The BEST episodes of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team
Every episode of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team!
It takes a lot more than pompoms and a winning smile to become a member of one of the nation's most iconic cheerleading teams in the world as CMT discovers in the two-hour special, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team. CMT cameras document the audition process as 1,000 women descend upon Texas Stadium for Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders open auditions. CMT cameras will capture the entire journey of the 2005-2006 squad from auditions, through training camp, all the way to the first home game, with unprecedented access. "Through the years, I have found that most people don't truly understand what it takes to be a cheerleader," says Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders director Kelli McGonagill Finglass. "This CMT special breaks through the mystique of the organization to reveal a group of women with extraordinary talent, sacrifice and diversity. I am proud for the nation to see how truly impressive the ladies are while always embracing a humble, hometown girl spirit." With unlimited access, CMT's original special will take viewers every step of the way, as the field of candidates is whittled down from more than 1,000 to just 38. CMT will go behind the scenes throughout the three audition phases -- preliminaries, semifinals and finals. Then it's off with the 45 remaining candidates for a grueling three-month training camp to learn more than 50 song-and-dance routines for the upcoming football season. Ultimately 38 women will be selected for the 2005-2006 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad, and CMT will be there as they perform at the first home game against their rivals, the Washington Redskins.
#3 - Field Ready
Season 14 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/27/2019
The women take the field for the first time in their signature DCC boots; learning the DCC entrance proves very challenging for some, while others struggle to get accustomed to dancing in cowboy boots.
#6 - Show Group Showdown
Season 16 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/2021
The DCC candidates try out for coveted positions on the elite show group; with five cuts left to make the top 36, some candidates stand out in a bad way.
#11 - Week 2
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/2008
In the finals audition, the competition really heats up. Now, surviving candidates must go head-to-head against experienced veteran cheerleaders for a coveted spot in the DCC Training Camp. All trying out are interviewed by judges, have their backgrounds checked and are asked to perform solo dance routines. Which candidates can handle the stress and “WOW” the judges to prove they are the total package? Only 45 have what it takes and in a dramatic DCC upset, returning veteran cheerleaders are not invited back to the squad.
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#14 - Social Media Dilemma
Season 16 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/2021
Denise DiCharry teaches high level choreography to see who learns quickly. Kelli gets to know the rookie candidates better during uniform fittings. And will an inappropriate post on social media lead to one of the ladies being cut?
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#17 - Call the medic!
Season 16 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/2021
The candidates are taught techniques to get their kicks even higher; Evan Miller teaches his fast-paced choreography that has Kelli concerned for one of the candidates.
#18 - Hit The Field
Season 12 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/28/2017
The squad goes on an appearance to support pop music star Demi Lovato; the ladies learn the entrance to the famed pre-game dance.
#22 - Like No Other
Season 15 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/24/2020
After an unusual online audition process, the rookie candidates for the 2020 squad move into an isolated training camp bubble amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
#24 - Picture Perfect
Season 14 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/11/2019
The dancers put their modeling skills to the test on photo shoot day and then get a lesson in healthy cooking, and Julia tries to bounce back after her car accident
#25 - The Next Step
Season 12 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/5/2017
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.