Best of Second Chance Candidates 📣 #DCCMakingTheTeam | CMT

There are tons of candidates at tryouts and Training Camp and not everyone can make the team. Thankfully, certain candidates — like these! — showed up after being cut and proved they had what it took to make the team.

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Hundreds audition, but only a select group will secure spots in the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders training camp. DCC director Kelli Finglass and head choreographer Judy Trammell oversee the intense audition process and decide which hopefuls will make the team.

[rebeccaspellmeyer]

I am so happy they started with Maddie. They said her style was wrong. She made the team and show group the very next year. In 2019 she became a group leader and then the following year she was made point.

[yiotanikolopoulou]

I respect all the ladies that were cut and tried out again, but I simply LOVE Maddie. She is legendary

[Diana-yksp]

Wow....I didn't realize it was Brennan's fourth attempt before she actually made the team. That takes an incredible amount of courage, hard work and tenacity. Maddie, Victoria and all of these women brought it when they returned to training camp. For those girls that got cut as veterans, they should be really proud of themselves. I can't imagine how heartbreaking it is to get cut, but at least they were given the opportunity of making the team and having a great season, etc. The talent each year is getting insanely competitive and fierce.

[ciaradiamnd]

Meredith is absolutely stunning but was given clear favoritism for zero reason. Others have been cut for less. It’s so obvious when Kelly likes someone despite their skill not being anywhere near up to par

[cariwallis]

I loved Victoria telling Kelly it’s ok! A lot of maturity started at that moment!

[jaehaspels]

Sometimes they just need a year to mature. A year made a huge difference in Maddie and Victoria.

[chelseylin]

It’s crazy how far Maddie has come! And to see her now as a group leader for the past 3 years and now she is point of the triangle! She is proof that hard work and dedication pays off 😍😍

[amandajs]

Victoria earned every ounce of her success as a DCC. She took the critiques and came back and THRIVED.

[ryanciani]

i'm glad they are finally putting the seasons on screen so we know what we are watching. it can be complicated with so many girls and so many seasons so it helps now they made it easy. so proud of these girls for getting on the team finally.

[Maddym]

Maddie came back with some SERIOUS power. She made point!

[Maddym]

Brennan handled both her cuts absolutely beautifully. Even when she was caught off guard. Impressive. Not all do… well. Until the 2020 season 😬

[cailynespinosa]

Kelly doesn't just say "your cut " she respectfully says in a different way and I like that about her

[jules]

“If it’s not going to break you, you should try again.” Man! I LOVE LOVE LOVE that!!!

[emiliabryce]

I know Meredith is a solo beautiful dancer, great team member, and she’s really sweet but she never “made the team” they were obsessed with her look and kept her when others were sent home for less. She never had their style in training camp and that was obvious when they had to let her go the following year. I think Lily got kept because they were keeping Meredith (let’s not forget they had to many on the squad that year). They both went home following their first year with with the same dance critiques which proves my point. You have to apply the same too everyone, if it’s about the dance you have to let people go.

[jaynehassam]

Maddie was the reason I started watching., she is my absolute favourite. She is a lovely caring person and she a brilliant dancer.

[UncoordinatedPixie]

Maddie is the epitome of grace with how she handled getting cut. She seems like such a sweet person and I loved how she answered when the panel asked how she would deal with the uniform and her Mormon faith.

[audreyk]

You’ve gotta love Brennan’s determination and resilient sprit, and beauty!! She’s gorgeous :)

[rckkeller]

Was cut from my high school team in my second year. It was a cocky attitude on my part. Over confident and not performing up to par.
I never tried again, and I regret it.
I admire every one of these women who go back and try again and again. ‘

[torivolo]

Maddie is one of the legit best dcc of all time!

[GracieUnderFireFire]

what mascara was my girl Victoria crying in? Asking for Jenna Marbles