Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team
Different women try to meet the challenging requirements to join the Dallas Cowboys cheerleading team and have their faces adorn posters, calendars and newspapers all over the world.
Hundreds of beautiful and talented women start the hardest audition process in professional sports, trying out for a coveted spot on the most famous NFL cheerleading squad in the world. (S12, ep1)
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. (S12, ep2)
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. (S12, ep3)
The very first training camp begins at the new 1 billion dollar Cowboys' facility. The Star; Kelli lays down the law and makes it clear that eight women will be sent home this summer. (S12, ep4)
The ladies first need to have the "classic" Dallas Cowboys cheerleader look; Kelli's legendary hair and makeup transformations and assessing the ladies with a new fitness test, "Styku." (S12, ep5)
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. (S12, ep6)
Personality is critical when representing the brand. Kelli takes the women on location to see how they interact during a public appearance. (S12, ep7)
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. (S12, ep8)
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. (S12, ep9)
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. (S12, ep10)
Twenty three veterans travel to Canton, Ohio to perform for Jerry Jones' induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (S12, ep11)
As training camp winds down, the pressure skyrockets, and the ladies start to crack. (S12, ep12)
Kelli announces the official squad and prepares for their very first football game at AT&T Stadium. (S12, ep13)