Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders - 'MJ Dance Medley' (1988) - MDA Telethon

Check out the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders as they perform a dance routine to classic Michael Jackson songs during the 1988 MDA Labor Day Telethon! This is a cheerleader performance that will get you pumped!

The MDA Labor Day Telethon was an enchanting yearly variety show that ran for half a century. Hosted for many years by Jerry Lewis, the telethon featured top stars from the world of music, comedy, and Broadway and was like no other show on earth.

[sukioki]

This older DCC style is a complete 180 from what they do today. This style is so much easier.

[GymGuy]

I would love to see someone try out for the cheerleading team, with this exact routine and see what the coaches say about it...😂

[jennifersmithen]

The song transitions KILL ME. hahaha. Sounds like a "mix tape" we made as kids.

[Just_Smile-nw]

You can really see the difference that Kelly Finglass made when she took over as the director of DCC.

[charlotteheathershaw]

Watching this has given me even more respect for the current cheerleaders
The standards are so much higher today and their pay needs to respect that level of skill!

[randomvintagefilm]

Shame on Jones and other owners for paying the players multi millions and never giving these girls a damn thing for all their hard work and attention they brought to the franchise.

[donmonteiro]

Awww Kelli F. was right there in the front doing her thing... I loved seeing that.. 💜💜

[rentme]

I would love to watch Kelli’s reaction to this video. Especially knowing she was front row!

[micah]

This gives me the same feeling as... watching Olympic gymnasts in the 80s vs. gymnasts now. It's amazing to see how the standards have changed in sports over 40 years -- still cool to see!

[minarosered]

I see Victoria's mom, Tina on the 2nd row. Kelly in the front row. Kelly is so much more beautiful now. This dancing was hilarious. Love it!!

[Applezauxe]

tbh the way kelli hit in a routine that had no hits, did different appealing facials, gave hairography, and was sharp I DO IN FACT THINK SHE WOULDVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THE ROUTINES THEY DO NOW

[Rachelroberts]

that’s a LONG ASS dance to memorize damn

[michellesouthflorida]

This goes to show you how good Kelli and Judy fine tuned the team once they were done cheering and took over :)

[AtWhatRedLight]

As Kelli preaches today “ KEEP SMILING” lol. Great job DCC!!!

[mjsdreamer]

OMG! By the standards, they have now, none of these girls would have made it to this level. They're timing is off, they're offbeat and by their standards chunky.

[abel]

Kelli and Judy could not hang with DCC today with these moves lol🤣🤣🤣

[staceycarv]

Loved this! Seeing Kelly Finglass and Tina Kalina dancing was great!

[jennifermontgrain]

I saw Kelly! Right in front! She was a great dancer!!

[kg]

Kelly cannot say anything ever again about people making faces with all the faces that she’s making!!!😂

[decodolly]

Lordy, the 80s hair! Even 30+ years later, I've now got a raw throat from the lacquer fumes.