The Panel Shares Their Thoughts... 😬 #DCCMakingTheTeam | CMT

We love our panel...even socially distant! 💙 Melissa, Charlotte and Neal join the judges tonight for some big decisions on #DCCMakingTheTeam, 10/9c on CMT!

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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.

[scrappyballerina]

I’m honestly still shocked Meredith made the team last year.

[anikianauzinor]

Meredith is a beautiful girl but I'm sorry she looks just as sloppy as she did last year. Now all of sudden Kelli and Judy are questioning if she should be on the team... There's even a video of her dancing during an event show and messes up.

[ennis]

Crazy the number of vets that are being discussed eep..

[codenamececelia]

that is messed up what they said about Hannah. Didn't know paleness became a criteria to cut someone. Also, Hannah posted on her ig that she was vocal about the fact that the "bubble" that the DCC cheerleaders were in was not safe and didn't follow enough health protocol. I think they cut her and tried to edit to make the organization look good. It's a shame. She's always been one of the most beautiful and talented dancers. Hannah also warned that they might try edit to make it look like they had legitimate reasons for cutting her - they don't.

[jenk]

I feel sad for lily, I love seeing her in veteran blue and she wanted that more than anyone else there :(

[alextacy]

The comments about the vets seem very forced for TV to justify them for cutting Hannah.

[ctmwywg]

they're gonna pretend they cut hannah for being pale? ...okay

[khloekloset]

1:16 - great to see TCC's like Marissa come out strong. You can tell she's studied the DCC dance style including showmanship and facial expressions. She reminds me of Maddie in her first year of trying out, which can only be a great thing.

[erinbrown]

And the spinning of Hannah's narrative begins..

[decodolly]

Hannah is looking pale? She's a redhead, they usually have a paler skin tone. If she has also had to stay inside quarantining that will cause her to become more pale than usual. What a weird criticism!

[biglittle]

I think people need not forget that being a DCC is more than just being a great dancer and also that it is a team. On a team, everyone has their strengths. Some girls are more outgoing and beautiful but may not be the best dancers. Some are powerhouse, stand out dancers. Some girls they can send out to do press and special events. Some girls are better at motivating people in the locker room. Obviously, when it comes to dancing they want people who can do the choreography with power and look like it's effortless. They would prefer it to be mistake-free, but they're humans and everyone learns differently, and everyone has bad days. I'm sure when they judge them they are looking at them as a full package, not just the dancing. I.e. "How was Lilly's rookie year? " They probably, especially for the Vets, think about how they usually perform compared to what they have just witnessed i.e. Kat and Merideth. Kat has admittedly said it takes her a few nights to get something. If you have seen her during the games, she can be pretty powerful. As far as mess-ups go, a lot of dancers better than Kat have made mistakes on live broadcasts (I have a video of Alexis, who might I add recovered beautifully). I think Merideth is a beautiful girl and a great dancer, I just don't think she got to the point of being able to deliver the DCC style as powerful as the other vets and rookies. Her movements just don't look as full out and sharp as the rest. Then you add her sloppiness, and brain farts on top of that, it just made sense for them to release her. I don't hate her. Personally, I think they took a chance on her, hoping she would get there, but she didn't get there quick enough and got outperformed. Hannah is another story. Based on this "evidence" I think Hannah has what I have and that a face that no matter how much you try to play like your happy, tells how you really feel inside. However, I hate that they used this, because as someone who suffers from depression, which Hannah has struggled with, sometimes it's not the job itself, its something else that you're worried about and sadly people will use it as leverage against you if you are already in the hot seat. Sorry for the long post I hope it makes sense lol.

[sashanyawalker]

So it begins... The Hannah Attack.. Well maybe she looks pale because she was locked in the house quarantining/ in isolation because of the you know.... the Pandemic 🙂

[jen]

My heart stopped when they started talking about the vets... I'm not gonna lie Hannah did look a bit pail but she's a red head...I don't think she looked like she didn't want to be there like Kelly said, and it was pretty upsetting when I heard Kelly saying that. I don't agree with the idea of cutting vets, All the vets have worked very hard to be on this team and they are loyal to the directors, teammates, and they come back for a reason. Why make someone work so hard for u to just take that away from them at the end? It's just really unfair to me personally.

[juliannedownie]

That’s what happens when you take a candidate bc they’re pretty, not bc they have they have the style to be able to dance with the team...aka Meredith.

[lecrystalk]

Really- there’s a discussion about Hannah? She’s amazing. Probably because she’s feeling uncomfortable about the safety protocols (or lack of) during filming and this audition process!

[abigailshamrell]

Just don't cut Kat. I never was a fan of Meredith, and can really understand her getting cut. Just don't cut Kat. Or Maddie.

[raymondkennon]

armani should defintly take a vets spots ntheres two more rookies i see making team /didnt kelly say there was 29 vets returning so who didnt return from last years team

[vanillamarshmallow]

If this was a normal year Meredith and Lily would have been cut at finals. Why don't K & J tell some girls (girls like Meredith) to just retire gracefully instead of trying for another year? (I guess Meredith struggling through training camp as a vet will make for good TV, so that's probably the answer)

[ellagiannascoli]

Miss McKenzie was my dance teacher! Yay go McKenzie!

[Vale]

Why is that old dude judging the ladies? He seems not to have taken a single dance class in his whole life, he is not known for anything related to dance or cheer, and didn´t he discussed Maddie as not being attractive enough (he said something along the lines of even if she had a makeover they could not expect the makeup to change her face) on the season she got cut? Bring Kittie or anyone else who understands and has experience dancing.