Former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Jenni Croft says the present audition course of is “fairly comparable” to what it was again in 2002.
“I used to be [a] Wichita State College cheerleader and my cheer coach on the time was like, ‘Hey, I’m gonna go all the way down to Dallas and check out for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders,’” Croft, 44, recalled on the Wednesday, July 24, episode of the “Ben and Ashley I Nearly Well-known” podcast. “I used to be like, ‘You’re not going out with out me! That’s for certain.’”
She continued, “We had actually put in our software, and at the moment, there wasn’t [a video submission requirement]. You may take a category … however there was no prepping for auditions. After we obtained there, there have been 1,500 ladies standing in a little bit zigzag line and round Texas Stadium [with] hair carried out, suitcase mirror in your hand, curling irons able to go, like, standing in line.”
Croft, who completed in second place on Brad Womack’s season 11 of The Bachelor, first auditioned for the crew in 2002. She returned to the squad in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
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The audition course of for Croft was “so intimidating” as a result of different contestants had been “stunning” and dressed “to the nines.” The primary spherical consisted of a two-minute improvised sequence to a randomly chosen music for 2 minutes. If chosen, ladies moved on to the following spherical, the place a DCC choreographer taught them a routine.
“You study the kickline and extra choreography, and also you do an interview,” Croft recalled. “All types of questions, however we additionally took a 10-page written examination … [on] historical past of the Dallas Cowboys, historical past of the NFL, present occasions, present gamers, details about the homeowners [and] stuff like that. However you additionally needed to write the nationwide anthem word-for-word on paper.”
After passing the “severe” examination, Croft and her fellow rookies moved on to coaching camp.
“It’s fairly much like how it’s now,” she mentioned. “It was, I’d say, robust, nevertheless it was superior. … I went by way of all of that [and] I made the highest 36 or 38.”
Croft, who nonetheless attends DCC alumni occasions, additional famous that her audition course of featured a makeover day, the place director Kelli Finglass gave her a Tiffani Thiessen–impressed darkish ‘do to match her inexperienced eyes.
“Kelli has a very nice eye to have a look at you and say, ‘I like her hair how it’s’ or ‘I actually suppose her hair would pop extra if she was darker,’” Croft mentioned. “She had a very good eye for it and I trusted [her]. Like, ‘No matter you need, I’m in!’”
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The DCC’s present audition course of was chronicled on CMT’s Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Workforce between 2006 to 2021. A Netflix docuseries launched earlier this month, America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, picked up the journey for the 2023-2024 squad.
In accordance with each actuality TV exhibits, groups are chosen primarily based on rounds for an audition tape video submission, an in-person solo efficiency for a gaggle of judges after which coaching camp, which additionally includes a makeover day. There are numerous cuts alongside the best way to whittle the DCC rely to 36 ladies in whole.
“I really like that the brand new Netflix present actually exhibits how the women are feeling, the stress [and] the issues they’re doing outdoors of it, how good a few of these ladies are,” Croft gushed. “Like, I cheered with a girl — and I say woman as a result of I used to be 22 and she or he was 44 — and she or he was an legal professional and had three children. Simply unbelievable, unbelievable ladies.”
