being so young, she’s had to miss grad parties and her senior dinner for this audition. But she doesn’t want to take this chance for granted. She dances for so many reasons. She first went to a cheer/dance studio when she was 3 and a half. It is more soul therapy than just a stress reliever. Lacey becoming a cheerleader at 18 and making the team is such an inspiration to her, and she’ll always think of her when she has self-doubts, since Lacey was able to do it. If she makes training camp, she’ll be so excited, she’ll probably hug the first person she sees.

### **Season 14**

**(14.1)**

* I’ve been dreaming about this my whole entire life.
* Biography
* I love to perform. And I hope that they got the impression that I can perform to a crowd of 80,000 people at AT&T Stadium.
* I just keep checking the board to see if it actually is my number. I’m like, “217, 217. Okay. It’s on the board!”

**(14.2)**

* During the dance, I’ll be honest, I completely messed it up. I kind of struggle with memorizing dances.
* Every dancer just wants to perform the best she can, and so I’m a little bit disappointed in myself, but I hope the judges saw that I have potential and I hope that they invite me to the next round.
* I just made it into Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders finals! Woo!

**(14.4)**

* Living in Dallas is definitely a big transition. I just graduated high school not even two weeks ago, and I’m already on my own in the real world. But Chandi and I will be living in the same apartment complex.
* I’m definitely more nervous than I have ever been in my life. And just to be here is such an honor, but I would be lying if I didn’t say I’m shaking in my boots a little bit.
* I need to step up my game. I’m with the big dogs now. It kind of is an overwhelming feeling, and I kind of do feel like I’m in over my head a lot of the time.
* Earlier this week, Kelli told me that I needed to learnt he choreography or I would be in over my head. So, I just practiced all my dances, focusing on trying to bring my best.
* Critiques I got tonight, I know it’s a lot of memory mistakes, which I just think that my nerves just got the best of me. I know the dances. It’s just under pressure, it’s hard. I really do want this bad.
* [Before office] I am a little worried about if I am at risk of getting cut. This training camp is so fast-paced, if you’re not on your game and you fall behind, it’s kind of hard to catch up.
* [After office] I really just want to impress them and make them feel like I can perform on this team. Everyone in this training camp cares to be here, and so whenever you think about that, it gets a little emotional.

**(14.5)**

* We just found out that we’re going out to the field to practice the kickline and the jump split. It is such a classic component of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. They’ve done it forever. They know if someone’s a half-count late on their kicks, so I am a little worried about the learning process.
* It was definitely hard hearing my name called a lot because I feel like I’m the only one messing up.
* [Before office] I’m a little worried about what Kelli and Judy want to talk to me about just because I’ve been in the office before. I tried my best to show them some improvement. I hope they saw that.
* [After cut, teary] I’m just really disappointed in myself. I wish I could be better but I just… I feel like I let a lot of people down, so I’m really upset. Training camp is very tough, but I really, really want to be here and I think I will come back next year. I just need some time to process.

## **Commentary**

### **Season 14**

**(14.1)**

* 217 is very pretty. She’s very interesting to me. – K/ Yeah, look at her. – J
* Wow. – J
* [Preliminaries judging] This is her first year to try out. – K/ I gave her a “yes.” – Charm/ Good thing they have poms, because her hands hook. – J/ Maybe she’s used to holding poms, so she… – Melissa/ I don’t know that. – J
* Gina’s got a long way to go. If she does make it into training camp, she’s going to have to work really hard. – J

**(14.2)**

* [Semifinals judging] She’s one of my favorites. I have check, check, check on appearance, and check, check, check on figure./ She is beautiful. – J/ She didn’t know how to hook up. Did you see that? I don’t think she’s ever done this. She was one of the ones just grabbing and twisting and… – Melissa

**(14.4)**

* I’ve liked her since day one, but her lack of technique was starting to show up. – K/ She was completely out of synch. – J
* Gina Marie is struggling with choreo on first night. – K
* You have a lot of stutter steps. – J/ You got to learn the choreography or you’re in over your head. – K
* Gina Marie’s chasing the choreography. – K
* You’ve got great punch, if we could just get your memory. Doing what your arms and your body wanna do because you just don’t have that. – J/ I’m pulling for you. You’ve got the power and the showmanship. But the choreography and the feet, you don’t. – K
* Gina Marie is lost right now. – K
* You have moments… but moments won’t make this team. We need the whole story, the whole song told. – K/ I have a question. Do you think it’s nerves getting to you out here? – Jennifer C/ Yes. – Gina Marie/ We’re all rooting for you. I know you’re going to get emotional. Don’t get emotional. It’s okay! [*Gina Marie starts crying, and Jennifer C hugs her*] But for real, believe that people are rooting for you. We’re not waiting for you to mess up so that we can write down a note. You can do it. – Jennifer C
* I mean, she’s not as game ready as some of the others, that’s for sure. – K
* I just want to give Gina Marie all the hugs. – Jennifer C/ I mean, she crumbled. – K

**(14.5)**

* [Doesn’t jump split] That’s going to hurt you or hurt the girls next to you. You got to be really careful. – J
* [Doesn’t jump split] That can injure someone. It can blow out a knee. There cannot be any mistakes. – J
* Gina’s fast and hunching on her kicks. – K/ Look at her thumbs. – J
* It’s a little sloppy. You are all thumbs and pulling down on [Taylor P]. – J/ And you’re hunching really bad. – K

## **Office Visits**

### **Season 14**

**(14.4)**

* [End of episode, first of two] Kelli says the good news is she has projection and moments of power. But her choreography isn’t close to being there. There are some moments where she is DCC quality, but a lot more moments where she isn’t. Gina Marie thinks whenever she messes up, it sticks with her, but thinks she needs to learn to move on. Kelli agrees, saying she can’t think while she’s performing. She repeats that moments will not be enough to make the team. That’s their only concern, though it’s a large concern. Gina Marie will work on it and the details. [*Gina Marie leaves*] Kelli says she looks so put together, and Judy agrees. Kelli says she’s adorable.

**(14.5)**

* [Mid episode, during practice, second of two] Kelli gives their honest opinion and advice: they think she’s overwhelmed with the choreography, which is understandable based on her experience. Gina Marie says she’s been working on improvement, but Kelli cuts her off. She tells her that she has great potential here, but she’s not ready yet for this amount of choreography and the pace of training camp. Tonight will be her last night. [*Gina Marie starts crying*] Kelli’s aware it seems sudden, but they think it’s best they be honest. They strongly encourage her to reaudition after taking more dance classes. Gina Marie thanks them and says she’ll come back stronger. Kelli says she’s already strong, she just needs more experience. [*Gina Marie leaves*] Judy comments that she would have made a great teammate, but would have held the dancing back a little bit.

## **End of Journey**

### **Season 14**

**(14.5)**

* Second cut of training camp during early week two, right after Ashley’s cut (2nd of 8, 43 left afterwards)

## **Other**

### **Season 14**

**(14.1)**

* When asked by Charm La’Donna what her specialty is, Gina Marie says she loves to perform, so she’ll be using her face and making eye contact with a judge
* She’s shown introducing herself to the judges at preliminaries, and tells them she’s 18 years old
* Shown dancing while Judy mentions the auditionees getting better every season, and being able to see some of them in uniform tomorrow

**(14.2)**

* Shown being invited to finals

**(14.3)**

* Highlighted (by name) performing her solo at finals, while Kelli mentions artistic excellence, musicality, and great showmanship being memorable
* First one shown being invited to training camp

**(14.4)**

* She has a scene in her apartment prior to the opening meeting, where she talks on the phone with Chandi, who is also in her apartment complex
* She’s revealed to be tied for 38th (with two others) based on how the TCC’s were scored at finals

**(14.5)**

* She fails to go into the jump split during rehearsal

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