Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team (2006)

We're throwing it back to the first-ever season of DCC! Relive some of the best moments from Kitty Carter to Melissa Rycroft as a rookie.

Remember season 2? Relive the entire season with some of the best moments during training camp with some familiar veteran faces and our first introduction to some iconic DCC rookies.

As any DCC rookie knows, uniform fittings are an exciting day in the process. The iconic blue and white uniform doesn’t have much material, it has transformative powers.

As a legacy, Victoria knew she wanted to become a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader from a young age. Once she actually attempted to make the team, though, a different reality set in. After being cut, she came back stronger — here’s a look back at her DCC journey.

Maddie had a lot to overcome as a rookie trying out for DCC and, well, she didn’t quite clear the bar the first time around. The next year (and every year since), she returned stronger and cinched her place on the team.

Just because you’ve made the team once doesn’t mean your place on the DCC is guaranteed. Space is limited, which has led to some pretty heartbreaking veteran cuts over the years.

Brooke Sorenson was a five-year DCC veteran, but she didn’t have the easiest journey. Here’s a look back at her time on the team, torn ACL and all.

Getting called into Kelli’s office is always nerve-wracking — it could totally be OK, or it could be the end of your time at DCC Training Camp. Here are some of the most memorable — and teary — meetings in DCC history.

Making the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders is tough enough. But making show group? That’s next level. Here are some of the most impressive (and, um, less than) auditions from the past 14 seasons.

Jinelle Esther left everything at home in Australia in pursuit of joining the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. After making the team, she stayed for 5 memorable years before retiring. Here’s a look back at her journey.

There are many parts to being a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader beyond dancing. One of the most important? Being personable! In the panel interviews, Kelly, Judy, and other judges get a chance to see what the women are like off the field.

Cameo day is huge for DCC hopefuls: it’s fun, it’s exciting, and, of course, it’s stressful. Here is every Cameo day shoot ever, eyelash extensions, stiff poses, and all.

Christina’s DCC journey was not an easy one: she auditioned five times before she made the team. Here’s a look back at her DCC journey, from training camp finalist to making the team and all the moments in between.

When it comes to iconic DCC moments, uniform fittings, makeovers, and jump squats top the list. Here is the best of all three, wrapped into one super compilation. Enjoy!

Danielle Marie uprooted her life to join the DCC and, thankfully, it paid off. With a darker ‘do, she gained the confidence she needed to make the team for 5 seasons, even with a foot injury. Here’s a look back at her DCC journey.

DCC is in Cassie Trammell’s blood — her mom is Judy, after all! When she tried out for the team, though, it was a nerve-wracking experience. Thankfully, she had what it took to make the team year after year as she grew into a team leader. Here’s a look back at her DCC journey.

Kat didn’t face an easy road while trying out and training for DCC: her living situation was unstable, she was slow to pick up choreo, and — never forget — she performed her solo with a prop cane. After all that, though, she made the team, winning over Kelli, Judy, and all her teammates in the process.

Cuts are never easy, and each candidate handles the end of her time at Training Camp differently. Some keep their emotions bottled up, but these candidates — and, sometimes, even Kelli and Judy — couldn’t help but let the tears flow.

Every season, one DCC hopeful will be the last one cut from the team. It’s tough news to break — they’ve made it so far, but they’re not going all the way. Here’s a look back at every heartbreaking final cut.

Here’s a look back at some of the highlights of season 15's very different training camp.

These DCC alums all came back to help during Training Camp, from overseeing choreography to hosting candidates at home.

A look back at the journey of every DCC hopeful whose mother was also on the team.

A look back at some of our favorite moments from hip hip choreographers like Charm La’Donna, Keith Green, and more!

As any DCC fan knows, after the team announcement comes the locker room reveal — here is every single exciting one.

Makeovers, uniform fittings, and high kicks are all essential to DCC — here’s a look back at some fan-favorite moments from past seasons.