Bret

* 24-years-old from Utah. She’s always wanted to be a professional dancer. She danced for the Utah Jazz one season, and while dancing for them, an Indian cricket league wanted professional dancers to dance in India on a TV show for two months. She was able to do it, and did some humanitarian work while there, working with those affected by leprosy. After returning from India, she danced for the San Francisco 49ers for two seasons. She had issues with her joints when she was younger. Many doctors told her dance put too much pressure on her body. This was devastating. She felt it was her whole life, and all she ever wanted to do, so she decided to keep dancing. None of her coaches or teammates have known – she’s always pushed through and been there for her team. She wants this, and is putting her whole heart into it.

### **Season 14**

**(14.1)**

* Today, we are here to audition for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
* [Makes semifinals] I’ve had knots in my stomach since I stepped off the floor this morning, so it’s the best feeling in the whole wide world.

**(14.2)**

* Being a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader is my number one goal and it would mean everything to me to be a part of this team.
* This is the most intense audition process I’ve ever been a part of. Semifinals, everybody’s qualified, everybody is amazing, and everybody wants this bad, so it’s really intimidating.
* I didn’t realize how exhausted we would be by the time we got to the kicks. It was hard, for sure.

**(14.3)**

* Today with my solo, I hope to show the judges I can dance big and look good on the football field. And hopefully I caught their attention.
* I am nervous about my kicks. It’s not something I usually do, so it’s out of my comfort zone. But hopefully it goes well.
* Biography
* I’m gonna have to figure out a place to stay and all the things. So, here we go.

**(14.4)**

* Being at The Star for the first time is just an unreal feeling. I have all the emotions going through me right now.

**(14.5)**

* The whole process is intense. I just moved into a new apartment, I’ve got all these new routines, all the girls are new – it’s a lot.
* So, it’s the end of week two, we’ve already had two cuts already, so things are getting pretty serious.
* When we were dancing in front of Travis, there were quite a few mess ups, then I got in my head a little bit, but I just have to go home and work harder and hopefully it will be better today.
* [Before office] Cheryl asked to see me, so obviously my stomach dropped. I’m worried about Kelli and Judy make cuts every night. Everybody’s good and you never know what’s going to happen.
* [After office] Kelli and Judy know that I have it in me. I just need to get out of my head and dance bigger. So, just got to dance my heart out and bring my “A” game.

**(14.6)**

* I’m really sore after rehearsal last night, but you never know when it’s going to be a cut night, so you have to be on your “A” game all the time.
* [Before office] Last practice, I was called into the office, and so that’s never a great feeling. I’m hoping that Kelli and Judy can see how bad I want this and that I am doing my best.
* [After cut] It’s been a whirl of emotions. It’s hard to get cut, but I feel like I learned a lot, and that’s really all you can ask for out of any audition process. So, I’ll go home, and work hard, and hopefully come back stronger.

## **Commentary**

### **Season 14**

**(14.3)**

* Oh, wow. – K
* Bret needs to learn how to passé. She’s doing it turned out. And she’s sliding her foot back instead of together.

**(14.4)**

* Great energy, powerful, spunky. A little tightness on the left split, and also the left kick, so there’s something going on there. – K
* Bret’s dancing a little too choppy for me. – K

**(14.5)**

* [Mistake] Oooh. – K
* Bret’s freezing in some of the choreography, and like it or not, we’re moving fast, and you’ve got to either go at our pace or not. – K

**(14.6)**

* Bret’s rushing so bad. – J
* [Picking squad] These are strong nos. Meredith, Lauren, Bret, Kristin, Madeline, strong nos. – Charm
* I’m not seeing the musicality. – K
* On my radar is Lauren and Bret. – K

## **Office Visits**

### **Season 14**

**(14.5)**

* [End of episode, first of two] Bret says the dances are fun, but she’s just in her head. Kelli tells her she’s receiving lukewarm reviews from the different people that have seen her. Neither Jennifer Colvin nor Travis Wall have placed her in their top 36, which is a dangerous place to be. They feel she’s currently being outperformed. Bret says she has what it takes and can dance bigger, and can do the musicality. Kelli states that while it may seem like she’s knocking herself out, but there are other people that are performing with stronger projection and energy, so they need to dial it up a little.

**(14.6)**

* [Mid episode, during practice, first of two] Kelli tells her the choreographers haven’t noticed her yet. She’s being overlooked, which means she’s being outperformed by others. The word “choppy” keeps coming up during training camp, and Judy adds “average” and “okay.” Kelli isn’t getting a sense of musicality in her performance. She may be count-driven due to her previous styles. Bret thinks she should meet with the veterans and take videos side-by-side with them. She wants it badly and will do whatever it takes. Kelli doesn’t think she’s at their level of performance yet, and needs more dance classes with different styles. They’ve seen enough, and tonight’s going to be her last night. Bret understands, and says hopefully she can come back stronger and better.

## **End of Journey**

### **Season 14**

**(14.6)**

* Cut during the middle of week three of training camp (3rd of 8 cuts, 42 left afterwards)

## **Other**

### **Season 14**

**(14.1)**

* She’s shown introducing herself to the judges as cheering for the San Francisco 49ers after Kelli mentions getting great dancers from other teams

**(14.2)**

* Third-to-last shown being invited to finals

**(14.3)**

* Highlighted (by name) performing her solo at finals
* Shown being invited to training camp

**(14.4)**

* She’s revealed to be tied for 35th (with two others) based on how the TCC’s were scored at finals

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## Misc.

* Former San Francisco Gold Rush dancer
* Former Utah Jazz Dancer