Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team

Women try out to make the Dallas Cowboys cheerleading team.
Auditions Begin
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Hundreds of beautiful and talented women converge on AT&T Stadium to start the hardest audition process in professional sports, trying out for a coveted spot on the most famous NFL cheerleading squad in the world.

Semis
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The 119 remaining women have one hour to learn a power pom routine and the famous kickline; the stress of mastering the choreography in such a short time leads to numerous mistakes.

Finals
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The veterans finally enter the audition process; all 83 women are judged head to head during a panel interview, a solo dance performance and on their appearance on the football field.

Empty Your Bucket
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Forty-four women begin the very first training camp at the new billion-dollar Cowboys' facility, The Star; Kelli lays down the law and makes it clear that eight women will be sent home this summer.

Getting the Look
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The ladies first need to have the "classic" Dallas Cowboys cheerleader look; Kelli's legendary hair and makeup transformations; assessing the ladies with a new fitness test, "Styku."

Media Training
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Kelli media trains the rookie candidates to determine who best represents the cheerleaders at press events; NBC news anchor Meredith Land tests their on-camera interview skills.

Personality Testing
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Personality is critical when representing the brand; Kelli takes the women on location to see how they interact during a public appearance.

Picture Perfect
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Choreographer Nick Florez stops by to offer performance advice; the cheerleaders experience a day they will never forget when they wear the DCC uniform to pose for their cameo photos.

Hit the Field
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The squad goes on an appearance to support pop-music star Demi Lovato; a make-or-break moment finds the ladies learning the entrance to the famed pre-game dance.

The Next Step
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With two suspended vets, the team must re-block their formations for their Hall of Fame performance; new vets step up as a new point of the triangle is named; the rookie candidates attempt to get their footing during a rehearsal.

Hall of Fame Week
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Twenty three veterans travel to Canton, Ohio to perform for Jerry Jones' induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Down to the Wire
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As training camp winds down, the pressure skyrockets.