1 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 1: The Dallas Cowboys Present. These boots are made for talking, 2 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 1: the official podcast of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. No, your hosts, 3 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: Courtney McKenna and Shannon Gross. Well, today it's not Courtney 4 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 1: McKenna Shannon Gross. It's Courtney McKenna and the one and 5 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: only Christie Scales and the house. I think people tuned 6 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 1: in and thought, oh, Shannon must have shaved the beer. 7 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: We can only hope since I've Metam, that's what I've 8 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:38,199 Speaker 1: been praying for. But you know, three seasons later, it's 9 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: Stillana Space. Thanks for letting me stub in for Shannon. 10 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 1: We are so happy to have you. So we've got 11 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: Christie Scales, Hi Presley, We've got Christie Scales co hosting 12 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 1: with me, and today we have returning at Miss Miranda, 13 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: and for the first time on these boots are Pala 14 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: And then the first time on these boots are maybe Talking. 15 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: We have Jalen Welcome, Welcome, welcome, So excited to have 16 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:06,199 Speaker 1: you both. But before we dive into everything about you guys, Chrissy, 17 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,039 Speaker 1: can you give everyone listening a little bit about information 18 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 1: about yourself in case they don't know who you are. 19 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: Oh well, I just finished my twentieth season as the 20 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: sideline reporter for the Dallas Cowboys. So I'm on the 21 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 1: sideline with Miranda and Jalen on game day and then 22 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: my twenty eighth season overall with Dallas Cowboys Radio Network. 23 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 1: I was the producer in the booth starting in nineteen 24 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: ninety one through the ninety eight season and have been 25 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: on the sideline since nineteen ninety nine and have been 26 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 1: a judge for DCC auditions. This will be my eighteenth 27 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 1: season coming up. So yeah, So you know, when we 28 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: talk about auditions and things like that, if anybody has 29 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: questions about from a judges standpoint or anything like that, 30 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 1: would be happy to share some of the behind the 31 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: scenes going on the audition process from the judges point 32 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 1: of view. And if anybody ever had any questions if 33 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 1: they reached out to on Twitter or something, could you 34 00:01:56,000 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: respond sure at Christy Cowboy, KRII STI Cowboy at Christy Cowboys. 35 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: So everybody listening if you're thinking about auditioning and want 36 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: to know the ins and outs our girl, Christie, we 37 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: love her, She's a good judge. We'll get Miranda and Jalen, 38 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: so we'll get their perspective today. So yeah, on the 39 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 1: audition process. So first old News, Miranda, new News, Jalen, Welcome, Welcome, welcome, 40 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:23,799 Speaker 1: thank you for having me. And again before we dive 41 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: too crazy, and let's get your background. Tell us a 42 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,959 Speaker 1: little bit more about yourself, and then your dance background, 43 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 1: and a quick synopsis of your journey that led you 44 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: here to the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders. Yeah. So this is 45 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 1: my rookie season. I'm originally from Princeton, Indiana. I grew 46 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:41,840 Speaker 1: up dancing and cheering out there, and then I moved 47 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:45,079 Speaker 1: to New York City, where I attended Marymount Manhattan College. 48 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: I did their dance program for four years and then 49 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: have the opportunity to cheer for the Jets for one 50 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:54,079 Speaker 1: season and then made my journey down here to Texas. 51 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 1: And it's kind of hard to put into words what 52 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 1: this rookie season has been. It's been more than I 53 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: could have even imagined. Nobody's lying when they say that 54 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: each time you step on the field it is just 55 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: like the first time, truly unbelievable and an incredible experience. 56 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: And I'm looking forward to getting back out there and 57 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:15,920 Speaker 1: starting to train for this next audition season. Yeah, but 58 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: you know, Jalen says, Oh, my journey down to Dallas. 59 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,399 Speaker 1: The way I heard it was you drove from New 60 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:25,640 Speaker 1: York to AT and T Stadium with a mattress strapped 61 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:30,079 Speaker 1: to the top of your I did, indeed. I after finals, 62 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 1: I went back up to New York. I walked through 63 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 1: my college graduation that weekend, and then went out to 64 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: Queens on the subway, bought a car because I did 65 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: not have one in New York, loaded up all my 66 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 1: boxes in the back of the car, strapped my mattress 67 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: to the top with about fifteen bunch accords and ropes, 68 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 1: and thirty six hours later, finally made it down here 69 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: to Texas. And that was for prelimbs. That was yeah, 70 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: that was right after going into training camp at right 71 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: after training, after you found out you made it. Well, 72 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: Miranda now from Fayette Well not a star of a drive, no, 73 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: So I actually moved down here after I tried out 74 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 1: the first year and I didn't make it to training camp. 75 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: I decided to go ahead and move my life to Dallas. Anyway. 76 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 1: Well won my now fiance got it his job after 77 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:17,479 Speaker 1: college down here, so it just worked out well. And 78 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 1: two I knew I still wanted to become a Dallas 79 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:21,720 Speaker 1: Howie cheer later and wanted to be able to give 80 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 1: it my all, and so in order to do that, 81 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 1: I decided to move here, and I was a dancer 82 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:28,720 Speaker 1: for the Texas Legends. They're the d League team for 83 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: the matt Actually, I guess I'm not the dealad anymore. 84 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 1: What are they tell him? The g lead, Yes, it's 85 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: a development. Was for the Dallas Mavericks, right for the NBA, 86 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: Yes exactly. And so I cheered for them for a 87 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 1: year and then went to all the classes possible while 88 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:43,280 Speaker 1: I lived here in Dallas, and then I was lucky 89 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:45,159 Speaker 1: enough to make it the second year. So I was 90 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: already here when I made it, so I didn't have 91 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:49,599 Speaker 1: to strap a mattress to my car. I literally can't 92 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 1: even imagine thirty six hours. Should you make that drive alone? 93 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 1: My boyfriend actually drove most of it. We laugh and 94 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: say we split it fifty fifty, but I think I 95 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 1: drove five thirty six hours, so he did a little 96 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:02,359 Speaker 1: bit more of the driving. But I watched the mattress 97 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 1: from the mirror to make sure everything was still attached 98 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 1: up there. Your job was very important. It was very important. 99 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 1: I didn't want to flying off on the high or 100 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 1: anything crazy. Was very expensive, I know, and I had 101 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: it once I got here. A training camp started the 102 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 1: next day, and I at least had somewhere comfy to 103 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:18,839 Speaker 1: go sleep at night after a long night of rehearsals. 104 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:22,040 Speaker 1: Do you have a DCC roomy? I don't. I end 105 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: up getting a studio apartment down here in Frisco. And 106 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 1: after four years of living all over New York City, 107 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 1: I had a couple roommates here there. One time there 108 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 1: was four of us living in about five hundred and 109 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 1: fifty square feet. Nope, So I has my journey down 110 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 1: to Texas. I decided this was my is my chance 111 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 1: to get my own little space. But right around the 112 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: corner from a lot of the girls on the team. Yeah, 113 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 1: but Mary Mount there in Manhattan. I mean, this is 114 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 1: like exclusive territory that where the university is located. Because 115 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 1: it's the upperast side. It's like in the seventies, you know, 116 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: seventy first, seventy first straight there you go anyway and 117 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:00,839 Speaker 1: I see expert. I don't even know what any of 118 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: this means. Let me just say, hoity toity, go up 119 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: to levels from that that's an exclusive area. But I'm 120 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 1: sure the students all come in, like you say, from 121 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:14,719 Speaker 1: Queens and other areas, but there are a lot You 122 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 1: both studied dance at university, But were there a lot 123 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: of New York dancers or people that we might recognize 124 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 1: from Broadway that you knew, or that maybe I wouldn't 125 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:31,479 Speaker 1: be field trips, but that would come over and do 126 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: classes with you, or maybe you got to visit theater 127 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 1: and pursue and pick the brains of the people who 128 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:40,839 Speaker 1: were working in the industry. Yes, so all of the faculty, 129 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:43,599 Speaker 1: I would say over ninety percent the faculty all still 130 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 1: working in the industry, whether it's still dancing in different 131 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:49,840 Speaker 1: companies or choreographing. So not only were we kind of 132 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:53,280 Speaker 1: learning from the best, surrounded with different dancers from all 133 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:57,280 Speaker 1: over the country. That audition process was almost as crazy 134 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:01,279 Speaker 1: as the DC audition process. You know, there were thousands 135 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: of applicants and then they narrow it down, UM, invite 136 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: a couple hundred over there to audition in person, and 137 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:08,840 Speaker 1: it's one of those um throughout the day, they'll keep 138 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: putting lists on the door. So those you know, all 139 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 1: those New York Dance audition movies, it's definitely just like that. Um, 140 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 1: so people from all over the country. And then, um, 141 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: some of you guys might know the young lady who 142 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 1: did Hairspray Live. She was Tracy and Hairspray Live. She 143 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: was in my class but in the acting world. Very 144 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: awesome that we got to kind of watch her rise 145 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: to fame over there and now she's doing tons of stuff. 146 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 1: So Andrew Rynolds is Mary moul Yeah, he's x Marlungs 147 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 1: so many loves. Okay, I know her. That's first name 148 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: that I've known. Yeah. Yes, And so sometimes they come 149 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 1: over and do um cool little classes and seminars with it. 150 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 1: It's nice to see people that have made it through 151 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 1: the program. And um made it in New York City. Huh, Well, Miranda, 152 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 1: didn't you. Weren't you just in Arkansas? You went back 153 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 1: to do some instruction, so you kind of did the 154 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: same thing that Jalen benefited from there in Manhattan. Yeah, definitely. 155 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: So I just went back to Fayville, which is my hometown, 156 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: and I was fortunate enough to work with the Fayvale 157 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 1: High School dance team. Their coach reached out to me 158 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 1: a couple months ago. She said, whenever you come home 159 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 1: to visit, just whenever it's convenient, we would love to 160 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 1: work with you. So I went and worked on high 161 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 1: kicks with them and did some technique and then just 162 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 1: taught them a fun combo. But most importantly at the 163 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 1: end we did a Q and A, and I just 164 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 1: tried to inspire them. They lost state this year by 165 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 1: a tenth of a points, oh my goodness. And you 166 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 1: know it's kind of the two team them and the 167 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 1: team that won. It's always a back and forth battle 168 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: between the two of them, and so I was just 169 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 1: really trying to encourage them that, you know, no matter 170 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 1: what happens, you just try to get back into saddle 171 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 1: and push back on. And I spoke to them about 172 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 1: my journey with DCC and how I didn't make it 173 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: my first year and even in college, I didn't make 174 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 1: it my first year, and you know, sometimes things don't 175 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 1: work out the first time around or the second time around, 176 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:57,719 Speaker 1: but she just keep pushing through. Were you on that 177 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:00,679 Speaker 1: high school team or yes, yeah you did ye so um, 178 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 1: whenever I went to school that you only were in 179 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 1: high school tenth through twelfth grade. Ninth grade was still 180 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 1: junior high and so I was one of only two 181 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:10,839 Speaker 1: girls who when I went to high school. My first 182 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:12,679 Speaker 1: year I made the varsity team. So I was fortunate 183 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: enough to be on varsity all three years. So that's 184 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:21,560 Speaker 1: who I Okay, Okay, what compelled you guys to come 185 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: to Dallas and to choose the DCC because Jalen, you know, 186 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 1: I don't know if if Broadway or that kind of 187 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 1: dance or joining Alvin Ailey Dance Company, if that, you know, 188 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 1: was the ultimate thing or maybe still is. Or Miranda 189 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:37,840 Speaker 1: you know a little closer to Dallas and you know 190 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 1: a little more cowboy country there. But but why from 191 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 1: Indiana to New York to Dallas and then Miranda from 192 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:49,319 Speaker 1: Fayetteville to Dallas. Let's start with Miranda, Okay. Yeah, So 193 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:52,000 Speaker 1: for me, I thought college was going to be the 194 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 1: end of dancing for me and that I I was going 195 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: to start teaching dance because I had my degree. One 196 00:09:56,200 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 1: of my degrees is an education, which your other business, Okay, continue, 197 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:04,079 Speaker 1: And so I always wanted to teach, you know, was 198 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 1: my Lspen Drol. I feel like I have a drid 199 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:08,200 Speaker 1: heart for teaching. I just feel like that's kind of 200 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 1: where my passion lies. And so I thought I was 201 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 1: interesting to know straight to teaching in schools, but teaching 202 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 1: dance in school after college. But then when I was 203 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 1: cheering for Arkansas, we play A and M here every 204 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 1: year at at and T Stadium, and when we came here, 205 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 1: we met a couple of the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders and 206 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 1: that's when I decided. I was like, oh, no, I'm 207 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:27,199 Speaker 1: not going to be done after college, Like I want 208 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 1: to strive for this next level. And if I'm gonna 209 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 1: go for a professional team, why not strive for the 210 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 1: best of the best. And it ended up working out 211 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:38,839 Speaker 1: of my favor second time around. Yeah, so kind of 212 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 1: similar story. I besides, I after college, I definitely knew 213 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 1: I wanted to do something in the dance world. I 214 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 1: have a lot of friends that are in different modern 215 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 1: dance companies up in New York, and when I kind 216 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:54,200 Speaker 1: of shared with a lot of them kind of where 217 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:56,680 Speaker 1: I wanted to be and where my goals and passions 218 00:10:56,679 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 1: and dreams lied. And then being down in Dallas, everybody 219 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:01,839 Speaker 1: you know, and it was a little skeptical at first, 220 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 1: but growing up there's always been one of the dreams 221 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 1: of mine to come down here. And I have to 222 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 1: say that there's not many things that I haven't chased 223 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 1: in life. Usually when I set my mind to something, 224 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 1: I'm definitely go after a one hundred and ten percent. 225 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:16,760 Speaker 1: So the same way, I woke up one morning and 226 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 1: told my parents, you know what, I'm not gonna go 227 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:21,480 Speaker 1: to school Indiana. I'm gonna leave out one hundred and 228 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 1: twenty kids. There was not any of us really that 229 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 1: branch too far from Indiana, and I took the leap 230 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:29,199 Speaker 1: and kind of moved to New York. I got the 231 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:31,319 Speaker 1: dance training that I was looking for up there, and 232 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 1: then it was kind of the right time. I felt confident, 233 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 1: ready physically, mentally, ready to come down here in audition, 234 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 1: and I'm so grateful that put me here today. Courtney, 235 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:43,920 Speaker 1: we got a little pipeline going from the New York 236 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:47,440 Speaker 1: Jets shared leading squad from the flight crew to Dallas. 237 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 1: I think Jasmine and dan Yelle were among the first 238 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:53,960 Speaker 1: we've had Tara, you know, I mean we actually had 239 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:59,560 Speaker 1: Savannah so uh Denise Garvey, who was a former DCC. 240 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 1: She's still with the flight crew. Did you lean on 241 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:07,080 Speaker 1: her in in terms of coming to this decision. Yes, 242 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:11,320 Speaker 1: she definitely helped mold and create me and get ready 243 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:14,960 Speaker 1: for this audition process. I had a great season with them, 244 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:18,200 Speaker 1: and I was kind of ready for a change, not 245 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:21,200 Speaker 1: only in scenery. I was, you know, very completed with 246 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:23,480 Speaker 1: my New York experience. I was ready kind of get 247 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:25,439 Speaker 1: out of the city the cold winters. I would just 248 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: there this past weekend and we had an eight degree Monday, 249 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 1: so I was ready to come back to Dallas. But 250 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: she definitely runs the program. She's taken a lot of 251 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:38,640 Speaker 1: what she learned as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader and applied 252 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 1: it to the program that she's created up there. So 253 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:45,720 Speaker 1: it definitely, you know, from appearances to game readiness to cleaning, 254 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 1: all of that. I think it definitely helped us take 255 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:52,080 Speaker 1: preparation for coming down here for this audition. So what 256 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:54,720 Speaker 1: do you think the biggest difference between the Jets and 257 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 1: the Cowboys has been on the cheerleading aspect, especially since 258 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 1: your director was a DCC so there's some similarities, but 259 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:03,199 Speaker 1: what's the biggest difference. I think, if you're looking from 260 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 1: a dance perspective, one of the biggest differences from the 261 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:11,679 Speaker 1: Jets down to the Cowboys here when we come down here, 262 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:14,960 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys definitely take the routines and everything that 263 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:18,319 Speaker 1: we've learned and put a little bit more stylistic approach 264 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:21,680 Speaker 1: on it, you know, with some hip hop approaches and 265 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 1: some of the dances and more jazz approaches up there. 266 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 1: She's really looking for a uniform, a clean what's going 267 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 1: to read well on the field. So I think letting 268 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:33,040 Speaker 1: go of some of those, you know, some of those 269 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:35,080 Speaker 1: things that you kind of install in your muscle memory, 270 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:37,439 Speaker 1: letting some of those things go, and really putting it 271 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:40,000 Speaker 1: into the DCC style, because it is a very unique 272 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:41,880 Speaker 1: style down here. So you you know, you take what 273 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 1: you've learned and all the cleaning aspects and really put 274 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 1: it into the DCC style down here. That'd be one 275 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:53,760 Speaker 1: of the main differences. And then also from a cheerleader's experience, 276 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:57,360 Speaker 1: travel up there is crazy. So their facility is out 277 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:00,440 Speaker 1: in New Jersey, and if you don't live in Jersey, 278 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:02,560 Speaker 1: you are probably in the city, and that means you 279 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 1: probably don't have a car. So my trip to games 280 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 1: on Sunday would include an uber ride at four in 281 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 1: the morning to the subway station, the subway station to 282 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 1: the New Jersey Path the Path train to Hoboken, New Jersey, 283 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:17,199 Speaker 1: where I would get in a car with some of 284 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: the other cheerleaders and then drive to the stadium. How 285 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 1: long would that take? It would take all of two 286 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 1: hours if you wanted to be cautious and be there, 287 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 1: you know, prior to them opening the doors for you 288 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: to go in the locker room and start getting ready. 289 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 1: And now here you are just show up to the 290 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 1: starting You have a bus. I am very thankful for 291 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 1: the bus that we're here that takes at least score yes, yes, 292 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 1: one percent. You were talking about the different styles, and 293 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:40,360 Speaker 1: I want to go back to something Miranda was saying 294 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:43,000 Speaker 1: about from the time from your first audition to your 295 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 1: second audition and when you made it and you were 296 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: here and you talked about taking classes, and so I 297 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 1: wanted to talk about the prep classes that have been 298 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 1: going on and continue through auditions. There every Friday night, 299 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 1: some Saturday, some Saturday in the spring, some Saturdays, but 300 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 1: generally forty dollars if you preregister on Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders 301 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 1: dot com forty five dollars for walk up. But you 302 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 1: took advantage of those classes. And oh, and I think 303 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 1: people if you're not in dance, you don't understand Jayless, like, well, 304 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:17,520 Speaker 1: it's a different style. Hi, there's a lot so there's 305 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 1: a lot a lot to that, So could y'all maybe 306 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:22,640 Speaker 1: expand on that a bit. Yeah. So, even my first 307 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: year when I was still living in Fayetteville because it 308 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:28,760 Speaker 1: was my senior year of college, my sweet brother and 309 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 1: my sweet mom and my sweetboyfriend at the time my 310 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 1: now fiance, they would take turns driving me down to 311 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:37,280 Speaker 1: Dallas on Fridays after school is over. We would I 312 00:15:37,280 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 1: would take prep class on Friday nights and then sometimes 313 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: we would drive back in the middle of the night, 314 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 1: or we would come back first thing Saturday morning. And 315 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 1: I came down for at least half the prep classes. 316 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 1: So between those three they took me down here. But 317 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 1: no matter what dance training you have, ballet, jazz, hip hop, 318 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 1: if like Jalen said, the style is so different that 319 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 1: you have to come to the prep classes through DCC 320 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:01,080 Speaker 1: to be able to get that style down. Because, especially 321 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 1: in today's day and age, with all the resources you 322 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 1: have available to you, if you don't show up at 323 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 1: tryouts almost with you know, going in the right direction 324 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 1: with the DCC style, it's kind of hard to play 325 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 1: catch up. And so I think that's why the prep 326 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 1: classes are so important. You know, those or other alumni 327 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 1: have classes around town. I know Sarah does, and Jennifer does. 328 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 1: Katie Tarter's prep classes, Michelle Peys has gone to. Hers 329 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,400 Speaker 1: were great, you know, just going as many classes as 330 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 1: possible to try to learn the different style because every 331 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:33,600 Speaker 1: I mean no matter where you go in with in 332 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 1: your life with dance, whether it's a professional company or 333 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 1: a professional cheer team, everybody has their own style, so 334 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 1: you just kind of have to try to perfect as 335 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 1: much as you can in that style. Yeah, and the 336 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 1: people that you mentioned, like Jennifer and like they are 337 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 1: guest instructors at these prep classes that Dallas Cowboy's Cheerleaders 338 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 1: put on. So whether it's Jennifer me a Greenhouse, you 339 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 1: know people like that, it's folks that who are watching 340 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 1: this podcast when they would recognize from their days with 341 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: the with the DCC MIA. Actually actually on March is 342 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 1: a March first. There's one that it's not Dance this week, 343 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 1: and they invited me to Jennifer and Jennifer love Jennifer 344 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:15,480 Speaker 1: all time favorites and she choreygraphs a lot of the routine, 345 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 1: so you can't get better instruction than from Jennifer. There's 346 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:23,160 Speaker 1: one that's I think in March they're doing a football 347 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:26,560 Speaker 1: one oh one to help with March. That test, everybody, 348 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:29,159 Speaker 1: you want to come if you need to brush up 349 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 1: on your football knowledge. Christie is literally the encyclopedia of life. 350 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 1: She knows everything. I swear to you, So no if 351 00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 1: you don't yes, no, I don't know dance, which is 352 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:44,120 Speaker 1: why they invited me to do football one oh one. 353 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:46,280 Speaker 1: I was kind of had my feelings hurt that I 354 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 1: wasn't going to get to teach a routine. Chris Humble, 355 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:52,800 Speaker 1: The football knows everything very important because you don't know 356 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 1: and you are trying out for DCC. There is a 357 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 1: written test that we take. It's multiple choice and in 358 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: the interview you have to know a lot of things 359 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:07,439 Speaker 1: about football, cowboys, football, football history, different referee signals. You know, 360 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:09,239 Speaker 1: there's a lot of things about football you need to know. 361 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 1: So as important as our style, you know, coming to 362 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 1: the prep classes of our style, that will be a 363 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:16,160 Speaker 1: great class for people to attend to learn some football 364 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: one oh one. Yeah, and the written tests that you 365 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:21,200 Speaker 1: guys take as judges. When we get into the finals, 366 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 1: things it's very or they are razor thin margins. Sometimes 367 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:29,439 Speaker 1: whether someone's going to make a squad or not or advance. 368 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:32,879 Speaker 1: But anyway, with the written tests, it's certainly not the 369 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 1: determining factor. But but we see what the scores are 370 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 1: and now we understand that. I'm thinking back, you know, 371 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:42,480 Speaker 1: when Janelle was from austro you know, was coming over 372 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:45,159 Speaker 1: the first time from Australia, and yet she aces the 373 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 1: test and some of the because she had put in 374 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:50,080 Speaker 1: all the study and everything. And then people who are 375 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 1: more local and you get a low score and you're thinking, 376 00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 1: how seriously are they taking this? So it matters. The 377 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 1: panel interview is a huge determining factor and things like that. 378 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 1: But Jalen, how much did you know about the Cowboys? 379 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 1: Not the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, but the Dallas Cowboys and 380 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 1: just at and T Stadium and what we think of 381 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:20,119 Speaker 1: as the game day experience growing up in Indiana and 382 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:23,160 Speaker 1: then going to college in New York. Yes, so I 383 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:26,159 Speaker 1: actually grew up in a household. My dad and my 384 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:29,359 Speaker 1: brothers are all diehard Cowboys fans, so I will have 385 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:32,119 Speaker 1: to give them a little bit of credit some of 386 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:35,480 Speaker 1: those memories growing up. So I didn't know some of 387 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 1: you know, our Cowboys history, football history and everything from 388 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:42,400 Speaker 1: At and t you know, which is our new stadium 389 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 1: down here to the Star that was just built a 390 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:47,000 Speaker 1: few years ago. All of that when I was preparing 391 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 1: in New York, that was, you know, some of those 392 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:52,119 Speaker 1: factors that you definitely you know, get on your computer 393 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 1: and you can look it up and you can study. 394 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:55,399 Speaker 1: So I put in as many hours as I could 395 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 1: just review in all of those and then being on 396 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:02,159 Speaker 1: a football field before um, you know, just reviewing, like 397 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:05,399 Speaker 1: Miranda said, your referee signals, and it really does change 398 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 1: your game day experience when you really do understand what's 399 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:12,080 Speaker 1: happening on the field beside you when you're looking at 400 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:15,120 Speaker 1: the game. And I had the opportunity to go to 401 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:17,280 Speaker 1: the game in La the Cowboys in the Rams game, 402 00:20:17,320 --> 00:20:19,200 Speaker 1: and it was I got to sit in the stands. Yeah, 403 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:21,639 Speaker 1: how was that? You got to really enjoy it and 404 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:24,440 Speaker 1: watch the game? I did. I am, me and Maddie. 405 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:29,239 Speaker 1: We packed our bags and we went out there and 406 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 1: we're able to watch the games from from the end zone. 407 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 1: I think we're on the opposite in zone as Miranda. 408 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 1: And it was as sad as it was, it was 409 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:42,760 Speaker 1: a very different experience getting to watch them from the stands. Um. 410 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 1: But like I said, just referring back to audition process, 411 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:47,720 Speaker 1: Like if you know what's going on the game, you're 412 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:52,320 Speaker 1: prepared with the dance classes and you study up on UM, 413 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:55,760 Speaker 1: you know your history facts and the Cowboys and the cheerleaders. 414 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:58,480 Speaker 1: That's all you really want to focus on, and just 415 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:01,000 Speaker 1: spend those weeks leading up to auditions to really prepare 416 00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 1: yourself so you can go in filling confident. 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Shannon 464 00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 1: is out in Mexico enjoying some not freezing cold weather 465 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:44,800 Speaker 1: and the beach and we're all jealous but like whatever. 466 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:48,359 Speaker 1: And then today we have Miranda and Jalen joining us 467 00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:50,440 Speaker 1: on the show. And while we were on break, we 468 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:54,360 Speaker 1: were talking about our trips. La all four of us 469 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:56,880 Speaker 1: in this room went to LA for the Cowboys playoff game, 470 00:23:57,320 --> 00:23:59,160 Speaker 1: and it was a lot of fun. I had fun, 471 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 1: I mean outside from the game, but everything else was great. 472 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 1: So you went to the games, got to sit in 473 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 1: the stands, and you were with another DCC right. I 474 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 1: was Maddie and I were able to go to the game. 475 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:15,760 Speaker 1: We got tickets that week, and we were sitting in 476 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:20,080 Speaker 1: that end zone over there and cheering as loudly as 477 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:21,680 Speaker 1: we could. You know, I don't know if the players 478 00:24:21,720 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 1: could actually hear us from where we were sitting, but 479 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:27,119 Speaker 1: we were screaming. It was quite the experience, I will say, 480 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:32,000 Speaker 1: for at least the cheerleaders. When we're going to a 481 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:34,680 Speaker 1: game here at and T Stadium, you know, we're there 482 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:37,879 Speaker 1: hours before. We don't really get to see the fans 483 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 1: coming in and leaving the stadium. But I kind of 484 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:42,400 Speaker 1: got to be on the other side. And I stood 485 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:44,439 Speaker 1: in the lines outside and waiting to go in. And 486 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:47,680 Speaker 1: I will have to say Cowboys fans are truly the 487 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 1: most you know, entertained or energetic and entertained fans out there. 488 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:57,199 Speaker 1: They were having dance parties. The ones over here tailgating. 489 00:24:57,480 --> 00:25:00,760 Speaker 1: They were screaming, waving towels and then we had Rams 490 00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:03,239 Speaker 1: fans that were obviously cheering too, but I will tell 491 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:06,000 Speaker 1: you the Cowboys fans were much louder, much more, much 492 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:08,520 Speaker 1: more energetic out there. And even after the game, after 493 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 1: the loss, I was looking around as I was walking 494 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:13,520 Speaker 1: and the Rams fans, you know, everybody's getting in their car, 495 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:16,680 Speaker 1: they're uber and walking through, and the Cowboys fans still 496 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:18,439 Speaker 1: had the most energy and they were yelling. They're like, 497 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:20,680 Speaker 1: we'll be back, We'll see you, see you next year. 498 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:23,520 Speaker 1: So that was that was fun to see and be 499 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:25,200 Speaker 1: able to be in the crowd with a bunch of 500 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:28,320 Speaker 1: Cowboys fans, first game as a fan, first game as 501 00:25:28,359 --> 00:25:30,600 Speaker 1: a fan. I wish we would have win the other 502 00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:33,240 Speaker 1: way as the game, but I'm definitely gonna have to 503 00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:35,159 Speaker 1: get out to some more away games because it was 504 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:37,680 Speaker 1: quite the experience. It was awesome. Just maybe never to 505 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 1: LA again. Yeah, maybe not reason. But Miranda also went, 506 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:45,840 Speaker 1: but she went as a DCC. Yes to tell us 507 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:48,200 Speaker 1: about your fun appearances and what all guys got to do, 508 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:50,040 Speaker 1: because you got to do some cool stuff. We did. 509 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:53,720 Speaker 1: So six of us were picked to go to LA 510 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:55,600 Speaker 1: and I still remember the moment I read on our 511 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:57,800 Speaker 1: team map that I was chosen. My mom started trying. 512 00:25:57,840 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 1: I was with her and she was like, oh my gosh, 513 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 1: you're enough the best time. And she was like, oh, 514 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:03,679 Speaker 1: we have to go shopping. We had to get you 515 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:05,880 Speaker 1: some outfits. You need something around the plane. And so 516 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:08,840 Speaker 1: we were nonetheless very excited that I got to go. 517 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:11,800 Speaker 1: UM and so on the first day we drought there. 518 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:14,040 Speaker 1: On Friday night, we both of our appearances were with 519 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:16,880 Speaker 1: the Jones family. The first night was a more exclusive 520 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:20,520 Speaker 1: appearance for us UM. So that's where we saw Chris 521 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:25,199 Speaker 1: Jenner and Post Malone and a couple other, um, just 522 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:28,600 Speaker 1: celebrities out in LA that were there. And oh, just 523 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:32,200 Speaker 1: I mean it was the squinky West Hollywood Hotel at 524 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:35,360 Speaker 1: the A. Yeah, I mean that Jones does know how 525 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:38,119 Speaker 1: to throw a party, and it was a place where 526 00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:40,920 Speaker 1: should I say this, I think it's okay, We're Vanity 527 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 1: Fair has their pre like like their oscars, the Oscar 528 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 1: party stuff like that, so or oscars are golden globes 529 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 1: or something. But let's let's let's just say they know 530 00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 1: they know how to throw a party. The gent well, 531 00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 1: and it was at the hotel that that ride in 532 00:26:56,560 --> 00:26:59,439 Speaker 1: Disney World is designed after the Hollywood The Tower, The 533 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:02,159 Speaker 1: Tower of t Yeah. Yeah, so we were in that hotel. 534 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:05,080 Speaker 1: You didn't get in the elevator, did you? Oh no? Oh, 535 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:08,800 Speaker 1: thank goodness. And so we had that appearance that night, 536 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 1: and that was just so cool to see all of 537 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:12,880 Speaker 1: those people, you know, up close, and we just welcomed 538 00:27:12,880 --> 00:27:15,960 Speaker 1: them and then went around made some small talk with them. 539 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:18,560 Speaker 1: And then the next day it was a small talk 540 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:21,960 Speaker 1: with Chris Tenner. Same. Oh my god, she was so amazing. 541 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:24,359 Speaker 1: So she walked in and I at first, I was like, 542 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:26,159 Speaker 1: is that Chris Jenner? I had, you know, because you 543 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:28,560 Speaker 1: aren't expecting to see these famous people in real life. 544 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:30,720 Speaker 1: You're used to seeing them on TV and in magazines, 545 00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:33,679 Speaker 1: but in real life it's completely different. And she actually 546 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:35,720 Speaker 1: wanted to come back through and take the video of us. 547 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:37,520 Speaker 1: You know, she was excited to see us. So I 548 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:40,080 Speaker 1: think that was the most exciting part of the whole 549 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:41,840 Speaker 1: thing is that she even noticed us, you know, that 550 00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 1: we were there. We were like us, us little peasants, 551 00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 1: you want to take another video of me? And then 552 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:48,399 Speaker 1: when she was leaving, we got a picture with her. 553 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:52,000 Speaker 1: So that was really awesome. I was definitely starstruck. And 554 00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:55,200 Speaker 1: then the next day it was for all the sponsors 555 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:57,960 Speaker 1: and head people at the Cowboys. That was just a 556 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:00,639 Speaker 1: little pre game I guess, like like the gate party. 557 00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:04,080 Speaker 1: Yeah party okay, yes, and the same thing, just streating 558 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:06,680 Speaker 1: everybody and making small talk with them. All the Jones 559 00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:09,719 Speaker 1: Joneses were there at both parties, so that was It's 560 00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:11,639 Speaker 1: always amazing to be around them, and we were so 561 00:28:11,760 --> 00:28:14,359 Speaker 1: grateful to be at both of those things. And then 562 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 1: we also got to experience the game as fans. Um. 563 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:19,639 Speaker 1: They drought a sweet for us, which was really nice, 564 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:23,560 Speaker 1: and we shared the suite with Piermou from Jimmy from 565 00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:29,320 Speaker 1: Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Kimmel Show Kimmel. Sorry, he's at last sidekick, Yes, 566 00:28:29,359 --> 00:28:31,600 Speaker 1: and I love him. He's just so sweet and he's 567 00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:35,600 Speaker 1: always jiggling. Um. He kept our hopes up during the game. 568 00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:38,160 Speaker 1: And so yeah, it was just a great trip overall. 569 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:40,360 Speaker 1: And then we came back the next day really sad. 570 00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:42,520 Speaker 1: We were really thinking we had to. I mean, you 571 00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:44,560 Speaker 1: just could feel the energy in there. Like Jalen said, 572 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:48,240 Speaker 1: the Cowboys fans were significantly louder than the Rams fans. 573 00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:50,280 Speaker 1: I mean, even when the Rams had their arms up 574 00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:53,280 Speaker 1: with their rally towels it seemed like maybe a fourth 575 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 1: of the stadium had their arms. That was the smartest 576 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:59,080 Speaker 1: thing that the RAMS marketing did was they handed out 577 00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:02,040 Speaker 1: yellow towel that were on the seat so the RAMS 578 00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:04,480 Speaker 1: fans could weigh those because if they you didn't have 579 00:29:04,560 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 1: these little yellow towels. And because it was it, they say, 580 00:29:10,840 --> 00:29:12,960 Speaker 1: you know that it was going to be forty percent cowboys, 581 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:15,680 Speaker 1: sixty percent ran No, No, it was over fifty percent 582 00:29:15,680 --> 00:29:19,400 Speaker 1: cowboys for sure. For sure. You were talking about how 583 00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:21,760 Speaker 1: you know, like a celebrity notice as it comes up 584 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:25,520 Speaker 1: to you because you're wearing a DCC outfit. And it 585 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:29,400 Speaker 1: was Robin who first used this term over a few 586 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:32,600 Speaker 1: years ago. But Rock and Robin, Yeah, she'd she said, 587 00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:34,840 Speaker 1: you know, when I put on the uniform, it's like 588 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:38,640 Speaker 1: it's like putting on a superhero outfit, you know, just 589 00:29:38,680 --> 00:29:43,440 Speaker 1: the way that people view you. And so um, this 590 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:46,280 Speaker 1: past summer, Jalen was your first time when you had 591 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 1: your first fitting and then the first time you got 592 00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:50,560 Speaker 1: to wear it. So I don't know, do you do 593 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:54,400 Speaker 1: you think that that's an appropriate description and how you 594 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:56,960 Speaker 1: view not just yourself, how people view you when you're 595 00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 1: wearing the DCC uniform. Yes, I think Robin hit it 596 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:03,160 Speaker 1: definitely on the on the head there with that one. UM. 597 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:05,120 Speaker 1: I think every time we get the opportunity to put 598 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:10,880 Speaker 1: it on, it truly is a very rewarding experience, from 599 00:30:10,880 --> 00:30:12,640 Speaker 1: the first time we got the uniforms handed to us 600 00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:15,880 Speaker 1: at the end of training camp to appearances that you know, 601 00:30:15,920 --> 00:30:19,280 Speaker 1: just like Miranda was in La last weekend, m being 602 00:30:19,320 --> 00:30:21,960 Speaker 1: able to put that on and you know, meet people. 603 00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:25,520 Speaker 1: I know, we have some appearances coming up soon, some 604 00:30:25,560 --> 00:30:28,280 Speaker 1: read across America, days with some school children, UM, some 605 00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:30,440 Speaker 1: hospital visits, and each time we get to put that on, 606 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:33,880 Speaker 1: it is, you know, incredible and people look at you know, 607 00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:38,240 Speaker 1: you know, whether it's celebrities or if it's children. When 608 00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:40,080 Speaker 1: Mattie and I were at the game, we weren't even 609 00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:42,160 Speaker 1: in uniform. And I think that's a good thing to 610 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:44,600 Speaker 1: always keep in the back of all of our heads, 611 00:30:44,680 --> 00:30:46,680 Speaker 1: is you know, even when we're out of uniform, you 612 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:48,800 Speaker 1: know people still do you notice that people recognized and 613 00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:50,600 Speaker 1: people recognized and wanted to you know, we had a 614 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:52,520 Speaker 1: couple of girls, a little younger girls that came up 615 00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:55,760 Speaker 1: and wanted to take pictures and I think, so, you know, 616 00:30:55,800 --> 00:30:58,240 Speaker 1: it's a it's your superhero costume that you get to 617 00:30:58,280 --> 00:31:00,960 Speaker 1: put on um, but I think you know part of it. 618 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:03,000 Speaker 1: You don't ever really get to take it off. Like 619 00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:05,440 Speaker 1: you know, as a Dallas cab Wish cheerleader, you know 620 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:07,760 Speaker 1: you're part of the legacy and it's always going to 621 00:31:07,840 --> 00:31:10,000 Speaker 1: be part of you. And I think that's how, you know, 622 00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:14,200 Speaker 1: everybody kind of continues to live their life after this experience. 623 00:31:15,080 --> 00:31:17,920 Speaker 1: So rookie season is done. What's been the most surreal moment? 624 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:22,560 Speaker 1: The most surreal moment we'll definitely I'll have to put 625 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:25,920 Speaker 1: in there when the team was finally announced. We kept waiting, 626 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:28,240 Speaker 1: We kept waiting, we kept predicting. We were like, I 627 00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:30,520 Speaker 1: think it's going to be this day, and then it 628 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:31,960 Speaker 1: still wasn't. And then we were like, I think it 629 00:31:32,040 --> 00:31:34,480 Speaker 1: maybe Monday, and then it still wasn't. So that experience 630 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:37,720 Speaker 1: when finally the team was announced was incredible. But I 631 00:31:37,760 --> 00:31:40,960 Speaker 1: will have to say my favorite memory for my rookie 632 00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:44,640 Speaker 1: season would have to be the playoff game coming out 633 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:47,480 Speaker 1: of the tunnel with all of our fans and their 634 00:31:47,560 --> 00:31:51,520 Speaker 1: rally towels. That is the loudest I've ever heard a crowd, 635 00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:55,520 Speaker 1: the biggest crowd I've ever seen, and you know, seeing 636 00:31:55,560 --> 00:31:58,800 Speaker 1: everybody up on their feet, you know, waving those towels 637 00:31:58,840 --> 00:32:01,800 Speaker 1: around and getting rabbed up for a game that was 638 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:05,240 Speaker 1: an incredible game and advances to the next round. It was. 639 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:07,680 Speaker 1: It was pretty insane setting down there in the tunnel 640 00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:10,800 Speaker 1: waiting to come out for us to do um thunder 641 00:32:10,840 --> 00:32:13,920 Speaker 1: at the beginning of the game was was amazing. I 642 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:15,920 Speaker 1: was looking around taking it all in and that will 643 00:32:15,960 --> 00:32:18,720 Speaker 1: definitely be a memory I will never forget. Was that 644 00:32:18,800 --> 00:32:21,040 Speaker 1: your favorite, too, Miranda, Or is there something from your 645 00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:24,000 Speaker 1: rookie season that stood out more? Or what about what 646 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:30,200 Speaker 1: about both? Yeah? Yeah, oh yeah, I think, um, rookie 647 00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:33,840 Speaker 1: season would have to be well, let's say something outside 648 00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:35,680 Speaker 1: of just the games. So I think going to calendar 649 00:32:35,680 --> 00:32:38,840 Speaker 1: shoot for my first time, that was just an experience 650 00:32:38,880 --> 00:32:41,480 Speaker 1: as a whole, was something that I've never I've never 651 00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:43,680 Speaker 1: even really been to a beach before, you know, just 652 00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:47,440 Speaker 1: experiencing that as a whole and another moment that you 653 00:32:47,600 --> 00:32:51,600 Speaker 1: feel like a superwoman, supermodel, you know. Um, It's just 654 00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:54,840 Speaker 1: such a great experience for that whole week. But overall, yeah, 655 00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:56,520 Speaker 1: I just I have to agree with the playoff game 656 00:32:56,560 --> 00:32:59,640 Speaker 1: because there was just nothing like it. I mean, usually 657 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:01,840 Speaker 1: when we are getting set up and ready for Thunder 658 00:33:01,880 --> 00:33:04,840 Speaker 1: our pre dame show, the trout is maybe about half full, 659 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:06,320 Speaker 1: and by the time we do the jump split, I 660 00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:10,200 Speaker 1: notice it's much more filled. But that playoff game, everybody 661 00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:12,360 Speaker 1: was already in their seats. Everybody was ready to go. 662 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:14,680 Speaker 1: I mean, you didn't find an empty seat in the crowd. 663 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:17,600 Speaker 1: And so it's just so exhilarating the whole game and 664 00:33:17,600 --> 00:33:19,920 Speaker 1: then winning at the end. It's honestly, it's been a 665 00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:22,120 Speaker 1: while since the Tawboys have won the playoff game, and 666 00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:24,239 Speaker 1: so I think even though we didn't end the way 667 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:26,160 Speaker 1: we wanted to end, the fact that we won a 668 00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:28,080 Speaker 1: playoff game this year it shows that we're going in 669 00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:30,800 Speaker 1: the right direction. And so just I think it gives 670 00:33:30,840 --> 00:33:33,120 Speaker 1: Cowboys Nation as a whole. It gives us hope, Joe 671 00:33:33,160 --> 00:33:35,480 Speaker 1: and moving forward. Absolutely, and you could feel that in 672 00:33:35,520 --> 00:33:38,520 Speaker 1: the air. Yeah, And to borrow a jerryism, their arrow 673 00:33:38,600 --> 00:33:41,520 Speaker 1: was pointed up right effort for this team. But can 674 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:44,120 Speaker 1: I want to go back to something that Jalen was 675 00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:46,760 Speaker 1: singing about the different events that you do, like you 676 00:33:46,800 --> 00:33:49,400 Speaker 1: have rid across America with the young kids. There's something 677 00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:52,520 Speaker 1: that's coming up on February second, it's a Saturday at 678 00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:54,840 Speaker 1: at and T Stadium. It's good because there aren't that 679 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:59,040 Speaker 1: many opportunities for full squad performances or events where all 680 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:02,360 Speaker 1: of the DCC are together. But the Spirit Celebration, which 681 00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:05,760 Speaker 1: is the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders National Championship, takes place that day. 682 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:08,600 Speaker 1: It's something that's open to the public. It's twenty dollars 683 00:34:08,640 --> 00:34:12,120 Speaker 1: general admission. I think it's ten for seniors and students 684 00:34:12,160 --> 00:34:16,600 Speaker 1: and military. But I know you guys do autographs and Miranda, 685 00:34:16,920 --> 00:34:19,560 Speaker 1: I wonder which you remember about that from last year, 686 00:34:19,920 --> 00:34:22,480 Speaker 1: because they're like going to be ten thousand people there 687 00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:26,600 Speaker 1: over five thousand competitors with these youth cheerleaders from around 688 00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:29,480 Speaker 1: the country. But did you get an opportunity to work 689 00:34:29,480 --> 00:34:32,520 Speaker 1: with some of those special needs cheerleaders last year? I 690 00:34:32,640 --> 00:34:34,880 Speaker 1: understand that you get lots of opportunity to work with 691 00:34:34,880 --> 00:34:37,279 Speaker 1: the kids at these kinds of events. Yeah. So I 692 00:34:37,360 --> 00:34:40,040 Speaker 1: was fortunate enough to be because we're there throughout the day, 693 00:34:40,560 --> 00:34:42,360 Speaker 1: and I was fortun enough to be there during the 694 00:34:42,400 --> 00:34:45,359 Speaker 1: slot that the one team that was there that they 695 00:34:45,360 --> 00:34:48,240 Speaker 1: were all special needs, they came up to get photos 696 00:34:48,280 --> 00:34:50,760 Speaker 1: with us, and so I had the opportunity to interact 697 00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:53,359 Speaker 1: with each and every one of them, and we kind 698 00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:55,000 Speaker 1: of changed things up. We went down so we could 699 00:34:55,000 --> 00:34:58,160 Speaker 1: take pictures with the ones and wheelchairs and whatnot. And 700 00:34:58,200 --> 00:35:00,279 Speaker 1: they were the most excited from the whole day, at 701 00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:02,120 Speaker 1: least from my whole shift. They were the most excited 702 00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:05,440 Speaker 1: to be there. They were just so happy and gracious 703 00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:07,560 Speaker 1: that we were wanting to spend time with them. We 704 00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:09,799 Speaker 1: definitely took out the time to get to know them, 705 00:35:10,600 --> 00:35:13,200 Speaker 1: learn their names, where they were from, and you know, 706 00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:15,280 Speaker 1: and it was just so cute to see them perform. 707 00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:16,839 Speaker 1: You know, we stopped what we were doing to get 708 00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:19,360 Speaker 1: to watch them shine down on the field, you know. 709 00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:22,040 Speaker 1: And those are just moments throughout our DCC career that 710 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:24,680 Speaker 1: you can never take back. Read across the air today, 711 00:35:25,040 --> 00:35:27,399 Speaker 1: the hospital visits, I mean, that's what really warms your 712 00:35:27,400 --> 00:35:30,560 Speaker 1: heart and what mates getting to wear the Superwoman outfit 713 00:35:30,680 --> 00:35:34,239 Speaker 1: so special, because that's when you get to see on 714 00:35:34,280 --> 00:35:38,440 Speaker 1: those kids' faces or the elderly's faces, how important and 715 00:35:38,680 --> 00:35:41,600 Speaker 1: fun it was for them to experience that, and they're 716 00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:45,000 Speaker 1: actually so The DCC work with Spirit Celebration. It's a 717 00:35:45,080 --> 00:35:48,120 Speaker 1: cheerleading company that basically puts on competitions throughout the US 718 00:35:48,239 --> 00:35:51,719 Speaker 1: and all across, but the DCC host two every year, 719 00:35:52,160 --> 00:35:55,160 Speaker 1: so they had a spring in our winter, fall or 720 00:35:55,200 --> 00:35:58,560 Speaker 1: spring one of the two seasons, so they had one. 721 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:00,520 Speaker 1: They do one every year at four Center and then 722 00:36:00,560 --> 00:36:03,480 Speaker 1: one every year at eighteen te Stadium as well. So 723 00:36:03,520 --> 00:36:05,439 Speaker 1: did you get the opportunity to do anything at Forward 724 00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:08,759 Speaker 1: Center this year? Did? I was fortunate enough Rachel and 725 00:36:08,840 --> 00:36:12,320 Speaker 1: I were able to. We got that last little shift 726 00:36:13,080 --> 00:36:16,160 Speaker 1: of the night, so it was fun to see. Some 727 00:36:16,200 --> 00:36:17,919 Speaker 1: of the younger teams were kind of wrapping up because 728 00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:21,160 Speaker 1: they kind of go by the age, so they were 729 00:36:21,239 --> 00:36:22,880 Speaker 1: kind of wrapping up, and we got to take pictures 730 00:36:22,920 --> 00:36:27,160 Speaker 1: with all of them and sign autographs, and later in 731 00:36:27,160 --> 00:36:29,000 Speaker 1: the evening that was most of the junior teams and 732 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:31,960 Speaker 1: the senior teams, and I actually had an experience. I 733 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:34,200 Speaker 1: was seen in there and one of our security guards 734 00:36:34,239 --> 00:36:37,160 Speaker 1: as I was switching shifts and coming in, he said, 735 00:36:37,200 --> 00:36:39,359 Speaker 1: you know, Jayalen, there has been this little girl and 736 00:36:39,400 --> 00:36:41,440 Speaker 1: she's been coming. She's been back in for three or 737 00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:43,239 Speaker 1: four times all day. And he was like, I don't 738 00:36:43,239 --> 00:36:45,000 Speaker 1: know if she's still here. She's been here for a while. 739 00:36:45,719 --> 00:36:48,000 Speaker 1: And about ten minutes later, I see a mom come 740 00:36:48,080 --> 00:36:50,040 Speaker 1: through and she you know, got inline to take a 741 00:36:50,080 --> 00:36:51,759 Speaker 1: photo and she came up and she was like, I 742 00:36:51,800 --> 00:36:54,279 Speaker 1: didn't want a photo, but my daughter loves you and 743 00:36:54,320 --> 00:36:55,919 Speaker 1: she wants to take a photo with you. But she's 744 00:36:55,960 --> 00:36:58,360 Speaker 1: backstage getting ready to compete. So we sent her a 745 00:36:58,400 --> 00:37:01,400 Speaker 1: little video and it was like Hi Reagan, like, you know, 746 00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:04,560 Speaker 1: good luck competition, and the mom was able to kind 747 00:37:04,560 --> 00:37:07,520 Speaker 1: of show her before she went on stage. And about 748 00:37:07,520 --> 00:37:09,799 Speaker 1: an hour later, I saw the mom kind of come 749 00:37:09,840 --> 00:37:11,719 Speaker 1: back through and she had the little girl with her 750 00:37:11,719 --> 00:37:13,919 Speaker 1: and they got inline, and as it was her turn 751 00:37:13,960 --> 00:37:17,759 Speaker 1: to come up, she couldn't even hardly walk forward. She 752 00:37:17,880 --> 00:37:21,400 Speaker 1: was crying so much that she couldn't see. And she 753 00:37:21,520 --> 00:37:23,200 Speaker 1: was so excited to come up there and take a 754 00:37:23,280 --> 00:37:27,480 Speaker 1: photo with us, and it's been nice. She actually reached 755 00:37:27,480 --> 00:37:30,080 Speaker 1: out to me on Twitter and we're friends on Twitter 756 00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:32,399 Speaker 1: now and we tried back and forth and her team 757 00:37:32,400 --> 00:37:34,920 Speaker 1: won that day, so she was so excited. And I 758 00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:37,399 Speaker 1: think those are the moments that really touch your heart 759 00:37:37,400 --> 00:37:41,359 Speaker 1: and make it really special. You know, everybody I think's 760 00:37:41,400 --> 00:37:45,120 Speaker 1: had experiences like that, and that's what makes appearances that 761 00:37:45,239 --> 00:37:50,319 Speaker 1: much more amazing. Little good let me go ahead and 762 00:37:50,360 --> 00:37:54,440 Speaker 1: give the website where people can go and learn more 763 00:37:54,440 --> 00:37:57,160 Speaker 1: about Spirit Celebration, the one that's open to the public 764 00:37:57,280 --> 00:38:00,680 Speaker 1: at at and T Stadium again all day event on Saturday, 765 00:38:00,719 --> 00:38:04,280 Speaker 1: February second. If you go to Spirit Celebration dot Com again, 766 00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:07,799 Speaker 1: that's Spirit Celebration dot Com. You can click on the 767 00:38:07,840 --> 00:38:11,160 Speaker 1: part for Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader National Championship and get all 768 00:38:11,160 --> 00:38:15,279 Speaker 1: the information about tickets. It's free parking, and again, you 769 00:38:15,280 --> 00:38:18,400 Speaker 1: guys are there throughout the day, different at different points 770 00:38:18,719 --> 00:38:22,799 Speaker 1: with some performances, but mainly with opportunities for autographs and 771 00:38:22,880 --> 00:38:26,040 Speaker 1: again not as many opportunities during the offseason. It's during 772 00:38:26,040 --> 00:38:28,160 Speaker 1: the season to meet the DCC, so we want to 773 00:38:28,520 --> 00:38:33,680 Speaker 1: share that with everyone. So can I go back to 774 00:38:34,200 --> 00:38:38,520 Speaker 1: something that Miranda was saying about, you know, like you 775 00:38:38,560 --> 00:38:41,839 Speaker 1: did the prep classes right to learn and you've done 776 00:38:41,840 --> 00:38:45,400 Speaker 1: different instruction. Have you had an opportunity to do a 777 00:38:45,440 --> 00:38:49,240 Speaker 1: lot of the junior DCC clinics and camps and what's 778 00:38:49,280 --> 00:38:51,120 Speaker 1: that like in Jalen. I don't know if you got 779 00:38:51,160 --> 00:38:53,120 Speaker 1: a chance to do a lot as a rookie, but 780 00:38:53,320 --> 00:38:56,160 Speaker 1: we'd like to hear your perspective on creen of camps 781 00:38:56,200 --> 00:38:58,520 Speaker 1: over here. Yeah, I definitely let Miranda take it over. 782 00:38:58,600 --> 00:39:00,560 Speaker 1: I was fortunate enough to do one camp with Miranda 783 00:39:00,640 --> 00:39:02,480 Speaker 1: over the winter break, so but I'll let her tell 784 00:39:02,480 --> 00:39:05,120 Speaker 1: a little bit about about those and then give my 785 00:39:05,760 --> 00:39:09,240 Speaker 1: experience from that as well. So, like I said earlier, 786 00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:10,960 Speaker 1: I always thought after college I was just going to 787 00:39:11,040 --> 00:39:13,520 Speaker 1: go straight to teaching, and so I just feel like 788 00:39:13,560 --> 00:39:16,120 Speaker 1: camps is kind of where I've thrived as far as 789 00:39:16,200 --> 00:39:19,360 Speaker 1: DCC DROs. I just love camps. I would think I 790 00:39:19,400 --> 00:39:21,799 Speaker 1: was on every single camp last summer, which of course 791 00:39:21,800 --> 00:39:24,319 Speaker 1: that was hard going through that and training camp, but 792 00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:27,120 Speaker 1: it was worth every second of it. And I'm always 793 00:39:27,120 --> 00:39:30,160 Speaker 1: with the minis, the six, seven and eight year olds, 794 00:39:30,239 --> 00:39:33,600 Speaker 1: and they're just awesome. Three day camps so we have 795 00:39:33,640 --> 00:39:35,799 Speaker 1: throughout the summer and then we have a winter one 796 00:39:35,840 --> 00:39:38,200 Speaker 1: that's one day, and then a two day camp for 797 00:39:38,280 --> 00:39:40,520 Speaker 1: spring break that is coming up in March, so make 798 00:39:40,520 --> 00:39:43,319 Speaker 1: sure you sign up for that, and you know it's 799 00:39:43,320 --> 00:39:44,800 Speaker 1: just you get to spend the whole day with the 800 00:39:44,880 --> 00:39:49,120 Speaker 1: DCC We played games, we warm up, we do some technique, 801 00:39:49,239 --> 00:39:51,399 Speaker 1: we learn a cheer, and then of course they learn 802 00:39:51,440 --> 00:39:53,759 Speaker 1: a dance. And then at the end of whether it's 803 00:39:53,760 --> 00:39:55,320 Speaker 1: a three day camp or a two day camp or 804 00:39:55,400 --> 00:39:58,160 Speaker 1: one day camp. At the end of it, the boys 805 00:39:58,440 --> 00:40:00,600 Speaker 1: have been there who have played football, or we saw 806 00:40:00,719 --> 00:40:03,480 Speaker 1: lots of girls take at the camps two but they 807 00:40:03,520 --> 00:40:06,000 Speaker 1: play football in the field and during the timeouts and 808 00:40:06,800 --> 00:40:09,480 Speaker 1: during the tarter breaks, we perform just like we would 809 00:40:09,480 --> 00:40:12,000 Speaker 1: for our Dallas Cowboys at the game, and so they 810 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:14,440 Speaker 1: get to put on a full game day experience for 811 00:40:14,560 --> 00:40:16,880 Speaker 1: their parents or you know, anybody in their family or 812 00:40:16,880 --> 00:40:18,839 Speaker 1: friends that want to come and watch them. And so 813 00:40:18,880 --> 00:40:21,280 Speaker 1: it's really special to see that. And you see girls 814 00:40:21,280 --> 00:40:24,680 Speaker 1: who come back year after year, and we do a 815 00:40:24,840 --> 00:40:27,839 Speaker 1: time every day where we talk about what DCC stands for, 816 00:40:28,840 --> 00:40:31,680 Speaker 1: and so we get to teach them, you know, character 817 00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:37,239 Speaker 1: and community and dedication, Thank you, dedication, and so we 818 00:40:37,280 --> 00:40:39,319 Speaker 1: speak about one of those each day and so they 819 00:40:39,360 --> 00:40:41,560 Speaker 1: get to you know, not only get to learn about 820 00:40:41,640 --> 00:40:44,279 Speaker 1: dance and build themselves that way, but they get to 821 00:40:44,320 --> 00:40:46,680 Speaker 1: build their character and really learn what it is to 822 00:40:46,719 --> 00:40:48,759 Speaker 1: work hard in life to be able to get the 823 00:40:48,800 --> 00:40:51,439 Speaker 1: things that you want to achieve in life. And then 824 00:40:51,600 --> 00:40:53,719 Speaker 1: also I've been able to substitute a few times for 825 00:40:53,760 --> 00:40:56,839 Speaker 1: the Junior DCC classes, so Junior DCC is different. That's 826 00:40:56,840 --> 00:40:58,800 Speaker 1: something you can sign up for at next step dance, 827 00:40:59,640 --> 00:41:02,400 Speaker 1: which is here at the Star in Frisco. Is it 828 00:41:02,520 --> 00:41:05,000 Speaker 1: still on Thursday evenings that they do the classes? I 829 00:41:05,040 --> 00:41:07,200 Speaker 1: believe so I think they have it's a week, Yes, 830 00:41:07,360 --> 00:41:10,440 Speaker 1: it's just once a week. And I think it's something 831 00:41:10,520 --> 00:41:12,279 Speaker 1: set up that you have to attend so many to 832 00:41:12,280 --> 00:41:14,920 Speaker 1: be able to perform at the next performance. So if 833 00:41:14,920 --> 00:41:16,880 Speaker 1: you can't do a performance or a certain class, you know, 834 00:41:16,920 --> 00:41:18,640 Speaker 1: you can always pick it up for the next one. 835 00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:22,040 Speaker 1: And they're always taking new kids over there, and so 836 00:41:22,080 --> 00:41:23,640 Speaker 1: I've been able to stab a couple of times for 837 00:41:23,680 --> 00:41:25,759 Speaker 1: that class. And that's really special too, because those girls 838 00:41:25,800 --> 00:41:29,399 Speaker 1: have a little miniature Dallas tabways cheerleader uniforms, and man, 839 00:41:29,440 --> 00:41:33,320 Speaker 1: are they something else. They are too kier you. And 840 00:41:33,360 --> 00:41:36,240 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna I'm not putting anything on the older 841 00:41:36,239 --> 00:41:38,520 Speaker 1: girls who are auditioning, but let me just say that 842 00:41:38,680 --> 00:41:40,920 Speaker 1: last year that in Courtney, you were there. You remember 843 00:41:41,080 --> 00:41:45,440 Speaker 1: the after the it's the finals of auditions, and so 844 00:41:45,480 --> 00:41:48,120 Speaker 1: you have the morning solo routine and then the afternoon 845 00:41:48,200 --> 00:41:52,600 Speaker 1: session it's on the field and that's when the hopefuls 846 00:41:52,640 --> 00:41:55,839 Speaker 1: take part in you know, you do your field combination. Yeah, 847 00:41:55,840 --> 00:41:59,240 Speaker 1: the field performance with the combination and then the kick line. Well, anyway, 848 00:41:59,239 --> 00:42:02,440 Speaker 1: after each of you had done your that part of it, 849 00:42:02,680 --> 00:42:05,520 Speaker 1: then the Junior DCC came out and got to perform 850 00:42:05,719 --> 00:42:08,720 Speaker 1: those Oh man, did they kill it. It was awesome. 851 00:42:09,160 --> 00:42:10,960 Speaker 1: We got to see them on the big screen and 852 00:42:11,040 --> 00:42:13,240 Speaker 1: it's like, oh man, I can't wait till they're eighteen 853 00:42:13,280 --> 00:42:16,080 Speaker 1: year older and want to try out to join the 854 00:42:16,280 --> 00:42:19,600 Speaker 1: DCC and not Junior DCC. Oh it was great. It 855 00:42:19,640 --> 00:42:22,120 Speaker 1: was so much fun. Well how was your experience, Jalen 856 00:42:22,200 --> 00:42:24,360 Speaker 1: with the with the work in the camp that you 857 00:42:24,400 --> 00:42:27,480 Speaker 1: got to work, It was an amazing experience. I was 858 00:42:27,520 --> 00:42:30,160 Speaker 1: able to do the one day Christmas camp and i 859 00:42:30,440 --> 00:42:33,120 Speaker 1: um part time work just down the road at a 860 00:42:33,200 --> 00:42:36,440 Speaker 1: dance studio and got the word that some of my 861 00:42:36,520 --> 00:42:41,440 Speaker 1: kids were receiving their camp package that was their Christmas present. 862 00:42:42,080 --> 00:42:44,239 Speaker 1: So I was able to actually run into some of 863 00:42:44,239 --> 00:42:46,759 Speaker 1: them and teach them throughout the day. And I think 864 00:42:46,800 --> 00:42:49,080 Speaker 1: just being able to see all the kids and you know, 865 00:42:49,239 --> 00:42:51,680 Speaker 1: some of them were looking forward to these camps for 866 00:42:51,760 --> 00:42:54,480 Speaker 1: weeks and months, and you know, that really is um 867 00:42:55,200 --> 00:42:57,000 Speaker 1: you know for the kids that I knew that was 868 00:42:57,280 --> 00:42:59,680 Speaker 1: their you know, their biggest and their favorite Christmas present 869 00:42:59,680 --> 00:43:02,040 Speaker 1: that they so it was really fun watching all of 870 00:43:02,040 --> 00:43:04,680 Speaker 1: them learn from all the all the cheerleaders and then 871 00:43:04,719 --> 00:43:07,239 Speaker 1: be able to show their friends and family out on 872 00:43:07,280 --> 00:43:10,600 Speaker 1: the field. Well, we got to take one last break. 873 00:43:10,600 --> 00:43:12,880 Speaker 1: But I promise you I teased it before, but we 874 00:43:12,920 --> 00:43:16,200 Speaker 1: will be talking about auditions, gonna get judges perspective. We're 875 00:43:16,200 --> 00:43:18,880 Speaker 1: gonna talk to YouTube, find out if you're gonna re audition, 876 00:43:19,680 --> 00:43:23,120 Speaker 1: and we're gonna we're gonna finish with something questions too. 877 00:43:23,200 --> 00:43:25,160 Speaker 1: I saw some good ones in there, so we'll hit 878 00:43:25,200 --> 00:43:26,960 Speaker 1: those when we come back to These boots are made 879 00:43:26,960 --> 00:43:29,920 Speaker 1: for talking. 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So there's 933 00:46:09,920 --> 00:46:15,880 Speaker 1: no dilly dallying, no small talk, ladies, but talking about 934 00:46:15,880 --> 00:46:20,080 Speaker 1: it and I think it's valuable. We'll talk auditions well 935 00:46:20,239 --> 00:46:23,359 Speaker 1: first and then we'll go to Christy. Are you two 936 00:46:23,480 --> 00:46:29,759 Speaker 1: re auditioning? Yes, yes, good, there's there's two yeses. They're 937 00:46:29,760 --> 00:46:33,040 Speaker 1: both planning on check check check. Now I have thirty 938 00:46:33,040 --> 00:46:35,080 Speaker 1: four more to figure out. Well, now we've been finding 939 00:46:35,120 --> 00:46:37,360 Speaker 1: something out on the show. Feel like I feel like 940 00:46:37,360 --> 00:46:39,239 Speaker 1: a lot of you are planning on re auditioning, so 941 00:46:39,320 --> 00:46:41,839 Speaker 1: that makes me excited. I'm sure you Chrissy's a big 942 00:46:42,200 --> 00:46:45,080 Speaker 1: supporter of the veterans well, but the thing is the 943 00:46:45,640 --> 00:46:48,919 Speaker 1: veterans are held to a higher standard and auditions by 944 00:46:48,920 --> 00:46:53,160 Speaker 1: the judges than the rookie hopefuls because you should know better. 945 00:46:53,280 --> 00:46:55,640 Speaker 1: You know you've been through it before and you know 946 00:46:55,880 --> 00:47:00,799 Speaker 1: what the um standards are. And mirandam sure that as 947 00:47:00,840 --> 00:47:04,000 Speaker 1: a returning veteran this past year that you knew that 948 00:47:04,160 --> 00:47:06,880 Speaker 1: or everybody had had talked to you about that already 949 00:47:06,960 --> 00:47:08,640 Speaker 1: or yeah, well, like we were talking about earlier with 950 00:47:08,680 --> 00:47:10,759 Speaker 1: the style, I feel like that's the biggest thing. You know, 951 00:47:11,080 --> 00:47:13,200 Speaker 1: after your first year, you're expected to have that down. 952 00:47:13,640 --> 00:47:16,040 Speaker 1: You know, if you're coming in as a rookie, they're like, oh, 953 00:47:16,080 --> 00:47:17,959 Speaker 1: well they'll have training camp to learn. You know, they've 954 00:47:18,000 --> 00:47:20,120 Speaker 1: never done it before. But as a veteran, if you're 955 00:47:20,160 --> 00:47:24,919 Speaker 1: not nailing that sideline dance at tryouts, you know yeah yeah, 956 00:47:24,960 --> 00:47:27,320 Speaker 1: and Jalen, you you know you had the head start 957 00:47:27,360 --> 00:47:30,920 Speaker 1: because Denise Garvey, the former DCC who was your instructor 958 00:47:30,960 --> 00:47:34,759 Speaker 1: with the Jets, could give you tips and things like that. 959 00:47:34,840 --> 00:47:40,480 Speaker 1: But let's talk about some practical tips for hopefuls who 960 00:47:40,480 --> 00:47:43,360 Speaker 1: were thinking about maybe coming for the prep classes and 961 00:47:43,520 --> 00:47:47,840 Speaker 1: going to come audition in May. What's some practical advice 962 00:47:49,000 --> 00:47:51,240 Speaker 1: I would say one thing I would definitely tell anybody 963 00:47:51,239 --> 00:47:53,759 Speaker 1: who was auditioning. UM. I think that sometimes it gets 964 00:47:53,800 --> 00:47:57,920 Speaker 1: overlooked because you know, you know, however you prepare for 965 00:47:58,000 --> 00:48:00,880 Speaker 1: that type of audition. You know you're looking at you know, 966 00:48:01,520 --> 00:48:04,160 Speaker 1: is your hair and your makeup and are you in shape? 967 00:48:04,719 --> 00:48:06,319 Speaker 1: But I would say one thing you don't want to 968 00:48:06,360 --> 00:48:10,279 Speaker 1: underestimate is is your stamina up and that type of 969 00:48:10,360 --> 00:48:12,080 Speaker 1: in shape. Because I will say, once you get to 970 00:48:12,120 --> 00:48:14,560 Speaker 1: that final round and you're out there and you're doing 971 00:48:14,600 --> 00:48:16,520 Speaker 1: that routine a couple of times through, and you're doing 972 00:48:16,560 --> 00:48:19,160 Speaker 1: the kickline a couple times through, you can really start 973 00:48:19,200 --> 00:48:23,160 Speaker 1: to underestimate how m out of shape? Yeah how? And 974 00:48:23,320 --> 00:48:24,840 Speaker 1: you know, you may you may be like, oh my, 975 00:48:25,040 --> 00:48:27,000 Speaker 1: you know, my six pack is looking good right now, 976 00:48:27,239 --> 00:48:30,680 Speaker 1: But you really want to take that, you know, you know, 977 00:48:30,719 --> 00:48:32,839 Speaker 1: take that routine in those kicklines home and start now, 978 00:48:33,160 --> 00:48:35,600 Speaker 1: start building that stamina up because that day comes and 979 00:48:35,680 --> 00:48:37,319 Speaker 1: you don't want to run out of steam before the 980 00:48:37,480 --> 00:48:40,040 Speaker 1: end of the audition process. And as two people who 981 00:48:40,120 --> 00:48:43,200 Speaker 1: have seen the JumboTron and you guys standing up there, 982 00:48:43,280 --> 00:48:46,440 Speaker 1: you can definitely tell when girls are breathing heaven. Oh yes, 983 00:48:46,560 --> 00:48:49,319 Speaker 1: it's a tight shot on just each candidate. So if 984 00:48:49,360 --> 00:48:53,480 Speaker 1: you're if you're dying out there after doing a few 985 00:48:53,560 --> 00:48:55,839 Speaker 1: dances and a couple of kicklines, I don't think that 986 00:48:56,080 --> 00:48:59,600 Speaker 1: oh yeah, oh yeah, we noticed this, like who she 987 00:48:59,680 --> 00:49:02,000 Speaker 1: suck and wind after that? You know, And that's not 988 00:49:02,000 --> 00:49:04,960 Speaker 1: a no, because you should be you should come. You 989 00:49:04,960 --> 00:49:08,799 Speaker 1: should you don't use the summer training. If you make 990 00:49:08,840 --> 00:49:11,640 Speaker 1: it through auditions. You do not use training camp to 991 00:49:11,719 --> 00:49:14,960 Speaker 1: get in shape and be ready for the regular season. 992 00:49:15,160 --> 00:49:19,960 Speaker 1: For the preseason. You come to audition and optimal shape 993 00:49:20,000 --> 00:49:23,680 Speaker 1: because it starts right then. But you know, one thing, um, 994 00:49:24,280 --> 00:49:27,600 Speaker 1: you talk about the stamina. A lot of the people, 995 00:49:28,280 --> 00:49:32,040 Speaker 1: they're different dance backgrounds of the of the hopefuls, and 996 00:49:32,160 --> 00:49:34,160 Speaker 1: not all of it is high kicks or it may 997 00:49:34,320 --> 00:49:38,520 Speaker 1: you know, be cheerleading instead of dance, dance and or 998 00:49:38,640 --> 00:49:42,279 Speaker 1: drill team. What is stretching a big thing? Is it 999 00:49:42,400 --> 00:49:46,439 Speaker 1: that a huge thing to prepare for kickline? Oh? Yeah, 1000 00:49:46,440 --> 00:49:48,560 Speaker 1: I mean we, like Jalen said, we do the kick 1001 00:49:48,640 --> 00:49:50,839 Speaker 1: line twice, so at the end of the first one 1002 00:49:50,880 --> 00:49:52,640 Speaker 1: you slide into your right splits and at the end 1003 00:49:52,680 --> 00:49:54,920 Speaker 1: of the second one you slide into your left, you know. 1004 00:49:55,000 --> 00:49:57,000 Speaker 1: And I think you always see it on the show too, 1005 00:49:57,040 --> 00:49:59,120 Speaker 1: and you watch it. I mean they'll zoom in and 1006 00:49:59,600 --> 00:50:01,719 Speaker 1: sp the spotlight on the one girl who's not sitting 1007 00:50:01,760 --> 00:50:03,480 Speaker 1: in our splits all the way, you know, And not 1008 00:50:03,480 --> 00:50:05,200 Speaker 1: only that, it's one thing to have your splits, and 1009 00:50:05,239 --> 00:50:07,040 Speaker 1: then it's a whole other thing to try to hit 1010 00:50:07,120 --> 00:50:09,279 Speaker 1: your face. You need to do the classic lacy and 1011 00:50:09,640 --> 00:50:13,480 Speaker 1: literally kick your nose final, Yeah, your nose blade. But 1012 00:50:13,680 --> 00:50:15,400 Speaker 1: they definitely they look at kits just as much as 1013 00:50:15,440 --> 00:50:17,279 Speaker 1: they look at the dance, you know. And I mean 1014 00:50:17,320 --> 00:50:19,160 Speaker 1: obviously a hitline is huge for us. We do it 1015 00:50:19,320 --> 00:50:22,080 Speaker 1: every single game. And so if you don't have those 1016 00:50:22,160 --> 00:50:24,480 Speaker 1: kicks up there, yeah, I remember my first year. We 1017 00:50:24,560 --> 00:50:27,000 Speaker 1: have the judge's sheet, and so they're a different criteria 1018 00:50:27,080 --> 00:50:30,360 Speaker 1: you go across and so wait that part of its appearance. 1019 00:50:30,360 --> 00:50:32,319 Speaker 1: Tell us it's the physical part what the judge's sheet 1020 00:50:32,320 --> 00:50:36,719 Speaker 1: looks like. Well, it's the hopeful's come out five at 1021 00:50:36,760 --> 00:50:40,200 Speaker 1: a time, other than the solo portion, which is the 1022 00:50:40,400 --> 00:50:42,839 Speaker 1: morning part of round three, but the other parts should 1023 00:50:42,880 --> 00:50:46,920 Speaker 1: come out in groups of five. So um, But anyway, 1024 00:50:46,440 --> 00:50:51,399 Speaker 1: you have a different um columns, and so you have 1025 00:50:51,600 --> 00:50:56,360 Speaker 1: a beauty and appearance. Those are two different things because 1026 00:50:56,400 --> 00:51:00,359 Speaker 1: one is you know, beauty and then appearances how they 1027 00:51:00,440 --> 00:51:04,879 Speaker 1: look in the DCC uniform and the shorts are less 1028 00:51:04,880 --> 00:51:08,840 Speaker 1: than a yard of fabric okay forgiving, Yeah, not at all. 1029 00:51:09,120 --> 00:51:12,440 Speaker 1: And then you have showmanship, which can include things like energy, 1030 00:51:12,520 --> 00:51:15,279 Speaker 1: you know, that's the routine. And then you have when 1031 00:51:15,320 --> 00:51:17,000 Speaker 1: you get to the second and the third rounds when 1032 00:51:17,000 --> 00:51:20,439 Speaker 1: they're doing a choreograph piece, unlike the preliminary first round 1033 00:51:20,440 --> 00:51:22,600 Speaker 1: where it's freestyle and they can do whatever they want. 1034 00:51:22,640 --> 00:51:25,840 Speaker 1: But when it's choreograph routine, you have a column for 1035 00:51:25,960 --> 00:51:29,319 Speaker 1: ability to learn, and that's they don't have to do 1036 00:51:29,360 --> 00:51:32,200 Speaker 1: it perfectly, but it needs to be pretty close. Or 1037 00:51:32,239 --> 00:51:34,200 Speaker 1: if you get a little loss, don't get the deer 1038 00:51:34,200 --> 00:51:36,759 Speaker 1: in the headlights. Look, just keep going, pick it up right, 1039 00:51:36,840 --> 00:51:39,440 Speaker 1: make it, fake it till you make it, and then 1040 00:51:39,480 --> 00:51:43,600 Speaker 1: you have kicks, and then you have splits. And I 1041 00:51:43,640 --> 00:51:46,520 Speaker 1: don't have a drill team background, and so my first 1042 00:51:46,600 --> 00:51:49,120 Speaker 1: year it's like kicks, it's either going to be check 1043 00:51:49,239 --> 00:51:53,040 Speaker 1: or a minus. And then you see the different kicks. 1044 00:51:53,080 --> 00:51:56,440 Speaker 1: You get these former Kilgore Rangerettes or Tyler Junior College, 1045 00:51:56,680 --> 00:51:59,520 Speaker 1: the Apache bells and you know, the Laces of the 1046 00:51:59,520 --> 00:52:03,319 Speaker 1: world who can kick their nose, and then people who 1047 00:52:03,320 --> 00:52:06,719 Speaker 1: are wonderful dancers, but maybe that's not their background and 1048 00:52:06,800 --> 00:52:11,160 Speaker 1: they've got the low kicks and they the inability to 1049 00:52:11,280 --> 00:52:13,719 Speaker 1: kick is one of the main things that will keep 1050 00:52:13,760 --> 00:52:16,759 Speaker 1: you off of the DCC. So when we talk about stretching, 1051 00:52:17,040 --> 00:52:19,120 Speaker 1: we're not talking about that day or the week before. 1052 00:52:19,160 --> 00:52:21,680 Speaker 1: We're talking about in the weeks and months leading up 1053 00:52:21,719 --> 00:52:26,960 Speaker 1: to a staring starting now yeah yeah, yeah for you 1054 00:52:27,000 --> 00:52:32,200 Speaker 1: guys too, so putting you on the spot. But as 1055 00:52:32,239 --> 00:52:36,359 Speaker 1: a candidate coming through auditions, what is something that you 1056 00:52:36,400 --> 00:52:39,319 Speaker 1: would want to know about auditions through the judge's eyes. 1057 00:52:39,360 --> 00:52:42,319 Speaker 1: So it's your chance to ask Christy something and then 1058 00:52:42,360 --> 00:52:44,160 Speaker 1: we'll go to fan questions because we only have like 1059 00:52:44,560 --> 00:52:47,839 Speaker 1: eight minutes left. Um. I think everybody is always kind 1060 00:52:47,840 --> 00:52:50,200 Speaker 1: of wondering the very first prelems when you go and 1061 00:52:50,320 --> 00:52:52,480 Speaker 1: stand up, they're one out of time and introduce yourself. 1062 00:52:53,040 --> 00:52:54,360 Speaker 1: What do you like to hear from them? Do you 1063 00:52:54,400 --> 00:52:56,759 Speaker 1: like to hear a novel? Is name and age and 1064 00:52:56,800 --> 00:52:59,040 Speaker 1: where they're from enough? I feel like people are always 1065 00:52:59,040 --> 00:53:01,800 Speaker 1: worried about that part. I personally want to know a 1066 00:53:01,840 --> 00:53:04,160 Speaker 1: little more than name and age. I would want to 1067 00:53:04,200 --> 00:53:09,000 Speaker 1: know that Jalen was with the Jets flight crew, because 1068 00:53:09,000 --> 00:53:10,520 Speaker 1: I'm going to make a note of that, Oh she 1069 00:53:10,680 --> 00:53:14,280 Speaker 1: was with the Jets, or Alana was with the Lakers 1070 00:53:14,480 --> 00:53:18,640 Speaker 1: or something like that. If I like to know background, 1071 00:53:18,680 --> 00:53:21,520 Speaker 1: because I like stories. I'm a reporter and I'm already 1072 00:53:21,560 --> 00:53:24,200 Speaker 1: thinking of, oh, there's a story that i can write about. 1073 00:53:24,560 --> 00:53:27,640 Speaker 1: But mainly we want to know more. I want to 1074 00:53:27,640 --> 00:53:30,640 Speaker 1: know more about like dance background and things like that. 1075 00:53:31,160 --> 00:53:34,560 Speaker 1: And I also am writing stories about where people are 1076 00:53:34,600 --> 00:53:37,080 Speaker 1: from and you know, oh, we have six different countries 1077 00:53:37,160 --> 00:53:40,480 Speaker 1: and forty two or fifty different states represented at auditions. 1078 00:53:40,480 --> 00:53:43,600 Speaker 1: So I do like a lot of information. And it's 1079 00:53:43,640 --> 00:53:46,319 Speaker 1: not that you have to go long, it's how much 1080 00:53:46,360 --> 00:53:49,000 Speaker 1: can you how much information can you get into a 1081 00:53:49,080 --> 00:53:54,120 Speaker 1: brief thing, and don't do something silly like, oh, I 1082 00:53:54,120 --> 00:53:56,879 Speaker 1: can sing the names of all the states. Well, that's 1083 00:53:56,880 --> 00:53:59,800 Speaker 1: a fun fact, but I think I'd rather know something. 1084 00:54:00,080 --> 00:54:04,000 Speaker 1: So going along the lines of the introduction, what is 1085 00:54:04,040 --> 00:54:07,560 Speaker 1: something that people should avoid and how much of an 1086 00:54:07,600 --> 00:54:10,520 Speaker 1: impact does it have on the judges if they come 1087 00:54:10,560 --> 00:54:13,480 Speaker 1: across nervous or anything like that. I think it's just 1088 00:54:13,640 --> 00:54:16,040 Speaker 1: that if you make it to finals, then panel interviews 1089 00:54:16,120 --> 00:54:19,080 Speaker 1: is really what you use to see if someone is 1090 00:54:19,080 --> 00:54:21,840 Speaker 1: well spoken and can you know off the top of 1091 00:54:21,880 --> 00:54:23,319 Speaker 1: their heads, you know that if they would be good 1092 00:54:23,320 --> 00:54:26,080 Speaker 1: in interviews and be a good ambassador and representative of 1093 00:54:26,120 --> 00:54:28,759 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders. But yeah, one of the things 1094 00:54:28,840 --> 00:54:33,759 Speaker 1: that you need to rehearse is your introduction because you 1095 00:54:33,800 --> 00:54:35,759 Speaker 1: don't want to get up there and stammer through it. 1096 00:54:36,680 --> 00:54:38,960 Speaker 1: And the main thing is it's your presence, and do 1097 00:54:39,040 --> 00:54:43,360 Speaker 1: you seem confident and if you're not, nobody else's but 1098 00:54:43,560 --> 00:54:46,400 Speaker 1: fake it till you make it exactly. What's your question 1099 00:54:46,480 --> 00:54:50,759 Speaker 1: for the judge? I think this is one that would 1100 00:54:50,880 --> 00:54:53,160 Speaker 1: probably be very different, you know, depic on which judge 1101 00:54:53,200 --> 00:54:54,799 Speaker 1: we're asking. But since we have you here to pick 1102 00:54:54,840 --> 00:54:57,000 Speaker 1: your brain, I want to know what your biggest in 1103 00:54:57,080 --> 00:54:59,400 Speaker 1: any round of the audition process. What is your biggest 1104 00:54:59,400 --> 00:55:03,400 Speaker 1: pet peeve when you're going through the audition process and 1105 00:55:03,520 --> 00:55:05,759 Speaker 1: you see this the people who watch CMT when they 1106 00:55:05,760 --> 00:55:08,600 Speaker 1: do the crowd I say, crowd shots of you, of 1107 00:55:08,600 --> 00:55:14,600 Speaker 1: the hopefuls that are waiting, smacking, gum slouching. You need 1108 00:55:14,640 --> 00:55:19,600 Speaker 1: to be up paying attention and encouraging your your fellow 1109 00:55:19,719 --> 00:55:23,759 Speaker 1: hopefuls because if you're if you're there looking disinterested or 1110 00:55:25,040 --> 00:55:29,200 Speaker 1: gum smacking or I mean it's like so they're watching 1111 00:55:29,200 --> 00:55:32,120 Speaker 1: you even when you're not performing, absolutely, because we are 1112 00:55:32,160 --> 00:55:36,239 Speaker 1: looking for ambassadors. To me. To me, that's that's a 1113 00:55:36,360 --> 00:55:38,480 Speaker 1: that's a pet peeve of mine. That's a good one. 1114 00:55:38,560 --> 00:55:41,799 Speaker 1: That's for sure. Everybody to remember anything. You know, if 1115 00:55:41,840 --> 00:55:44,000 Speaker 1: you're not out there, you know everybody's looking at it, 1116 00:55:44,080 --> 00:55:46,520 Speaker 1: and the other thing. Even if the judges aren't watching 1117 00:55:46,520 --> 00:55:50,520 Speaker 1: you those there are several CMT cameras. The production crew 1118 00:55:50,600 --> 00:55:52,880 Speaker 1: has lots of cameras set up, and so there's a 1119 00:55:52,960 --> 00:55:55,200 Speaker 1: chance that you're going to be in the background of somebody, 1120 00:55:55,320 --> 00:55:59,040 Speaker 1: specially on auditions. Yes, yes, so so um it's a 1121 00:55:59,040 --> 00:56:03,640 Speaker 1: great question. But stuff like that matters, And so when 1122 00:56:03,680 --> 00:56:08,719 Speaker 1: I there. There are times where even veterans, when we're 1123 00:56:08,880 --> 00:56:12,279 Speaker 1: the judges, are debating, and sometimes you have to get 1124 00:56:12,360 --> 00:56:14,799 Speaker 1: up there and advocate for someone and it's like, hey, 1125 00:56:14,960 --> 00:56:18,319 Speaker 1: let me tell you you know this, this, this and this, 1126 00:56:18,400 --> 00:56:21,240 Speaker 1: And it's like she's the one that's encouraging our teammates. 1127 00:56:21,320 --> 00:56:24,120 Speaker 1: She's the one that is has her arm around the 1128 00:56:24,200 --> 00:56:27,360 Speaker 1: person and is trying to console them or help them. 1129 00:56:27,440 --> 00:56:30,200 Speaker 1: So things like that matter. All right, now, we only 1130 00:56:30,200 --> 00:56:32,239 Speaker 1: have a few more minutes, so I want to ask 1131 00:56:32,239 --> 00:56:34,799 Speaker 1: some social questions and there are some good ones, and 1132 00:56:34,840 --> 00:56:36,399 Speaker 1: I like this one, and I feel like you both 1133 00:56:36,440 --> 00:56:39,080 Speaker 1: will appreciate it. Oh gosh, okay, what's their actual name? 1134 00:56:39,360 --> 00:56:41,759 Speaker 1: Steve with a lot of ease at the end, he said, 1135 00:56:41,800 --> 00:56:45,360 Speaker 1: you both had hair stories on DCC making the team. 1136 00:56:45,719 --> 00:56:47,839 Speaker 1: Have you guys finally figured out your hair colors? And 1137 00:56:47,880 --> 00:56:49,719 Speaker 1: how often you have to get them color touched up? 1138 00:56:49,760 --> 00:56:52,759 Speaker 1: Have you figured out the hair drama? I think we've 1139 00:56:52,800 --> 00:56:55,160 Speaker 1: figured it out at this point. We were just chatting 1140 00:56:55,200 --> 00:56:58,080 Speaker 1: about this, and you know, I think we went through 1141 00:56:58,200 --> 00:57:03,520 Speaker 1: several different coloring and cuts and styling. I know a 1142 00:57:03,560 --> 00:57:07,280 Speaker 1: lot of my hair circulation that happened over the summer 1143 00:57:07,440 --> 00:57:09,799 Speaker 1: was on the show, so everybody got to see all 1144 00:57:09,880 --> 00:57:12,520 Speaker 1: kinds of crazy shades of red and orange and everything 1145 00:57:12,560 --> 00:57:15,360 Speaker 1: in between. But I think we're finally to a color 1146 00:57:15,480 --> 00:57:20,000 Speaker 1: that everybody likes. No Kelly even does a similar color now, 1147 00:57:20,040 --> 00:57:22,200 Speaker 1: so I'm hoping that if she likes it on her head, 1148 00:57:22,240 --> 00:57:26,640 Speaker 1: she's enjoying it. Yes, And I had to get mine 1149 00:57:26,680 --> 00:57:29,200 Speaker 1: done almost every four to five weeks because this is 1150 00:57:30,000 --> 00:57:33,760 Speaker 1: I'm actually naturally more of Christie's color over there. Oh wow, 1151 00:57:33,840 --> 00:57:35,960 Speaker 1: So I can't even picture it because you came in. 1152 00:57:36,120 --> 00:57:38,560 Speaker 1: I came in and dark, Yeah, dark and red, and 1153 00:57:38,640 --> 00:57:41,200 Speaker 1: so you know which, it's good. If I have to 1154 00:57:41,240 --> 00:57:42,560 Speaker 1: do it every four and five weeks, it means the 1155 00:57:42,560 --> 00:57:44,680 Speaker 1: hair is healthy and it's still growing. So we'll take that. 1156 00:57:44,760 --> 00:57:47,479 Speaker 1: There you go. Yeah, I think well, I think mine 1157 00:57:47,560 --> 00:57:49,800 Speaker 1: was more just the part where it was and but 1158 00:57:49,920 --> 00:57:52,400 Speaker 1: last year, my rookie year, I was given a center 1159 00:57:52,480 --> 00:57:55,000 Speaker 1: part at rookie makeovers, and so of course I'm the 1160 00:57:55,000 --> 00:57:57,040 Speaker 1: type person who's gonna do what my teacher tells me 1161 00:57:57,120 --> 00:57:59,360 Speaker 1: to do, and so I just left the center part, 1162 00:57:59,480 --> 00:58:02,280 Speaker 1: you know, for the next rounds for the next year, 1163 00:58:02,720 --> 00:58:05,280 Speaker 1: and then they decided to give me a side part, 1164 00:58:05,320 --> 00:58:07,120 Speaker 1: which I am thrilled about. I love the side part 1165 00:58:07,120 --> 00:58:09,000 Speaker 1: on me. I've always had a side part and then 1166 00:58:09,040 --> 00:58:10,960 Speaker 1: just added more blonde and I like it. But I 1167 00:58:10,960 --> 00:58:13,160 Speaker 1: don't have to get mine done as often like twice 1168 00:58:13,160 --> 00:58:18,000 Speaker 1: a year. Oh good, Yes, all right. I don't know 1169 00:58:18,040 --> 00:58:20,480 Speaker 1: what their first name is, but someone on Twitter it 1170 00:58:20,560 --> 00:58:23,840 Speaker 1: wants to know if Jalen would ever marry a Cleveland 1171 00:58:23,920 --> 00:58:26,760 Speaker 1: Browns fan. I saw that one earlier. I knew you 1172 00:58:26,800 --> 00:58:28,880 Speaker 1: were going to probably ask me that that was a 1173 00:58:28,920 --> 00:58:33,760 Speaker 1: funny one on there. Unfortunately, I have to say, I'm 1174 00:58:33,760 --> 00:58:37,080 Speaker 1: a pretty diehard Cowboys fan grown up live here, so 1175 00:58:37,120 --> 00:58:39,560 Speaker 1: I'm gonna have to you know, whoever I'm marry. I 1176 00:58:39,600 --> 00:58:42,720 Speaker 1: do have a boyfriend, by the way, he's gonna have 1177 00:58:42,760 --> 00:58:45,880 Speaker 1: to like the Cowboys and definitely support the Dallas Cowboys 1178 00:58:45,880 --> 00:58:48,200 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders. Ye now, what if they 1179 00:58:48,360 --> 00:58:53,000 Speaker 1: root for the Browns for AFC and then Cowboys for NFC. 1180 00:58:53,080 --> 00:58:55,160 Speaker 1: Would that be a good compromise. It would be a 1181 00:58:55,160 --> 00:58:57,480 Speaker 1: little better of a compromise. They would still have to 1182 00:58:57,480 --> 00:58:59,080 Speaker 1: be over here. I think at some of these Cowboys 1183 00:58:59,160 --> 00:59:01,320 Speaker 1: games they got to experience at and T Stadium and 1184 00:59:01,360 --> 00:59:03,560 Speaker 1: see what it's really all about over here, then maybe 1185 00:59:03,760 --> 00:59:07,800 Speaker 1: their ideas were changed. All right, Phil Baggiley, I think 1186 00:59:07,760 --> 00:59:10,240 Speaker 1: as how you pronounce it, he is from the UK 1187 00:59:10,480 --> 00:59:12,840 Speaker 1: and he wants to know what the strangest thing you've 1188 00:59:12,880 --> 00:59:20,720 Speaker 1: done as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. Strangest. M Wow, that's 1189 00:59:20,720 --> 00:59:22,800 Speaker 1: a good one. That's a hard one. It's a hard one. 1190 00:59:23,080 --> 00:59:26,720 Speaker 1: I don't usually get stumped, and I'm stumped strangest random 1191 00:59:26,760 --> 00:59:31,720 Speaker 1: appearances or like any weird things you guys are just like, huh. Well, 1192 00:59:31,800 --> 00:59:35,600 Speaker 1: I remember last year when I started doing my first appearances, 1193 00:59:35,640 --> 00:59:38,560 Speaker 1: I was very surprised by how many super fans we 1194 00:59:38,640 --> 00:59:41,640 Speaker 1: have that come to every single appearance. I was very 1195 00:59:41,680 --> 00:59:43,640 Speaker 1: shocked by that. And you see the same ones that 1196 00:59:43,840 --> 00:59:46,280 Speaker 1: every single one, so I think that was just the 1197 00:59:46,360 --> 00:59:48,600 Speaker 1: most shocking to me. Yeah, I'd have to agree with that. 1198 00:59:48,640 --> 00:59:52,880 Speaker 1: And sometimes I think when people come up to us 1199 00:59:52,960 --> 00:59:56,320 Speaker 1: or one autograph or want a picture. It's very fun 1200 00:59:56,400 --> 01:00:00,480 Speaker 1: and entertaining for sure. Sometimes what they say, Um, I 1201 01:00:00,560 --> 01:00:03,000 Speaker 1: kind of associate it when you're watching like the Bachelor 1202 01:00:03,040 --> 01:00:04,479 Speaker 1: or the Bachelotte and they're coming out of the limo 1203 01:00:04,520 --> 01:00:06,480 Speaker 1: and they have their first little like thirty seconds to 1204 01:00:06,600 --> 01:00:09,800 Speaker 1: like wow you or like make a connection. And I 1205 01:00:09,800 --> 01:00:11,520 Speaker 1: think sometimes when they come up to, you know, an 1206 01:00:11,520 --> 01:00:14,560 Speaker 1: autograph table and they're saying something, you kind of maybe 1207 01:00:14,560 --> 01:00:16,560 Speaker 1: look to the cheerleader next to you. Afterwards you're like, 1208 01:00:16,840 --> 01:00:18,760 Speaker 1: I don't know if they really meant that or if 1209 01:00:18,800 --> 01:00:22,680 Speaker 1: they you know, they got nervous happen. So sometimes, but 1210 01:00:22,760 --> 01:00:25,240 Speaker 1: we do appreciate everybody that comes out and you know, 1211 01:00:25,520 --> 01:00:28,160 Speaker 1: comes to take pictures and you get autographs. We love 1212 01:00:28,160 --> 01:00:30,160 Speaker 1: our super fans. We do. Hey, we want to be 1213 01:00:30,160 --> 01:00:32,560 Speaker 1: anywhere without our super fans, So we love y'all. Keep comming. 1214 01:00:32,560 --> 01:00:34,440 Speaker 1: That's right, all right, We got one last question and 1215 01:00:34,480 --> 01:00:36,760 Speaker 1: then we're gonna have to get out of here. Um. 1216 01:00:37,520 --> 01:00:41,080 Speaker 1: Nikki wants to know how do you deal with watching 1217 01:00:41,080 --> 01:00:43,520 Speaker 1: the show and seeing comments from the judges or Kelly 1218 01:00:43,560 --> 01:00:47,320 Speaker 1: and Judy which may not always be positive. I think 1219 01:00:47,680 --> 01:00:50,440 Speaker 1: the first time you are rewatching this show, or you're 1220 01:00:50,440 --> 01:00:52,240 Speaker 1: watching it for the first time and you see a 1221 01:00:52,280 --> 01:00:56,200 Speaker 1: negative comment about yourself, that's the hardest blow. But I 1222 01:00:56,280 --> 01:00:59,919 Speaker 1: also like to live my life by all all those 1223 01:01:00,200 --> 01:01:03,840 Speaker 1: things are what makes you stronger and being able to 1224 01:01:04,000 --> 01:01:06,160 Speaker 1: everything that I saw was I had already seen to 1225 01:01:06,240 --> 01:01:08,160 Speaker 1: my face. I know, I don't remember ever seeing something 1226 01:01:08,160 --> 01:01:10,040 Speaker 1: really that was behind my back that I didn't already 1227 01:01:10,280 --> 01:01:12,680 Speaker 1: know was you know that they said to in front 1228 01:01:12,680 --> 01:01:15,480 Speaker 1: of me at training camp and so, but just rehearing 1229 01:01:15,520 --> 01:01:18,280 Speaker 1: it and it was almost like reiterating it just reminded 1230 01:01:18,360 --> 01:01:21,840 Speaker 1: me to keep improving. And you're never one hundred percent. 1231 01:01:21,880 --> 01:01:24,080 Speaker 1: You always have more room for growth, and so it's 1232 01:01:24,120 --> 01:01:26,680 Speaker 1: just a constant reminder to keep being better for yourself. 1233 01:01:26,760 --> 01:01:29,200 Speaker 1: And you're never going to have a hundred percent of 1234 01:01:29,200 --> 01:01:31,480 Speaker 1: the people support you, and you just have to remember 1235 01:01:31,520 --> 01:01:33,360 Speaker 1: all the people that do support you, your family and 1236 01:01:33,440 --> 01:01:37,720 Speaker 1: your friends, and you know, leaning on them in those times. Yes, 1237 01:01:37,760 --> 01:01:40,200 Speaker 1: I have to agree with Miranda. I think watching some 1238 01:01:40,280 --> 01:01:43,480 Speaker 1: of it, you know, ninety percent of the time we've 1239 01:01:43,520 --> 01:01:45,480 Speaker 1: heard it, it's usually a comment that Kelly Judy have 1240 01:01:45,560 --> 01:01:47,400 Speaker 1: said to us, And I think you have to remind 1241 01:01:47,440 --> 01:01:51,160 Speaker 1: yourself that in that moment or when you're watching it 1242 01:01:51,200 --> 01:01:53,560 Speaker 1: on the show for the first time that Kelly Judy 1243 01:01:53,680 --> 01:01:55,960 Speaker 1: really are trying to put the best squad that they 1244 01:01:56,000 --> 01:01:58,680 Speaker 1: can together. And so if they're saying, you know, Jalen, 1245 01:01:58,800 --> 01:02:01,240 Speaker 1: like that left kick is all low, you know at 1246 01:02:01,240 --> 01:02:03,400 Speaker 1: the time, it may be a little frustrating, but they're 1247 01:02:03,440 --> 01:02:05,600 Speaker 1: saying that so that you can push yourself. You can, 1248 01:02:05,680 --> 01:02:07,800 Speaker 1: you know, get that leg higher, or you know, get 1249 01:02:07,800 --> 01:02:09,960 Speaker 1: the style of that routine better, or work on your 1250 01:02:09,960 --> 01:02:12,520 Speaker 1: memory on something, and it should just be fuel to 1251 01:02:12,560 --> 01:02:14,160 Speaker 1: your fire and you should be able to use that 1252 01:02:14,200 --> 01:02:17,360 Speaker 1: and to push forward and hopefully get to where we 1253 01:02:17,400 --> 01:02:19,200 Speaker 1: all wanted to be in and make the team. At 1254 01:02:19,200 --> 01:02:22,680 Speaker 1: the end of training camp, well, it's been a fun hour, ladies. 1255 01:02:23,440 --> 01:02:25,959 Speaker 1: We could do it quickly. It very quick, always does, 1256 01:02:26,120 --> 01:02:28,800 Speaker 1: and we could do another hour, but we've got places 1257 01:02:28,880 --> 01:02:31,840 Speaker 1: to go, people to dance. Also, oh my god, your 1258 01:02:31,880 --> 01:02:35,720 Speaker 1: students are supposed to be watching, yes, yes, So if 1259 01:02:35,720 --> 01:02:38,840 Speaker 1: you're watching, hi, they were all getting a break from 1260 01:02:38,880 --> 01:02:42,400 Speaker 1: ballet classes. Wow, very class, very cool. So shout out 1261 01:02:42,440 --> 01:02:45,080 Speaker 1: to everybody. So what you said about when people are talking, 1262 01:02:45,240 --> 01:02:48,480 Speaker 1: you know, it's constructive criticism. It's you know, if anybody 1263 01:02:48,480 --> 01:02:51,840 Speaker 1: says something it's to make you better, exact team better exactly, 1264 01:02:51,960 --> 01:02:53,600 Speaker 1: So we got a scrat ottle. I was trying to 1265 01:02:53,600 --> 01:02:55,560 Speaker 1: find the list of who's going to be here next 1266 01:02:55,600 --> 01:02:58,840 Speaker 1: week and I can't. I recently deleted all my text messages, 1267 01:02:58,920 --> 01:03:01,320 Speaker 1: so probably wasn't. But it's gone. But we will have 1268 01:03:01,360 --> 01:03:04,440 Speaker 1: two new DCC next week on a fresh new show, 1269 01:03:04,880 --> 01:03:08,120 Speaker 1: and Christy, thank you so much for filling in. Thanks 1270 01:03:08,120 --> 01:03:10,200 Speaker 1: for having it, and if you guys again have any questions, 1271 01:03:10,240 --> 01:03:13,600 Speaker 1: reach out to Christy Scales at Christy Cowboy on Twitter. 1272 01:03:14,000 --> 01:03:17,160 Speaker 1: She said she would love to answer them, so definitely 1273 01:03:17,160 --> 01:03:20,160 Speaker 1: take advantage of that. Miranda and Jalen, thank you guys 1274 01:03:20,160 --> 01:03:22,920 Speaker 1: so much for coming on and we will see you 1275 01:03:22,960 --> 01:03:25,640 Speaker 1: all back here next week on These Boots are Me 1276 01:03:25,760 --> 01:03:29,080 Speaker 1: for Talking. 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