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-[woman] Okay, y'all, are we ready?
-[women] Yes, ma'am.
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[woman] Okay, listen up.
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I just wanna remind y'all
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that you are known as world-famous,
the best in the business,
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how hard y'all worked to get here.
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You're gonna perform like you practice.
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Let's do it!
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-Kelli to Eric.
-[Eric] What are you looking for, Kelli?
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[Kelli] If possible, we'd love to see
the 30-second countdown video
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into open video...
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-Right there is fine.
-...into "American Woman."
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[Eric] We got about two minutes, Kel.
Bringing in the new "Thunderstruck."
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[cheerleader 1] There is definitely
a lot of expectations
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placed on how we carry ourselves
as DCC and as America's Sweethearts.
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I have to be on.
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There's no room
for letting those emotions show.
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[cheerleader 2] Our job, literally,
is to make other people happy.
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No matter what we feel like,
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it is to make others happy.
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-That leaves you here.
-[cheerleader] Yes, ma'am.
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And you're ready.
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[cheerleader 2] You don't make
the cheerleading team for being yourself.
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[Eric] In three, two... Roll it. Track it.
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You're becoming a different person
when you put that uniform on.
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People already assume
what they think they know about DCC.
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You see this image, and that's the mold.
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We're always trying to strive
to be picture-perfect.
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[gentle, dramatic music playing]
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{\an8}[interviewer] Why do you think you want
so badly to be a Cowboys Cheerleader?
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I love it.
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["Thunderstruck" by AC/DC playing]
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♪ Thunder ♪
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♪ Thunder ♪
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♪ Thunder ♪
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♪ Thunder ♪
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♪ Thunder... ♪
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[cheerleader 1] People think
what we do is not really, like, that hard,
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but our job is to make it look easy.
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♪ Thunder ♪
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♪ Thunder ♪
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It is pressure every single night.
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♪ You've been ♪
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♪ Thunderstruck ♪
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[cheerleader 2] You need to look like
a supermodel but perform like an athlete.
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Your left kick won't make this team.
And I don't care if you're sore. Kick.
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It makes people go nuts.
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[cheerleader 3] I'm not being lazy.
I don't have the motivation to do it.
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♪ Yeah, Texas... ♪
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[cheerleader 4] You may have a bad day,
but dry those tears.
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You're at practice now.
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I've moved states to do this.
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I've built my life around it.
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[Kelli] That's not who we are.
We're better than that.
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It takes a lot of balls to be able
to do some of the things they do.
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She wants to press charges.
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-She does?
-She does.
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♪ And I was shaking at the knees... ♪
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[cheerleader 2]
When one person hurts, we all hurt.
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I don't think anybody leaves unscathed.
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-♪ You've been ♪
-I'm sorry.
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♪ Thunderstruck ♪
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-Hands on the football, please.
-Okay.
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But that is the job I signed up for.
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Cheers!
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[cheerleader 1] You're with these women,
going through life together.
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Through the hardest times
but most fun time of your life.
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[cheerleader 4]
You put on this Superwoman cape,
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and you feel like
you can conquer the world.
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They are the best of the best.
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Beautiful, classy, feminine.
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That is a little girl's dream.
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[commentator]
It's like prom queen times 100.
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"Everything would be perfect
if I were that woman."
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[cheerleader 2]
DCC land is this mythical, magical world,
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and once you start sipping that Gatorade,
you don't wanna come out.
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DCC! Whoo!
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[cheerleader 4]
Ask not what DCC can do for you.
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Ask what you can do for DCC.
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["Thunderstruck" continues]
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♪ Thunderstruck ♪
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♪ Thunderstruck ♪
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♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, thunderstruck ♪
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♪ Thunderstruck ♪
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♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, said yeah ♪
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♪ It's alright ♪
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♪ We're doin' fine ♪
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♪ Yeah, it's alright ♪
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♪ We're doin' fine ♪
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[fading] ♪ So fine, thunderstruck ♪
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[birds chirping]
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[traffic humming]
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[Kelli] I'm gonna go in.
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And my first one is McKenna.
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[lively dance music playing on television]
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Okay, nice technique,
but I didn't get power screaming at me.
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[woman] I didn't either.
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A fun fact about me is that I represented...
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{\an8}Okay, I think she's pretty...
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{\an8}-[woman] Without...
-Needs a hair makeover fast.
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{\an8}-She's prettier when she dances.
-Yeah.
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{\an8}I'm 23 years old. I'm originally from...
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[Kelli] Those are some eyes
and some curls.
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-[Judy] Uh-huh.
-I've lived in Dallas...
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{\an8}Let's do the math.
Since 1991, I've been the director.
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{\an8}So I think this is my 34th year.
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{\an8}Is that right?
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Shoot. I was expecting more out of her.
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[Kelli sighs]
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I think the cycle itself of our team
refreshes me.
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Just the new energy
from the rookie to the veteran candidates,
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that's what helps keep me, um,
energized through the years.
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No pizzazz.
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Auditions happen every year,
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and everyone re-auditions,
veterans and rookie candidates alike.
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I'm Alexis, I'm 19 years old,
and I'm from Las Vegas, Nevada.
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We go through
every single application online.
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And that's looking at their photos,
watching their dance video submissions,
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reading their application,
reading about their education,
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their hometowns,
things that are important to them.
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Out of hundreds, ultimately,
only about 70 make it to Dallas
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for the live auditions in front of judges,
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where they perform
a personal, costumed solo.
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-["2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)" playing]
-[Kelli] Big ending.
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Pony.
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What were your comments, Judy?
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[Judy] Probably just went right to no.
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Our final team is a team of 36, so...
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-She bored me.
-Mm-hmm.
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[Kelli] The stats are pretty staggering
on the odds of making the team.
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I think she's in a toilet.
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[toilet flushes]
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Judy and I can see a lot in two minutes.
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-She's not a Thunderstruck girl.
-Mm-mm.
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Judy was an iconic '80s cheerleader.
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[funky disco music playing]
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{\an8}In 1980, when I auditioned,
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{\an8}2,000 girls showed up.
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And they had to break it up
into four days.
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They would turn on disco music.
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You would just dance
and snap your fingers.
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-[interviewer] Are you serious?
-Yes.
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When you see old videos of it now,
it's funny to watch.
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[funky disco music continues]
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[Judy] And we wore little short sets,
and we wore heels.
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I think I wore a pair of royal blue pumps
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to audition
for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
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I don't think that, in those days,
the girls were as technically trained.
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The talent is, like, far superior now
than what we had.
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[Kelli] I'm ready for somebody to wow me.
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[woman] A fun fact about me is
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I was Miss Florida's
Outstanding Teen in 2017.
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That's not easy to be. She's cute.
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-Okay, I think she's spicy.
-[Judy] I do too.
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-[Kelli] I like her.
-[Judy] Reece.
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-[Kelli] She's my first yes.
-[Judy] She's real polished.
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[Kelli] She does seem to be bright
from the inside out.
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-Something very likable about her.
-[Judy] Mm-hmm.
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[Kelli] She's pretty.
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[Judy] She is pretty.
She just needs to be polished.
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[Kelli] So Charly...
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I think she has an interesting look.
We can clean her up.
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Do I wanna see her in round two?
My answer is yes.
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And that is that.
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[women chattering]
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-[cheerleader 1] All right, ladies!
-[scattered applause]
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Next one! [laughs]
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-I'm so sweaty.
-I am too.
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-I need a shower.
-Hi. What's up?
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What's your song?
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I am doing an instrumental to Swan Lake,
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so it's a little swan moment.
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-Yes. It's gonna be...
-Oh my God...
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-You're not in pointe shoes, are you?
-No.
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This is, like, forehead. Yeah, yeah.
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This is, like, forehead height right here.
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Here, here. Yeah.
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[grunting rhythmically]
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This is me auditioning
for my fifth season this year.
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{\an8}When I first started,
you would just show up,
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{\an8}and they would play a random song,
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{\an8}and you would just have to go out there
and... dance for a minute.
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-Hey! Wow!
-[upbeat dance music playing]
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[Kelcey] We create such
a close-knit family every year.
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Yes!
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So, seeing your friends be taken out
of this close-knit circle is horrible.
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Do you think it's too much boobage?
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-No. There's no such thing.
-No.
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Yeah, I think there is actually.
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It's just a community
that you really can't find anywhere else.
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♪ B-B-Bennie and the Jets ♪
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[women cheering]
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["Bennie and the Jets"
by Elton John continues]
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Yes!
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[woman] Oh, yes, go!
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[Kelcey] We've got girls incredible
at hip-hop. We've got ballerinas.
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We've got girls
that are more powerful dancers.
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We've got girls that look more jazzy.
They're more soft. They're more sultry.
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Everyone can have a place,
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but it's just a matter of if they have
that unspoken "it" factor.
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Nice!
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-Didn't miss my turn. I was like...
-Good job! I know.
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{\an8}We're all veterans,
and we've all already earned that spot.
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{\an8}But it's almost even harder for all of us
because we know what we have to lose.
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{\an8}Pressure is a privilege.
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{\an8}You don't put yourself in this situation
if you didn't earn to be here.
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-So just think of it that way.
-[Kelcey] All right, ladies.
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I know we talked about a lot tonight,
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but let's go into this year
with the best attitude.
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Make it the best year and focus on us.
Nothing else matters.
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-[all cheering]
-Yeah!
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One, two, three! DCC!
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Whoo!
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Let's go!
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[woman] Because this is almost 24 feet.
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And then, let's see...
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No. Go where Gracie is, 'cause...
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Yeah. Oh, okay.
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{\an8}Actually, Victoria... Keep going, Suzy,
all the way to the mirror.
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{\an8}-I thought we had two extra feet.
-I think we have two extra feet.
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We want the judges here.
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A little bit more on this leg.
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-Thank you.
-You're welcome.
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-[grunts]
-[Tina sighs]
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[whispers] Now I'm loose.
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[Victoria] This'll be my fourth year.
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Making the team was absolutely
the best moment of my life.
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Oh. Beautiful. Beautiful.
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I love it.
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Beautiful. It's perfect. Perfect.
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My mom is a huge, huge part of my life.
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Your calves? Or your hamstrings too?
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[Victoria] No, not my hamstrings.
A little bit my butt.
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-[massage gun vibrating]
-[shrieks]
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I get comments saying,
"Y'all are too close."
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Like, "That's... That's unhealthy."
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Uh-oh.
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I've gotta toot.
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-[passes flatulence]
-[Tina] No, don't. Oh, God!
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I'm so sorry.
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But I wouldn't wanna have it
any other way.
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She is my rock. She's my person.
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[Tina] Is that part
of your hamstring, you think?
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[Victoria] No, that's my butt.
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[Tina, imitating Forrest Gump]
That's your buttocks.
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-"I got shot in the buttocks."
-Can you go a little higher?
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-Right there.
-Okay.
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[Victoria] My mom
is my biggest supporter ever.
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{\an8}She was a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader.
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That's why I wanted to be one.
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And I think,
since I grew up right in the middle of it,
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I didn't know or think
of any other opportunities.
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I wanted to go straight there.
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"Number 49, Victoria!"
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[Tina]
Any alumni, if they have a daughter,
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the first piece of costume
that they go buy
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is a Dallas Cowboys outfit for her.
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{\an8}That... I mean,
it was just kind of a given.
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[upbeat music playing]
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[Victoria] My mom was amazing
when she was a cheerleader.
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I had a great experience.
I loved all of it.
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[Kelli] If you could mix Hee Haw
with Miss America,
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that might be Tina.
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Tina and I became apartment roommates.
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We had a fabulous time cheering together.
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We're best friends, yes.
We were both at 19 years old.
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She came from a small town.
I came from a small town.
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We're really, like, soulmates,
to be honest with you.
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There's very few people
who grew up in a house
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where their mother
was a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader.
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And that... that's probably
a lot of pressure.
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[Tina] Gotta stay in your zone,
in your calm zone.
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[Victoria] But then I feel like I'm, like...
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-Boring? You're not.
-Not having as much fun.
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Half...
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Victoria, your 50% is most people's 100%.
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I think what makes the pressure hard
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is what I put on myself
in not disappointing her,
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or even disappointing Kelli.
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Victoria has been so prepared,
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and she's been the perfect cheerleader
all year.
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I wouldn't understand any reason
to cut her.
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-But I'm not the boss, so...
-[Suzy] Right.
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[cheering]
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[shrieks playfully]
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-[gentle piano music playing]
-[children chattering]
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{\an8}Today, it's a bittersweet day.
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{\an8}Today, we're doing property turn-in.
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Every veteran will bring their items in,
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and we'll go through the list,
and check it off.
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It kind of helps them get in a mindset
to get ready for auditions.
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They know their spot is not a given,
and they know they have to work for it,
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and today kinda is day one for them
in that process.
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You did not have
the sparkle leggings, right?
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-No, ma'am.
-[Sharpie] Gotcha.
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[interviewer] You don't get to keep
the uniform when you're done.
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You don't.
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I think that is so crazy.
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Especially when they size it on us.
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Like, that is customized to my body.
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{\an8}It's sad. It's like separation anxiety.
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{\an8}[laughs]
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{\an8}But, hopefully, we'll earn them back soon.
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[gentle, poignant instrumentals playing]
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[dreamy, upbeat music playing]
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[Kelli] It's hard to process
or even understand the Dallas Cowboys,
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the entire organization, the history,
the players, the coaches.
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It's a huge responsibility.
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Is that clean to you?
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[Judy chuckling] I can't see.
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[Kelli sniffing]
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-What part doesn't look clean to you?
-[Kelli] The vest.
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-Wow, I'm glad we're doing this.
-[cheerleader laughs]
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So this is... three years dingy, right?
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-[cheerleader] Second.
-Se... Two-two years dingy.
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Will y'all turn it in like
it's gonna be in the Smithsonian?
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-Sure.
-Not like it's been wadded up in your car.
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-Sharpie, I've got a 911.
-[Sharpie] Yes, ma'am?
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[Kelli] Who's been measuring us so far?
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-I am.
-You are? You're measuring feet. Okay.
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[Judy] Kelli's head has to be spinning
24 hours a day,
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because she is constantly trying
to improve this team.
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Everything for her is precise and perfect.
323
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-They have to be in precision.
-[woman] Perfect.
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[Judy] Every little seam in their warm-up.
If the rhinestones aren't right,
325
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she wants to fix it,
and she wants to improve on it.
326
00:16:53,976 --> 00:16:57,021
And by the next year,
it's going to be better.
327
00:16:57,104 --> 00:17:00,524
-Are you feeling more confident?
-I'd say outgrow that shyness.
328
00:17:01,608 --> 00:17:02,568
Okay.
329
00:17:02,651 --> 00:17:06,363
{\an8}-[Kelli] Do we intimidate you?
-[sighs] I'll be honest. Yes.
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[Kelli] You know, I'm told I'm a hard-ass,
and I'm direct with my comments.
331
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But we're protecting
the whole entire Dallas Cowboys brand.
332
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Kelli was one of the greatest decisions
I've ever made.
333
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{\an8}[soft electronic music playing]
334
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{\an8}[Charlotte Jones] In 1990,
I hired her as our director.
335
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{\an8}When we came in as a family
and when my dad came in,
336
00:17:28,260 --> 00:17:30,304
{\an8}the team was in financial disarray.
337
00:17:30,387 --> 00:17:32,347
[Kelli] My conversation
with Charlotte was,
338
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"We're losing money every year
with the cheerleaders."
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"Can you keep the cheerleaders doing
what they do best
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but make it a profit center?"
341
00:17:40,272 --> 00:17:43,317
[commentator] She did things like
introduce swimsuit calendars.
342
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The reality show in 2006.
343
00:17:45,402 --> 00:17:46,820
The magic is in the knot.
344
00:17:46,904 --> 00:17:48,864
Ooh! Hold your breath.
345
00:17:48,947 --> 00:17:52,326
[commentator] Get Mattel to do
a special edition DCC Barbie.
346
00:17:52,409 --> 00:17:55,746
{\an8}And the revenue is in excess
of a million dollars a year.
347
00:17:55,829 --> 00:17:58,707
And what's more important is
the cheerleaders stand on their own.
348
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They're a self-contained financial entity.
349
00:18:02,461 --> 00:18:04,463
{\an8}But it's important to point out...
350
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{\an8}the cheerleaders have historically
not been paid very much.
351
00:18:08,383 --> 00:18:11,762
[reporter] The girls will only be paid
$15 per game,
352
00:18:11,845 --> 00:18:13,680
but they don't appear interested
in the money.
353
00:18:13,764 --> 00:18:15,933
I was really surprised they paid anything,
354
00:18:16,016 --> 00:18:18,602
because I thought,
'cause it's an honorary position,
355
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that you just did it
because you wanted to.
356
00:18:20,896 --> 00:18:23,273
I'm having a blast. I really am.
357
00:18:23,357 --> 00:18:24,525
It's all worth it.
358
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{\an8}I think my game-day fee was $35,
359
00:18:27,778 --> 00:18:30,322
{\an8}and we basically donated that back.
360
00:18:30,405 --> 00:18:34,326
These Millennials, X-Gen,
whatever they're called,
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00:18:34,409 --> 00:18:36,495
they do look at it as a job,
362
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where us old-timers look at it
as more of a privilege.
363
00:18:41,041 --> 00:18:44,378
[interviewer] How much are you making
as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader?
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{\an8}I would say I'm making, like...
365
00:18:48,173 --> 00:18:50,425
{\an8}a substitute teacher...
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00:18:51,426 --> 00:18:52,845
A... Hm.
367
00:18:52,928 --> 00:18:57,558
I would say I'm making
like a Chick-fil-A worker
368
00:18:57,641 --> 00:18:59,143
that works full-time.
369
00:19:00,477 --> 00:19:05,941
{\an8}You know, there's a lot of cynicism
around pay for NFL cheerleaders,
370
00:19:06,024 --> 00:19:08,026
{\an8}and-and... as it should be.
371
00:19:08,110 --> 00:19:10,237
Um, they're not paid a lot.
372
00:19:11,155 --> 00:19:14,992
But the facts are they actually
don't come here for the money.
373
00:19:15,075 --> 00:19:18,537
They come here for something
that's actually bigger than that to them.
374
00:19:18,620 --> 00:19:20,497
They have a passion for dance.
375
00:19:20,581 --> 00:19:24,168
There are not a lot of opportunities
in the field of dance, um,
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to get to perform at an elite level.
377
00:19:26,962 --> 00:19:31,216
It is about being a part
of something bigger than themselves.
378
00:19:31,300 --> 00:19:34,678
It is about a sisterhood
that they were able to form,
379
00:19:34,761 --> 00:19:38,557
about relationships that they have
for the rest of their life.
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00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:42,060
They have a chance to feel
like they're valued, that they're special,
381
00:19:42,144 --> 00:19:44,897
and that they are making a difference.
382
00:19:44,980 --> 00:19:46,148
When the women come here,
383
00:19:46,231 --> 00:19:49,109
they find their passion
and they find their purpose.
384
00:19:51,445 --> 00:19:53,238
[Sarah] When you ask the question
385
00:19:53,322 --> 00:19:57,868
of how the Cowboys became
the biggest brand in professional sports,
386
00:19:58,660 --> 00:20:01,496
the cheerleaders are
a central part of that equation.
387
00:20:03,165 --> 00:20:05,834
{\an8}It started on November 10th, 1975
388
00:20:05,918 --> 00:20:09,838
{\an8}when the cameramen
on ABC's Monday Night Football
389
00:20:09,922 --> 00:20:13,342
are cutting away
to these women on the sidelines.
390
00:20:13,425 --> 00:20:15,469
[man] And we'll see what happens next.
391
00:20:16,094 --> 00:20:19,097
[Sarah] This young woman
named Gwenda Swearingen,
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she's shimmying her pom-poms
back and forth,
393
00:20:22,309 --> 00:20:25,562
and she looks into the camera and winks.
394
00:20:25,646 --> 00:20:26,647
[bell dings]
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00:20:26,730 --> 00:20:28,482
[Sarah] This wink is one of the things
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00:20:28,565 --> 00:20:32,027
that propels the cheerleaders
into the stratosphere.
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00:20:32,110 --> 00:20:34,112
[man] She was doing that for you, Frank.
398
00:20:34,196 --> 00:20:35,989
[Frank] She was very effective.
399
00:20:36,073 --> 00:20:38,283
-[man] Did you like that, Frank?
-I did like that.
400
00:20:38,367 --> 00:20:40,244
["We Got the Beat" by The Go-Go's playing]
401
00:20:40,327 --> 00:20:42,871
{\an8}[Kristi Scales] For decades,
the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
402
00:20:42,955 --> 00:20:44,915
{\an8}had been arguably as big a brand
403
00:20:44,998 --> 00:20:47,709
{\an8}as the Dallas Cowboys
football team itself.
404
00:20:47,793 --> 00:20:52,631
Back in the 1960s, it was
a co-ed high school squad basically.
405
00:20:52,714 --> 00:20:55,384
1972 was a big year for the Cowboys.
406
00:20:55,467 --> 00:20:59,388
The general manager gets this idea
that it's time to make a change.
407
00:20:59,972 --> 00:21:03,809
"No more high schoolers.
We're gonna hire 18 and up."
408
00:21:03,892 --> 00:21:07,312
"And we're gonna give them a new uniform."
409
00:21:07,396 --> 00:21:08,772
♪ They got the beat ♪
410
00:21:08,855 --> 00:21:11,900
♪ They got the beat, they got the beat ♪
411
00:21:12,567 --> 00:21:14,569
♪ Yeah, they got the beat... ♪
412
00:21:15,153 --> 00:21:17,072
[Sarah] Nobody else has
cheerleaders like this.
413
00:21:17,155 --> 00:21:19,950
[Kristi] The Cowboys win
two Super Bowls that decade.
414
00:21:20,033 --> 00:21:22,369
That's when they became America's Team.
415
00:21:22,452 --> 00:21:25,414
The cheerleaders became known
as "America's Sweethearts."
416
00:21:25,497 --> 00:21:28,959
Over the years, it became its own animal.
417
00:21:29,042 --> 00:21:31,920
{\an8}Posters, movies, Love Boat episodes.
418
00:21:32,004 --> 00:21:33,171
They're everywhere.
419
00:21:33,255 --> 00:21:35,841
You wanna play with the Dallas Cowboys?
420
00:21:35,924 --> 00:21:38,302
Oh no. I wanna play
with the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders.
421
00:21:38,969 --> 00:21:43,515
[Kristi] All those things in the '70s
just made everything explode.
422
00:21:44,683 --> 00:21:47,269
[Sarah] People would ask, "Wanna be
a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader
423
00:21:47,352 --> 00:21:49,479
when you grow up?"
It was like, "Hell yeah!"
424
00:21:50,063 --> 00:21:51,189
♪ We got the beat ♪
425
00:21:52,232 --> 00:21:54,026
♪ We got the beat... ♪
426
00:21:54,109 --> 00:21:57,529
[Kelli] We're hiring people
to be global ambassadors,
427
00:21:57,612 --> 00:22:01,867
and that's why this selection process
is so thorough.
428
00:22:01,950 --> 00:22:04,119
It's not pressure.
It's just a way of life.
429
00:22:04,202 --> 00:22:05,912
♪ We got the beat ♪
430
00:22:05,996 --> 00:22:08,373
-[song ends abruptly]
-[crickets chirring]
431
00:22:08,457 --> 00:22:09,750
[electronic beep]
432
00:22:10,292 --> 00:22:12,794
{\an8}[sizzling]
433
00:22:21,887 --> 00:22:26,767
{\an8}You learn to really expedite your meals
when you're busy, like, 18 hours a day.
434
00:22:26,850 --> 00:22:28,643
{\an8}[laughs]
435
00:22:28,727 --> 00:22:30,479
{\an8}As fast as possible.
436
00:22:31,104 --> 00:22:33,357
I actually meal prepped
for the week yesterday,
437
00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:37,861
because I don't have time to cook
during the week, really,
438
00:22:37,944 --> 00:22:41,823
so I have to have pretty much everything
prepared before the week starts,
439
00:22:42,449 --> 00:22:44,493
'cause you're just going all day.
440
00:22:44,576 --> 00:22:46,370
[soft, dramatic music playing]
441
00:22:46,453 --> 00:22:48,538
[Kelcey] DCC is more of a part-time job.
442
00:22:49,498 --> 00:22:52,793
I'm a nurse,
so I work 7:30 to 4:30 every day.
443
00:22:53,919 --> 00:22:57,672
Go to practice
and get home at 12:00 sometimes.
444
00:22:57,756 --> 00:23:01,426
So I go to bed at, like, 1:00.
Wake up at 6:00 again. [laughs]
445
00:23:02,010 --> 00:23:03,929
Um... It's pretty nuts.
446
00:23:07,015 --> 00:23:11,186
I mean, a lot of us work full-time jobs
and then come to DCC at night,
447
00:23:11,269 --> 00:23:13,438
so it can be really exhausting.
448
00:23:13,522 --> 00:23:14,731
You give up a lot,
449
00:23:14,815 --> 00:23:17,651
but it's five years of your life,
450
00:23:17,734 --> 00:23:20,529
and the moments here are so special.
It's something that...
451
00:23:20,612 --> 00:23:23,323
I'll never get to do anything like this
ever again.
452
00:23:23,824 --> 00:23:29,204
And they're moments that I'll cherish
for the rest of my life, so it's worth it.
453
00:23:30,914 --> 00:23:32,707
[birds chirping]
454
00:23:35,961 --> 00:23:39,172
[Reece] I made it through
all of the online submissions,
455
00:23:39,256 --> 00:23:43,885
and I am really nervous
to perform my solo.
456
00:23:44,719 --> 00:23:47,389
I personally have not been able
to sit down,
457
00:23:47,472 --> 00:23:50,308
{\an8}soak everything in that is happening.
458
00:23:51,435 --> 00:23:54,521
{\an8}That they even looked at my résumé
459
00:23:54,604 --> 00:23:59,401
and just saw what I could offer,
that was surreal,
460
00:23:59,484 --> 00:24:05,115
and that was the most humbling,
most exciting thing.
461
00:24:05,198 --> 00:24:06,283
[giggles]
462
00:24:06,366 --> 00:24:11,538
At this point,
my arms, like, are about to give out.
463
00:24:12,289 --> 00:24:15,917
I would not, not have been doing
what I am doing today
464
00:24:16,001 --> 00:24:19,004
if it wasn't for
the Miss America organization.
465
00:24:19,087 --> 00:24:24,092
And I truly realize
that what I was given was a gift.
466
00:24:24,176 --> 00:24:29,055
It is not something that I did.
It is something that I was given.
467
00:24:30,557 --> 00:24:34,978
Through middle school,
I was experiencing a lot with self-image,
468
00:24:35,061 --> 00:24:38,940
and so I've really, really, really
started connecting, um,
469
00:24:39,024 --> 00:24:43,195
with my relationship,
um, with... with Jesus.
470
00:24:44,321 --> 00:24:47,532
It is a relationship
more than it is a religion,
471
00:24:47,616 --> 00:24:49,284
{\an8}and I'm a firm believer
472
00:24:49,367 --> 00:24:54,456
{\an8}that my relationship with Christ
has gotten me to where I am today,
473
00:24:54,539 --> 00:25:00,629
and I would not be here
if it wasn't for just his salvation, um...
474
00:25:01,379 --> 00:25:03,340
[voice breaking] ...that I have received.
475
00:25:04,174 --> 00:25:06,218
Lord, I don't wanna be in the spotlight.
476
00:25:06,301 --> 00:25:08,929
You be in the spotlight,
but use me as a vessel.
477
00:25:09,012 --> 00:25:11,473
And I just... I pray that
478
00:25:12,849 --> 00:25:15,519
whoever watches this one day sees...
479
00:25:16,686 --> 00:25:18,647
sees him and not me.
480
00:25:20,357 --> 00:25:22,067
[traffic humming]
481
00:25:23,944 --> 00:25:26,905
[gentle, uplifting music playing]
482
00:25:35,455 --> 00:25:36,498
[Kelli] Okay.
483
00:25:37,582 --> 00:25:39,376
Ten years and ten pounds.
484
00:25:40,085 --> 00:25:41,127
-[sighs]
-Go for it.
485
00:25:41,711 --> 00:25:42,671
-Right?
-That's new.
486
00:25:42,754 --> 00:25:43,588
Mm-hmm.
487
00:25:46,633 --> 00:25:49,970
Oh my gosh, this is the first
I've sat still in nine months.
488
00:25:50,595 --> 00:25:53,098
[bright, cheery music playing]
489
00:25:54,015 --> 00:25:56,935
[Judy] I don't go to the grocery store
without my makeup on
490
00:25:57,018 --> 00:25:58,395
or without my hair done.
491
00:25:58,478 --> 00:26:00,522
My mom always looked at me and said,
492
00:26:00,605 --> 00:26:03,275
"Put lipstick on. Don't go anywhere
without your lipstick on."
493
00:26:05,026 --> 00:26:07,153
It might seem old-fashioned
to some people,
494
00:26:07,237 --> 00:26:09,614
but to me, it's important
to be put together.
495
00:26:11,366 --> 00:26:13,952
I moved here five days ago.
496
00:26:14,035 --> 00:26:16,955
-[woman] Okay, nice. Welcome to Dallas.
-I'm excited. Thank you.
497
00:26:17,038 --> 00:26:18,331
{\an8}-Did you just graduate?
-Yeah.
498
00:26:18,415 --> 00:26:21,751
{\an8}-Amazing. Congratulations.
-Thank you.
499
00:26:21,835 --> 00:26:24,671
{\an8}-From graduation to auditions. I love it.
-I know.
500
00:26:24,754 --> 00:26:28,091
Her costume's so beautiful.
It's like a pink.
501
00:26:28,842 --> 00:26:29,968
So pretty.
502
00:26:30,844 --> 00:26:32,470
-Remind me your name.
-Kelly.
503
00:26:32,554 --> 00:26:34,222
-Have I met you before?
-I don't know.
504
00:26:34,306 --> 00:26:37,017
{\an8}-I'm Amanda. Nice to meet you.
-I think we're in the same group.
505
00:26:37,100 --> 00:26:39,269
{\an8}Oh! Yay! Wait. Wait. Say your name again.
506
00:26:39,352 --> 00:26:40,729
{\an8}Kelly Villares. Kelly V.
507
00:26:40,812 --> 00:26:42,147
{\an8}-Are you 45?
-Yes, I'm 45.
508
00:26:42,230 --> 00:26:43,315
{\an8}You're with Kelly.
509
00:26:43,398 --> 00:26:44,816
{\an8}-I'm 42.
-I'm 44.
510
00:26:44,899 --> 00:26:46,985
Okay, cool. Yes! That's exciting!
511
00:26:47,068 --> 00:26:49,321
-This is super pretty. I like it.
-Thank you.
512
00:26:49,404 --> 00:26:50,572
So exciting.
513
00:26:50,655 --> 00:26:53,199
-[woman 1] Another K.
-[woman 2] I know. There are a lot of Ks.
514
00:26:53,283 --> 00:26:55,994
-[woman 1] Last year, it was tricky.
-[woman 2] It was really tricky.
515
00:26:56,077 --> 00:26:58,330
[woman 1] Kayleigh, Kally,
Karley, Kylie, Kayla.
516
00:26:58,830 --> 00:27:02,334
[woman 2] On top of that,
Kelee, Kelcey, Kat.
517
00:27:02,417 --> 00:27:04,002
[coordinator] You have ten minutes.
518
00:27:04,085 --> 00:27:07,714
Those of you that got down here
a little bit later than others,
519
00:27:07,797 --> 00:27:10,050
you will have
some more warm-up time upstairs.
520
00:27:10,133 --> 00:27:12,344
{\an8}We'll have about 20 minutes
once we get over there.
521
00:27:12,427 --> 00:27:15,472
{\an8}So don't panic if you just started
warming up, and you're freaking out.
522
00:27:15,555 --> 00:27:18,975
{\an8}So, um... And we're trying
to get the air conditioning fixed.
523
00:27:19,059 --> 00:27:21,269
But hopefully, it'll get fixed soon.
524
00:27:21,353 --> 00:27:23,521
So y'all have about ten minutes, okay?
525
00:27:23,605 --> 00:27:24,481
[women] Thank you.
526
00:27:24,564 --> 00:27:27,192
[Kelli] Judges, can I get
y'all's attention, please?
527
00:27:27,692 --> 00:27:30,153
First of all, thank you all very much
for being here.
528
00:27:30,236 --> 00:27:32,906
We are so excited.
We're gonna do the solos first,
529
00:27:32,989 --> 00:27:36,910
and the solos will get to show you
what they do best.
530
00:27:36,993 --> 00:27:39,162
You can see who's a veteran
by her uniform.
531
00:27:39,245 --> 00:27:42,165
{\an8}We'd like you to judge them all equally.
532
00:27:42,248 --> 00:27:44,459
{\an8}Don't over-promote a veteran
just because you see
533
00:27:44,542 --> 00:27:46,294
{\an8}she has worn a uniform before.
534
00:27:46,378 --> 00:27:49,881
With these rookie candidates,
I'll tell you, they're outstanding.
535
00:27:49,964 --> 00:27:52,717
I say that every year,
but they really are.
536
00:27:52,801 --> 00:27:55,512
We are picking, we think,
about 45 of these ladies
537
00:27:55,595 --> 00:27:56,680
into training camp.
538
00:27:57,472 --> 00:28:01,685
The solos can show us amazing dancers
539
00:28:01,768 --> 00:28:06,106
with brilliant technique
and years of training.
540
00:28:06,189 --> 00:28:09,401
Dancing's probably 50% really
541
00:28:09,484 --> 00:28:13,405
of the full responsibility
of a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader.
542
00:28:13,488 --> 00:28:17,325
Someone who's just stunning beautiful
is one-dimensional.
543
00:28:17,409 --> 00:28:20,787
Someone who's a great dance technician
is one-dimensional.
544
00:28:21,329 --> 00:28:25,250
It's all those intangibles
that really have nothing to do with dance.
545
00:28:25,750 --> 00:28:28,336
[cheering, applause]
546
00:28:29,879 --> 00:28:32,716
{\an8}[gentle, dramatic music playing]
547
00:28:40,223 --> 00:28:43,435
Okay, I would like
to introduce to you our judges,
548
00:28:43,518 --> 00:28:45,228
and then we are gonna start dancing.
549
00:28:45,937 --> 00:28:50,024
{\an8}-Kevin Walsh right up there.
-[cheering, applause]
550
00:28:50,108 --> 00:28:54,779
{\an8}[Kelli] He has been the master stylist
for Tangerine Salons for over 16 years.
551
00:28:54,863 --> 00:28:57,741
Kevin makes people fabulous.
552
00:28:58,783 --> 00:28:59,993
Kevin Walsh.
553
00:29:00,076 --> 00:29:02,620
[Kelli] I try to have
the most diverse panel of judges
554
00:29:02,704 --> 00:29:06,750
that can help us seek out
the best teammates that we can
555
00:29:06,833 --> 00:29:10,587
with this job that is so much more
than a dance solo.
556
00:29:10,670 --> 00:29:13,715
{\an8}We have judges that are members
of our local media.
557
00:29:13,798 --> 00:29:16,009
{\an8}-Scott is a shih tzu owner.
-I am.
558
00:29:16,092 --> 00:29:16,926
{\an8}-Right?
-Yep.
559
00:29:17,719 --> 00:29:21,347
{\an8}[Kelli] We have a representative
from our boot manufacturer.
560
00:29:21,431 --> 00:29:26,686
{\an8}We have hair professionals, makeup,
of course, dance professionals.
561
00:29:27,312 --> 00:29:29,314
{\an8}Jacie is now the Head Coach
562
00:29:29,397 --> 00:29:31,691
{\an8}of the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders.
563
00:29:31,775 --> 00:29:34,402
{\an8}[cheering]
564
00:29:34,486 --> 00:29:38,031
{\an8}[Kelli] And we even have Kevin,
and his specialty is, uh...
565
00:29:38,114 --> 00:29:41,034
Uh, he's an influencer in cooking.
566
00:29:41,117 --> 00:29:45,955
Kevin is a nationally recognized wellness
and lifestyle thought leader.
567
00:29:46,039 --> 00:29:47,499
I don't know what a thought leader is.
568
00:29:47,582 --> 00:29:49,167
You can ask my publicist, who wrote that.
569
00:29:49,250 --> 00:29:50,376
-[woman] Nice.
-That...
570
00:29:51,127 --> 00:29:54,964
[Kelli] But he himself has
this larger-than-life glow about him,
571
00:29:55,048 --> 00:29:58,927
and those judges
can recognize those "it" qualities.
572
00:29:59,469 --> 00:30:03,389
Finally, I saved our superwoman for last,
Charlotte Jones.
573
00:30:03,473 --> 00:30:04,724
Thank you.
574
00:30:04,808 --> 00:30:07,101
{\an8}[cheering, applause]
575
00:30:08,353 --> 00:30:10,897
{\an8}[Kelli] Charlotte gave me my job
way too many years ago
576
00:30:10,980 --> 00:30:13,358
than I think I can even admit.
577
00:30:13,441 --> 00:30:15,985
So, judges, it's time to open our books,
578
00:30:16,069 --> 00:30:20,865
and we will start with our first soloist.
579
00:30:20,949 --> 00:30:22,784
[cheering]
580
00:30:22,867 --> 00:30:26,037
[funky, upbeat dance music playing]
581
00:30:47,433 --> 00:30:48,893
[Kelli] Through the years,
582
00:30:48,977 --> 00:30:52,814
the talent level has evolved
to a higher standard.
583
00:30:52,897 --> 00:30:55,024
We've always had two or three on the team
584
00:30:55,108 --> 00:30:59,112
that were highly trained
technical dancers.
585
00:30:59,195 --> 00:31:02,365
Now, it's amazing.
They're amazing dancers.
586
00:31:02,448 --> 00:31:05,660
They're some of the best
across the country.
587
00:31:05,743 --> 00:31:07,912
{\an8}["I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
by Aerosmith playing]
588
00:31:07,996 --> 00:31:11,666
{\an8}♪ Where every moment spent with you
Is a moment I treasure... ♪
589
00:31:12,292 --> 00:31:13,751
I love me some Steven Tyler.
590
00:31:15,628 --> 00:31:16,713
Wow!
591
00:31:16,796 --> 00:31:19,591
♪ I don't wanna close my eyes ♪
592
00:31:19,674 --> 00:31:21,509
♪ I don't wanna fall ♪
593
00:31:21,593 --> 00:31:23,177
-[song ends]
-[cheering]
594
00:31:23,261 --> 00:31:24,679
[Kelli] Thank you, Kelcey.
595
00:31:26,806 --> 00:31:29,684
She looks beautiful today.
She looks womanly.
596
00:31:29,767 --> 00:31:32,562
She looks... She looks strong.
597
00:31:33,313 --> 00:31:34,314
Oh, I need to breathe.
598
00:31:34,397 --> 00:31:37,400
-You did so good.
-Oh, thank you so much.
599
00:31:37,483 --> 00:31:39,402
-Beautiful.
-It felt good. Last time was...
600
00:31:39,485 --> 00:31:41,195
[woman] Seriously. You did it.
601
00:31:41,279 --> 00:31:43,489
So much stress for a minute and a half.
602
00:31:43,573 --> 00:31:44,824
-[woman] I know.
-[sighs]
603
00:31:45,533 --> 00:31:48,494
{\an8}[upbeat Bollywood song playing]
604
00:31:58,713 --> 00:32:00,006
[hip-hop beat begins]
605
00:32:00,089 --> 00:32:00,924
[Scott] Okay!
606
00:32:02,050 --> 00:32:03,301
I am loving this!
607
00:32:05,470 --> 00:32:08,723
-[Kelli] What's her...? She is Indian?
-[Judy] She's Indian. Yeah.
608
00:32:09,307 --> 00:32:10,725
[Kelli] She's beautiful.
609
00:32:10,808 --> 00:32:13,603
I think she's a pediatric orthodontist
or either a...
610
00:32:14,437 --> 00:32:16,564
-I mean...
-She's entertaining, that's for sure.
611
00:32:17,231 --> 00:32:22,111
{\an8}All right, from Weehawken, New Jersey,
this is Kelly.
612
00:32:22,654 --> 00:32:25,782
Weehawken, New Jersey,
am I saying that right? "Weehawken"?
613
00:32:26,366 --> 00:32:29,285
["Ashes" by Celine Dion playing]
614
00:32:30,411 --> 00:32:31,996
♪ What's left to say? ♪
615
00:32:32,664 --> 00:32:37,543
♪ These prayers ain't working anymore... ♪
616
00:32:37,627 --> 00:32:39,754
[Kelli] Kinda looks,
a little bit Victoria.
617
00:32:40,421 --> 00:32:41,255
[Judy] Yeah.
618
00:32:41,339 --> 00:32:45,301
♪ Calling on you ♪
619
00:32:46,469 --> 00:32:48,346
[Kelli] Rounding out this first half,
620
00:32:48,429 --> 00:32:53,559
please welcome,
from Livermore, California, Charly.
621
00:32:54,477 --> 00:32:57,605
Is it "Charly" or "Carly"?
Is the H silent?
622
00:32:57,689 --> 00:32:59,482
["Rise Up" by Andra Day playing]
623
00:32:59,565 --> 00:33:00,441
[Randy] Whoa!
624
00:33:01,025 --> 00:33:02,568
[Kristi] Our next Claire?
625
00:33:02,652 --> 00:33:05,238
♪ I'll rise up, I'll rise unafraid... ♪
626
00:33:05,321 --> 00:33:06,239
Yes.
627
00:33:06,739 --> 00:33:08,574
Yes, I can see that.
628
00:33:08,658 --> 00:33:12,537
♪ And I'll do it a thousand times again ♪
629
00:33:12,620 --> 00:33:13,454
[song ends]
630
00:33:13,538 --> 00:33:14,580
[Charlotte] Wow!
631
00:33:15,248 --> 00:33:17,417
-Thank you.
-Way to go! That was Charly.
632
00:33:17,500 --> 00:33:18,835
She just owned that.
633
00:33:18,918 --> 00:33:21,504
[Kelli] I mean,
she's a makeover needing to happen.
634
00:33:22,171 --> 00:33:23,840
[gentle, dramatic music playing]
635
00:33:24,424 --> 00:33:25,591
{\an8}[sighs]
636
00:33:27,552 --> 00:33:30,596
{\an8}-Good luck. I'll be rooting for you.
-Thank you. You're so sweet.
637
00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:32,557
[Reece] I would say I'm the most nervous
638
00:33:32,640 --> 00:33:36,894
to perform in front of Charlotte Jones,
Kelli, and Judy.
639
00:33:36,978 --> 00:33:41,232
But God is in control
of this whole process,
640
00:33:41,315 --> 00:33:43,860
so whatever is meant to happen
is meant to happen.
641
00:33:45,278 --> 00:33:49,866
Okay, please welcome,
from Jacksonville, Florida, Reece.
642
00:33:50,908 --> 00:33:52,702
[applause quiets down]
643
00:33:53,494 --> 00:33:55,079
["Burnin' Up" by Jessie J playing]
644
00:33:55,163 --> 00:33:58,416
♪ Walking through the fire ♪
645
00:33:58,499 --> 00:34:01,335
♪ Please don't let me go ♪
646
00:34:01,961 --> 00:34:04,297
♪ Take me to the river... ♪
647
00:34:04,380 --> 00:34:06,090
[Kelli] Is she on our top list?
648
00:34:06,174 --> 00:34:07,592
[Judy] I don't know!
649
00:34:10,136 --> 00:34:11,220
♪ I'm burnin' up... ♪
650
00:34:11,304 --> 00:34:13,723
-Oh! Whoo!
-[crowd cheering]
651
00:34:13,806 --> 00:34:17,310
♪ I'm burnin' up, come put me out
Come and put me out... ♪
652
00:34:17,393 --> 00:34:20,772
-[Scott] She has it.
-[Kelli] She definitely does ballroom.
653
00:34:20,855 --> 00:34:24,233
♪ A thousand degrees
That's how I'm feeling when you're... ♪
654
00:34:24,317 --> 00:34:25,610
[Scott] Uh-uh.
655
00:34:26,778 --> 00:34:29,072
[Charlotte] Got us some attitude
on the floor. I love it.
656
00:34:29,155 --> 00:34:31,699
[Kelli] Love her in this.
I want to see her with our choreography.
657
00:34:33,785 --> 00:34:35,244
[judge] Vets should be nervous!
658
00:34:35,328 --> 00:34:38,081
♪ Subliminal, sex
Drippin' in, sweat ♪
659
00:34:38,164 --> 00:34:39,540
♪ I'm losing my... ♪
660
00:34:39,624 --> 00:34:41,334
She's dancing like a vet.
661
00:34:41,417 --> 00:34:43,002
-[song ends]
-[cheering, applause]
662
00:34:43,086 --> 00:34:47,924
Yes! Burnin' it up,
that was Reece from Jacksonville, Florida.
663
00:34:49,801 --> 00:34:51,094
-Love it.
-Thank you.
664
00:34:51,177 --> 00:34:53,429
I'm a big Dancing with the Stars fan,
so I wanted to...
665
00:34:53,513 --> 00:34:54,472
It's good.
666
00:34:54,555 --> 00:34:56,516
[breathes heavily, sighs]
667
00:34:57,767 --> 00:34:59,560
I can't believe I just did that.
668
00:35:00,686 --> 00:35:03,147
[Randy] That was beautiful.
Do you mind if I smoke?
669
00:35:03,689 --> 00:35:06,150
That... That was stunning.
670
00:35:06,776 --> 00:35:08,402
We might need a moment.
671
00:35:08,486 --> 00:35:10,196
That... Wow!
672
00:35:10,947 --> 00:35:13,449
Her song was what she was.
She was burnin' up.
673
00:35:15,159 --> 00:35:19,330
{\an8}Please welcome,
from Columbia, Missouri, Anna Kate.
674
00:35:19,413 --> 00:35:22,917
{\an8}-[cheering]
-["Piano Man" by Billy Joel playing]
675
00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:24,293
[Kelli] I love this song.
676
00:35:24,919 --> 00:35:26,754
This is Caroline's sister.
677
00:35:28,172 --> 00:35:31,050
[Caroline] That's nice.
Beautiful line. Toe pointed.
678
00:35:31,134 --> 00:35:33,761
-[Anna Kate vocalizes softly]
-Then probably to the...
679
00:35:36,055 --> 00:35:37,056
-That way?
-Yeah.
680
00:35:37,140 --> 00:35:38,891
Yep. That's good.
681
00:35:39,392 --> 00:35:40,685
That thing.
682
00:35:41,435 --> 00:35:43,646
-[vocalizes softly]
-That's good.
683
00:35:43,729 --> 00:35:44,689
[vocalizes softly]
684
00:35:45,189 --> 00:35:46,107
[Caroline] Yep.
685
00:35:46,816 --> 00:35:49,402
{\an8}I just moved in with Caroline this week,
686
00:35:49,485 --> 00:35:51,821
{\an8}and she's starting to get me
a little more stressed.
687
00:35:51,904 --> 00:35:54,490
{\an8}-Just 'cause of how she's acting.
-Whoa.
688
00:35:54,574 --> 00:35:57,285
{\an8}I don't know. I felt fine,
and all of a sudden, she's like,
689
00:35:57,368 --> 00:35:59,829
"This isn't right.
You need to do this and this again."
690
00:35:59,912 --> 00:36:01,414
So I'm getting in my head a lot.
691
00:36:01,497 --> 00:36:04,667
[Caroline] You show Judy, "Look
at my perfect line. I'm a good dancer."
692
00:36:04,750 --> 00:36:05,668
And then you move,
693
00:36:05,751 --> 00:36:10,673
and then you show all the judges,
"I'm so gorgeous. Pick me."
694
00:36:10,756 --> 00:36:12,550
My name is Caroline Sundvold.
695
00:36:12,633 --> 00:36:16,304
I just finished my fifth year
cheering with the Cowboys,
696
00:36:16,387 --> 00:36:17,305
and I did retire.
697
00:36:18,389 --> 00:36:20,057
I have a younger sister,
698
00:36:20,141 --> 00:36:24,979
and she decided over Christmas break
to audition for DCC this next season.
699
00:36:25,646 --> 00:36:27,899
I feel I've practiced enough
to where I know it,
700
00:36:27,982 --> 00:36:30,401
but I do feel like
there's a lot of pressure
701
00:36:30,484 --> 00:36:33,362
just with having Caroline be there
for five years.
702
00:36:33,446 --> 00:36:36,199
I thought she was gonna say,
"You're a big help. I love you so much."
703
00:36:36,282 --> 00:36:38,826
She is a big help.
But she's just like... It's a lot.
704
00:36:38,910 --> 00:36:40,870
Flirty, flirty, flirty, flirty.
705
00:36:40,953 --> 00:36:42,788
Hold as long as you can
before you go back.
706
00:36:42,872 --> 00:36:43,956
This is really good.
707
00:36:44,457 --> 00:36:46,334
And I like this. This is nice.
708
00:36:46,417 --> 00:36:47,710
Hold.
709
00:36:48,669 --> 00:36:49,795
Okay.
710
00:36:49,879 --> 00:36:52,924
Remember when you used to boss me around
in my solos?
711
00:36:53,007 --> 00:36:54,133
Yeah.
712
00:36:54,217 --> 00:36:55,509
-The tables have turned.
-Um...
713
00:36:55,593 --> 00:36:59,722
I'm ready for the week to be over.
I'm not cut out for the dance mom life.
714
00:36:59,805 --> 00:37:01,015
-No, you're not.
-No.
715
00:37:01,098 --> 00:37:02,850
-Do you wanna try it again?
-Yeah.
716
00:37:04,018 --> 00:37:04,852
Here we go.
717
00:37:05,353 --> 00:37:09,273
♪ Sing us a song, you're the piano man... ♪
718
00:37:10,107 --> 00:37:11,484
[Kelli] She's light on her feet.
719
00:37:12,026 --> 00:37:13,736
[Scott] She is cute.
720
00:37:15,154 --> 00:37:16,948
[Judy] Are you sure that's not Caroline?
721
00:37:17,448 --> 00:37:20,201
♪ And you've got us feelin' alright ♪
722
00:37:20,284 --> 00:37:21,535
[Kelli] Great choreo.
723
00:37:22,036 --> 00:37:23,454
That was Anna Kate.
724
00:37:24,247 --> 00:37:26,457
-That's one of the best musicality.
-[Judy] Yeah.
725
00:37:26,540 --> 00:37:28,417
When they said "piano," she was...
726
00:37:28,501 --> 00:37:31,879
-She did her feet like a piano.
-It was very well done.
727
00:37:33,464 --> 00:37:38,511
Please welcome,
from Coppell, Texas, Victoria.
728
00:37:38,594 --> 00:37:40,054
[cheering]
729
00:37:40,137 --> 00:37:41,305
[Kelli] Love the costume.
730
00:37:41,389 --> 00:37:42,974
{\an8}["Last Dance" by Donna Summer playing]
731
00:37:43,057 --> 00:37:45,184
{\an8}♪ Last dance ♪
732
00:37:46,477 --> 00:37:50,398
{\an8}♪ Last chance for love ♪
733
00:37:55,236 --> 00:37:57,238
♪ I need you... ♪
734
00:37:59,573 --> 00:38:01,200
[judge] Does she look really off to you?
735
00:38:02,451 --> 00:38:04,870
[Victoria] Sometimes I think
that being a legacy,
736
00:38:04,954 --> 00:38:07,581
everyone says it has an advantage,
737
00:38:07,665 --> 00:38:10,334
but I think it gives me
a complete disadvantage.
738
00:38:11,252 --> 00:38:13,754
When I walked into the audition at 18,
739
00:38:13,838 --> 00:38:16,674
I was not prepared.
740
00:38:17,383 --> 00:38:19,343
-[Kelli] Victoria.
-[man] She was soft.
741
00:38:19,427 --> 00:38:20,970
It was sloppy.
742
00:38:21,053 --> 00:38:23,222
We see you on this team.
743
00:38:23,306 --> 00:38:25,641
We see you in a uniform.
744
00:38:26,684 --> 00:38:32,648
And we don't have enough uniforms
to give you that chance this season.
745
00:38:32,732 --> 00:38:35,318
[dramatic music playing]
746
00:38:35,401 --> 00:38:37,862
[gentle, somber music playing]
747
00:38:40,323 --> 00:38:41,365
[softly] Yes, ma'am.
748
00:38:43,284 --> 00:38:46,245
I was one of the, like, last girls cut.
749
00:38:48,039 --> 00:38:49,540
{\an8}-I know.
-I can't imagine...
750
00:38:51,542 --> 00:38:55,463
I told immediately to Kelli and Judy
that I wanted to come back,
751
00:38:55,546 --> 00:38:56,714
but afterwards I was like,
752
00:38:56,797 --> 00:38:59,592
"I don't know if I can do it again.
I'm too embarrassed."
753
00:38:59,675 --> 00:39:01,469
"I don't know if I'll be ready again."
754
00:39:01,552 --> 00:39:05,264
"I don't wanna go through that possibility
of being cut again."
755
00:39:05,348 --> 00:39:08,684
Especially when it's filmed.
Like, that is just so scary.
756
00:39:08,768 --> 00:39:10,686
Is there anything specific that stood out?
757
00:39:10,770 --> 00:39:12,605
-It's comprehensive.
-[Victoria] Okay.
758
00:39:12,688 --> 00:39:15,399
I think I'm pretty scarred by that moment.
759
00:39:15,483 --> 00:39:20,029
I watch it back on YouTube sometimes,
and I still bawl every time I watch it.
760
00:39:21,113 --> 00:39:25,701
Oof. That was one of the hardest moments
of my career.
761
00:39:25,785 --> 00:39:28,621
Because I'm looking at eyes
of a cheerleader
762
00:39:28,704 --> 00:39:31,290
that I've known since she was a child.
763
00:39:31,374 --> 00:39:34,960
{\an8}But I really thought
I was doing her a favor
764
00:39:35,044 --> 00:39:38,047
by her coming back
765
00:39:38,130 --> 00:39:41,801
and making it on her own,
stronger, better,
766
00:39:41,884 --> 00:39:44,053
and completely deserving
767
00:39:44,136 --> 00:39:47,056
instead of being someone's daughter.
768
00:39:47,890 --> 00:39:50,976
[Victoria] So making the team
the next year was amazing.
769
00:39:51,060 --> 00:39:54,021
It was finally real.
You are a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader.
770
00:39:54,105 --> 00:39:57,316
["Last Dance" continues]
771
00:39:57,400 --> 00:40:00,069
-[song ends]
-[cheering]
772
00:40:00,152 --> 00:40:02,863
[Kelli] All right, that was Victoria.
773
00:40:06,367 --> 00:40:07,243
Good job.
774
00:40:07,326 --> 00:40:09,578
I wish she would let loose.
775
00:40:09,662 --> 00:40:11,664
I think that was letting loose for her.
776
00:40:11,747 --> 00:40:13,874
-Instead of doing an intense...
-No. No. No.
777
00:40:13,958 --> 00:40:15,501
I mean, and be friends...
778
00:40:15,584 --> 00:40:18,212
Like, she never hangs out with anyone.
779
00:40:19,255 --> 00:40:22,133
-[judge] I feel like she made it up.
-[Scott] I don't know. It's surprising.
780
00:40:22,216 --> 00:40:23,843
And it's going into her fourth year?
781
00:40:23,926 --> 00:40:24,802
[judge] Fourth year?
782
00:40:29,473 --> 00:40:31,517
[muffled] It's okay. Okay?
783
00:40:34,562 --> 00:40:37,481
-It was beautiful. You're beautiful.
-Thank you. Thank you.
784
00:40:37,565 --> 00:40:39,442
-Okay?
-[Victoria] I don't mean to cry.
785
00:40:39,525 --> 00:40:42,027
-I think it's my stress coming out.
-I know. It's a lot.
786
00:40:42,111 --> 00:40:45,281
It just bubbles up. It's okay.
You cry if you need to.
787
00:40:45,364 --> 00:40:46,824
It's okay. Let it out.
788
00:40:46,907 --> 00:40:48,576
-Get ready for field.
-I know.
789
00:40:49,160 --> 00:40:53,247
[Victoria] I'm very hard on myself.
I am what my mother calls a perfectionist.
790
00:40:54,248 --> 00:40:55,082
And...
791
00:40:56,375 --> 00:41:01,547
In my heart, I felt like
that was not my A++ self,
792
00:41:01,630 --> 00:41:02,798
but that's okay.
793
00:41:03,632 --> 00:41:07,094
I just want them to see my best
all the time.
794
00:41:07,178 --> 00:41:08,262
And I hate...
795
00:41:09,930 --> 00:41:13,017
when this... when they see flaws in me.
796
00:41:13,100 --> 00:41:15,853
'Cause I don't want them to see flaws,
but I know I have flaws.
797
00:41:15,936 --> 00:41:19,690
And it's okay to have flaws. I know that,
but my mind doesn't know that.
798
00:41:20,858 --> 00:41:22,943
[dramatic music playing]
799
00:41:23,027 --> 00:41:24,111
Ah!
800
00:41:24,195 --> 00:41:26,530
I'm just really disappointed
in myself today.
801
00:41:28,866 --> 00:41:31,952
[upbeat dance music plays faintly
over loudspeakers]
802
00:41:32,036 --> 00:41:34,663
[tense music layers
over ambient dance music]
803
00:41:38,083 --> 00:41:39,376
[dramatic, echoing note]
804
00:41:43,214 --> 00:41:44,798
{\an8}[music builds]
805
00:41:44,882 --> 00:41:46,383
[dramatic music playing]
806
00:41:46,467 --> 00:41:48,886
[Kelli] The second part of our audition
is more relevant,
807
00:41:48,969 --> 00:41:51,013
and that's when we take them to the field.
808
00:41:51,096 --> 00:41:54,767
Just dancing on the turf
can trip up the best of dancers.
809
00:41:55,267 --> 00:41:58,979
I've seen great,
technically trained dancers
810
00:41:59,063 --> 00:42:02,775
hit the turf, and just kind of fade,
811
00:42:02,858 --> 00:42:06,487
and not be an arena performer,
and not make the team.
812
00:42:07,071 --> 00:42:10,491
We send video choreography
that they must learn.
813
00:42:10,574 --> 00:42:15,454
They are evaluated
on the DCC choreography and kickline.
814
00:42:16,872 --> 00:42:22,294
{\an8}We as judges sit in the stands
and watch on the digital board
815
00:42:22,378 --> 00:42:26,549
because that's how the 93,000 fans
that are there on game day,
816
00:42:26,632 --> 00:42:28,509
that's how they're gonna see the girls.
817
00:42:28,592 --> 00:42:30,678
[dramatic electronic music playing]
818
00:42:43,023 --> 00:42:46,110
{\an8}She doesn't have a full split.
She wasn't all the way down.
819
00:42:46,193 --> 00:42:48,779
-[Charlotte] Thought she looks better now...
-[Kelli] Do you?
820
00:42:48,862 --> 00:42:51,574
I think she's better on the field
than she was in her solo.
821
00:42:52,950 --> 00:42:55,869
-[Kelli] I think Leah's outdancing Kayla.
-[Judy] I do too.
822
00:42:57,162 --> 00:43:01,166
{\an8}Hello, my name is McKenna.
I'm 22 years old from Denver, Colorado.
823
00:43:02,001 --> 00:43:02,876
{\an8}[Kelli] Wow.
824
00:43:03,752 --> 00:43:05,588
{\an8}Hi, judges. My name is Karley.
825
00:43:05,671 --> 00:43:08,424
{\an8}I'm 23 years old,
and I'm from Nederland, Texas.
826
00:43:08,507 --> 00:43:10,801
-[Judy] She got a new hairdo.
-What is that hair?
827
00:43:10,884 --> 00:43:13,470
-Has she gone too blonde, Kevin?
-[Kevin] Hmm.
828
00:43:14,597 --> 00:43:18,684
[Kelli] The aesthetic part of this job,
it's not science.
829
00:43:18,767 --> 00:43:23,689
They're not gonna make it to Dallas
in a room of 70 or training camp of 45
830
00:43:23,772 --> 00:43:25,941
if there's an aesthetic reason
831
00:43:26,025 --> 00:43:29,320
for them not to be appealing
to all of our judges.
832
00:43:30,404 --> 00:43:33,616
{\an8}Hi, everyone. My name is Anisha.
I'm 31 years old, and I'm originally from...
833
00:43:33,699 --> 00:43:35,784
{\an8}-[Charlotte] Anisha! Go, girl!
-[Kelli] Wow!
834
00:43:35,868 --> 00:43:37,870
{\an8}-[Charlotte] 31?
-[Judy] She's 31?
835
00:43:37,953 --> 00:43:38,829
{\an8}[Kelli] Mm-hmm.
836
00:43:38,912 --> 00:43:41,624
{\an8}-Hi, everyone. My name is Kelly.
-[Charlotte] This girl's good.
837
00:43:41,707 --> 00:43:43,876
{\an8}I'm a 22-year-old
from Weehawken, New Jersey.
838
00:43:43,959 --> 00:43:45,252
{\an8}I like her. She was great.
839
00:43:45,336 --> 00:43:47,588
I don't think
I said "Weehawken" correctly.
840
00:43:47,671 --> 00:43:49,340
-Yeah, you did.
-Yeah, you did.
841
00:43:49,423 --> 00:43:52,593
{\an8}[Charlotte] Gosh, that girl looks nervous.
She looks nervous, nervous, nervous.
842
00:43:52,676 --> 00:43:54,303
{\an8}And I think... is she sick?
843
00:43:54,386 --> 00:43:55,846
-Madeline?
-Uh-huh.
844
00:43:55,929 --> 00:43:57,640
Uh, it wouldn't surprise me.
845
00:43:59,016 --> 00:44:01,018
{\an8}Hello, judges. My name is Kayla.
846
00:44:01,101 --> 00:44:04,146
{\an8}I am 23 years old,
and I am from St. Louis, Missouri.
847
00:44:04,229 --> 00:44:06,398
[Randy] Not popping off the screen at all.
848
00:44:06,982 --> 00:44:09,902
Hi, judges. I'm Reece,
and I'm 21 years old.
849
00:44:09,985 --> 00:44:11,862
-Oh, yeah.
-I'm from Jacksonville, Florida.
850
00:44:11,945 --> 00:44:13,030
[Randy] Love her.
851
00:44:13,572 --> 00:44:18,327
{\an8}Hi, everyone. I'm Victoria,
and I'm 23 years old from Coppell, Texas.
852
00:44:19,119 --> 00:44:21,580
[Kelli] I think Victoria
looks better this year than last.
853
00:44:21,664 --> 00:44:23,374
[Charlotte] Don't know about that.
854
00:44:23,457 --> 00:44:26,585
[Kelli] It's not often,
and it's certainly not comfortable
855
00:44:26,669 --> 00:44:27,670
cutting a veteran,
856
00:44:27,753 --> 00:44:29,463
especially this year.
857
00:44:29,546 --> 00:44:30,422
This year...
858
00:44:30,506 --> 00:44:32,174
[dramatic music playing]
859
00:44:34,426 --> 00:44:36,470
[voice breaks]
This year really bothers me.
860
00:44:39,390 --> 00:44:42,184
Okay, ladies, congratulations.
861
00:44:42,267 --> 00:44:46,438
This completes the competition portion
of the finals.
862
00:44:48,857 --> 00:44:51,902
[laughs] Y'all are gonna be sore tomorrow.
863
00:44:51,985 --> 00:44:53,278
Congratulations. Thank you.
864
00:44:53,362 --> 00:44:57,616
And we will see you back here
in about an hour plus.
865
00:44:58,450 --> 00:45:00,411
-[judge 1] Whoo-hoo!
-[judge 2] Whoo.
866
00:45:00,494 --> 00:45:02,871
{\an8}[bright, tense music playing]
867
00:45:03,997 --> 00:45:06,041
{\an8}[Kelli] We'll do yes, maybes, and nos.
868
00:45:06,125 --> 00:45:09,503
{\an8}If you're on the fence, that's a maybe.
You should definitely know your yeses.
869
00:45:09,586 --> 00:45:12,005
If you can't make up your mind,
that's a maybe for sure.
870
00:45:12,089 --> 00:45:13,507
Here we go.
871
00:45:13,590 --> 00:45:16,593
Number one, Kelcey.
872
00:45:16,677 --> 00:45:18,971
How many yeses for Kelcey, number one?
873
00:45:19,930 --> 00:45:21,432
[Scott] Let's breeze through this.
874
00:45:21,515 --> 00:45:23,016
[judge] This one's a slam dunk.
875
00:45:23,100 --> 00:45:25,853
Number two, how many yeses?
876
00:45:26,812 --> 00:45:28,147
And who is a no?
877
00:45:28,647 --> 00:45:30,441
[groans dramatically]
878
00:45:30,524 --> 00:45:31,567
[Kevin] Coup d'état.
879
00:45:31,650 --> 00:45:35,696
{\an8}I like her look, but I just thought that
she got lost in that kickline up there.
880
00:45:36,447 --> 00:45:38,282
[Kelli] Anisha. How many yeses?
881
00:45:38,365 --> 00:45:40,784
[tense, dramatic music playing]
882
00:45:40,868 --> 00:45:42,703
-Reece?
-[Judy] Criscilla.
883
00:45:42,786 --> 00:45:45,998
[Criscilla] I had a yes for the solo,
and then I had a no for the field,
884
00:45:46,081 --> 00:45:47,291
'cause she struggled.
885
00:45:47,958 --> 00:45:49,710
I thought she struggled
in the choreography.
886
00:45:49,793 --> 00:45:50,878
[Randy] Interesting.
887
00:45:50,961 --> 00:45:53,046
[Kelli] Fifty-six, Zhenya.
888
00:45:53,130 --> 00:45:56,341
There are different levels of dance
that make the team.
889
00:45:58,135 --> 00:46:01,138
-But they have to have appeal.
-They have to have a big appeal.
890
00:46:01,221 --> 00:46:03,348
-[Randy] Absolutely.
-An overwhelming appeal.
891
00:46:04,808 --> 00:46:07,603
[Kelli] Number 36, Charly.
892
00:46:08,729 --> 00:46:11,857
On the field, I'm like, "Looks amazing."
Then she started kicking...
893
00:46:11,940 --> 00:46:14,109
I don't think
we should lower our bar for anybody.
894
00:46:14,193 --> 00:46:16,528
[Randy] But so does the question become,
895
00:46:16,612 --> 00:46:21,158
if we're talking about roughly 45 people
going to camp,
896
00:46:21,241 --> 00:46:24,203
is the question that is she top 45?
897
00:46:24,286 --> 00:46:27,164
{\an8}I think sometimes
it comes down to typecasting.
898
00:46:27,247 --> 00:46:29,082
{\an8}-[judge] Yeah.
-Unfortunately.
899
00:46:29,166 --> 00:46:30,918
{\an8}-[judge] Yeah.
-And...
900
00:46:31,001 --> 00:46:33,003
[man] What do you mean
when you say "typecasting"?
901
00:46:33,086 --> 00:46:34,338
Um, look.
902
00:46:35,047 --> 00:46:37,299
[Kelli] Number 28, Anna Kate.
903
00:46:37,382 --> 00:46:39,968
She's pretty, but got on the field
and made a lot of mistakes.
904
00:46:40,052 --> 00:46:41,386
-Yeah.
-A lot of mistakes.
905
00:46:41,470 --> 00:46:43,972
Forty-five, Kelly V.
906
00:46:44,056 --> 00:46:47,226
[Kevin] She's a baddie.
You need that on the squad.
907
00:46:47,893 --> 00:46:51,271
And I think her look
and her energy was good.
908
00:46:51,355 --> 00:46:52,815
[Kelli] Forty-nine, Victoria.
909
00:46:52,898 --> 00:46:56,276
She wasn't dancing like a veteran.
I was expecting that level of energy,
910
00:46:56,360 --> 00:46:59,571
{\an8}and it was just, "I'm here.
I'm kind of doing what I need to do."
911
00:46:59,655 --> 00:47:01,323
{\an8}"I should make the squad."
912
00:47:01,406 --> 00:47:04,117
Um... So she was just being outdanced to me.
913
00:47:05,118 --> 00:47:08,539
Well, she's... That's gonna put her at risk.
914
00:47:08,622 --> 00:47:10,457
Number 17, Kayla.
915
00:47:10,541 --> 00:47:13,669
There was a little bit more weight
in her face.
916
00:47:14,169 --> 00:47:15,212
[Kelli] I noticed that.
917
00:47:16,547 --> 00:47:18,340
-[sighs]
-It's heartbreaking.
918
00:47:18,882 --> 00:47:21,468
[tense music playing]
919
00:47:21,552 --> 00:47:24,555
[Charlotte] I just wanna point out
and emphasize what Kelli said,
920
00:47:24,638 --> 00:47:26,807
and I know you have all already seen this.
921
00:47:26,890 --> 00:47:29,852
This is an extraordinarily talented group
of women.
922
00:47:29,935 --> 00:47:34,565
I have not seen this level of talent
that deep ever.
923
00:47:35,274 --> 00:47:39,945
Which unfortunately means
someone may not make that back.
924
00:47:40,028 --> 00:47:43,448
And as you look here today
and make that decision,
925
00:47:43,532 --> 00:47:45,617
we need to make that decision today.
926
00:47:45,701 --> 00:47:49,246
Because we cannot bring them into camp
927
00:47:49,329 --> 00:47:53,292
and force Kelli and Judy
to release them there
928
00:47:53,375 --> 00:47:55,878
because a rookie has come up
and taken their place.
929
00:47:55,961 --> 00:47:59,381
The veterans are not gonna get any better.
They are fabulous.
930
00:47:59,464 --> 00:48:02,301
They were fabulous last year.
They are fabulous this year.
931
00:48:02,384 --> 00:48:04,261
There may be somebody more fabulous.
932
00:48:04,344 --> 00:48:06,972
-[ethereal piano music playing]
-[chatter]
933
00:48:14,855 --> 00:48:18,609
{\an8}[Charlotte] We apologize
that we took far more than an hour
934
00:48:18,692 --> 00:48:22,487
{\an8}to deliberate
on our final decisions this evening,
935
00:48:22,571 --> 00:48:28,368
but I hope that is an indication
of how difficult this decision was.
936
00:48:28,452 --> 00:48:31,788
[ethereal music intensifies]
937
00:48:34,750 --> 00:48:39,630
So, without further ado, we will begin
to announce the new squad.
938
00:48:41,131 --> 00:48:42,424
-Ready?
-We are.
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For the 2023 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
training camp,
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please welcome...
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[music builds]
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{\an8}[music falls off abruptly]
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{\an8}[gentle, tense music playing]
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[music fades out]
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