Briana B. (S13 Rookie)

### Other

Not to be confused with the similarly named Brianna, who also was an unsuccessful candidate in Season 12. (Briana is African-American, and Brianna is Caucasian)

## **Biography**

### **Season 12**

**(12.1)**

* 27 years old from Tennessee. Grew up in a military family, and moved around every 10 months, but kind of settled in Houston, Texas. And if you’re a Texas girl, you know about the DCC. Every since high school, she’s wanted to become a DCC. After graduation, she got a job and moved to Nashville the same weekend as the Titans cheerleaders’ auditions. Just finished her third season as a Titans cheerleader. Got to dance on the NFL sidelines – truly a whirlwind experience. [Shows her talking with her cheerleader friend, friend says she knows Briana’s probably a little bit nervous about it, but that she’s prepared for it.] Walking away from a team she could to be on to something that’s not a sure thing – that fear is there that she could be watching this season from my couch, and not the sidelines, which are the best seats in the house.

## **Confessionals**

Total: 23

Season 12: 15 (T17 most)

Season 13: 7

Season 14: 1

### **Season 12**

**(12.1)**

* DCC is just truly the epitome of NFL cheerleading.
* Biography
* This audition is a lot different from the Titans audition. Just the caliber of women here. You see why the DCC is the standard of the NFL.
* If my number’s not on the board today, then I’m out of the NFL.
* I’m going to text my parents and tell my family and tell them I made it.

**(12.2)**

* Today is such a big day. After today’s cut, that’s finals, and you’re mixed in with the vets. So, being able to make it through today would be such a huge accomplishment.
* I’ve seen it so many times on TV, but to be in there actually kind of took my breath away.
* The kick-line is something that I didn’t do a lot at the Titans. We only did it for Christmas games. The last time I really kicked like that was probably high school which was like 10 years ago.
* The kick-line is so exhausting. Just trying to get yourself to breathe through it, while thinking about everything else, like pointing your toes and sucking your tummy in. It takes a whole mountains worth of thoughts to get through kick-line.
* [One name left to call] If she doesn’t call my number out, I will be devastated. I know this may be the end of the road. I may not be on the field this season.
* I was the last number called. I think I just broke down. I was so excited, but I wanted to cry, so I didn’t know what to do.

**(12.3)**

* Walking up and seeing all of the veterans in line. They’re kind of hanging out, so you’re a little intimidated.
* [On-field audition] I am definitely dancing for my life, right now. I am dancing for my NFL life. I am dancing for my new life in Texas. So, it’s definitely going to come down to this two-minute performance.
* I moved from Nashville to Texas to pursue this dream, so if Kelli doesn’t call my name tonight, I’ll be devastated.
* [Not invited to training camp] I prepared the best way I knew how and I had fun while doing it. I met some awesome people, so I’ll be back next year.

### **Season 13**

**(13.1)**

* I’m officially ready. There’s only so many times you can curl your hair or check your eyelashes.

**(13.2)**

* [With Dayton] Today is definitely a stamina day, because I remember last year, by the time we got to the kickline, I was like, “I don’t know if I can make it.” It’s such a long day, so pace yourself. I wouldn’t try and go full out every single time.

**(13.3)**

* Getting ready to take the floor, it’s a flood of emotions just because obviously this is where I got cut last year. [*Teary*] And know that it could once again end here today is a little bit scary, but you have to take those emotions and check ‘em and perform your best.
* If I don’t make it to training camp this year, it will obviously be heartbreaking and devastating, but at the end of the day, I’ll know that I did my best.

**(13.4)**

* I can’t even think. That’s how fast it is.

**(13.7)**

* Seeing Travis Wall walk in the door was kind of like this “Oh my gosh” moment. It’s like, you obviously see him on TV, you see him in conventions, you see him all over social media, and just having an opportunity to learn from him is so incredible.

**(13.13)**

* [Retrospective] This has been 52 weeks of thinking, eating, dancing, sleeping DCC. And I look back to where I was three months ago and I’m the version of the woman that I’ve always wanted to be. I still want to be this really strong career woman. You can be sexy. You can be smart. You can be confident. You can be all of these things. You don’t have to choose either/or.

### **Season 14**

**(14.11)**

* [About their guacamole] If anyone else didn’t like it, it’s fine. We liked it.

## **Commentary**

### **Season 12**

**(12.1)**

* “I gave her a yes, I thought she was really good.” – J, “I gave her a yes as well.” – Charlotte, “I gave her a maybe. I thought she was okay.” – K
* [Judging] “Briana, I thought she was average, but not exceptional. So, if she makes it to tomorrow’s round, I’ll be real anxious to see her do our choreography in a kick-line. She may blow me away, or she may not.” – K

**(12.2)**

* Briana wore a nude, sparkly, bedazzled look that was just the right about of sparkle. It wasn’t over the top. It had a neck piece, which was a different look that I wasn’t expecting to see. – Ramos
* Her showmanship was just okay, but I think she has potential. – Brenda/ Boring and looks tired while she was dancing. – MR/ She had one of my favorite outfits of the entire audition. – Ramos

**(12.3)**

* [Pre-finals] “You have a great performance quality to you. Cash and prizes. Shot to the front. Nobody wants to see it. Okay, thank you.” – Kitty [comes off positively]
* [During kick-line] She’s sucking wind. She’s thinking to herself, ‘we didn’t do this in Nashville.’ – K
* [Finals deliberation] “I thought she faded and her kicks were really tight.” – Charlotte, “And in her combinations, she had no stamina.” – J, “Yeah,” “I thought her solo was really good” “Yeah, it was.” “It was good.” “If she can dance, she can dance.” “Uh huh.” – K

### **Season 13**

**(13.3)**

* She’s really great. – K/ Beautiful out there. – Charlotte
* Got field power. – K/ Yeah, she does. – J
* [Finals judging] I gave her a check plus on appearance. I found her real attractive. – K/ I gave her a maybe because I saw a little tummy at the bottom. – Jay Johnson/ It’s feminine to have a little softness. Not jiggle, but just a little softness there. – Brenda

**(13.4)**

* Briana’s running out of steam. – K

**(13.7)**

* Briana was a standout as well when she was in her last group. – Travis Wall

**(13.8)**

* Briana’s strong. – K
* I liked you a lot in that one. – K

**(13.10)**

* [Media training] Well-spoken. – K

## **End of Journey**

### **Season 12**

**(12.3)**

* Not invited to training camp

## **Other**

### **Season 12**

**(12.2)**

* Last one shown being invited to finals

**(12.3)**

* Solo performance is shown

### **Season 13**

**(13.1)**

* She’s shown on screen when Kelli mentions seeing familiar faces at auditions during her speech to the hopefuls

**(13.2)**

* Shown dancing when Kelli mentions mastering the choreography as she’s listing off qualities that can impress the judges
* Shown being invited to finals

**(13.3)**

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

**(13.10)**

* At media training, her response to a question from Brenda is shown (and earns Kelli’s approval)

**(13.11)**

* On the board, it can be seen that she’s received stickers from 5 of 6 evaluators (everybody but Judy)

### **Season 14**

**(14.3)**

* Highlighted (by name) performing her solo at finals

**(14.4)**

* She’s revealed to be tied for 18th (with four others) based on how the TCC’s were scored at finals

**(14.5)**

* She helps teach Chandi after practice

**(14.11)**

* In the cooking competition, she’s added to the group 3 team to cook the guacamole

**(14.12)**

* The show highlights that she was an “organizer” on the CORE test

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## Misc.

* Former Tennessee Titans Cheerleader