Adventure of a Lifetime!

So...WE DID IT! We made it through DCC tryouts, reached our goal of not chickening out, and had a once in a lifetime experience. It was NOTHING like we thought but SO glad we went through it!

We have so much we want to say about this experience but first let's give you a weekend re-cap in pictures:).




The line to get in @ 7:15am. Lot's of hopefuls...



What you see when you enter the stadium - very cool view!


We found it more interesting to take advantage of photo opportunities instead of hair and make-up like our 600 friends.


Raquel...


Jessica...


The stage where it all went down...slippery little beast!




View from out seats - a lot of hair is what we watched for HOURS!


Jay- The fitness instructor for the DCC.
1. He has never been seen in any other outfit, but I suppose why wear anything but a skin-tight shirt with army fatiques...EVERYDAY of your life.
2. He doesn't have a clue what fitness means, clearly he is there for the ratings.
3. We take it as a personal attack when bad fitness is spread world wide - OUCH DCC!



Rocky made it to Day 2 - WOO HOO!!




Too late to worry about the "cheat" days...


Strike a pose!


Some things money can't buy...crazy experience, unforgettable memories, BFF!

MORE to come my friends!!

Improvement?

Here's our latest round of kicks. Still not great, but what do you think? We still can't do the splits yet, but we're desperately trying to fake it.

Freestylin'

For the past 7 months we thought round one of auditions consisted of 15 seconds of freestyle dancing. Turns out, it's actually ONE FULL MINUTE! The longest, scariest minute of our lives! Seriously, no exaggeration.

This week in practice we are only concentrating on our flexibility and our freestyle. We had our AMAZING dance instructor Taryn Smith show us what it should like.



We've got 4 days to make this happen. AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

7 Days...YOWZA!!!!

Below is Kitty Carter's advice for the 1st round of auditions...exactly ONE week/7 tiny days from now!!! Kitty is a former DCC and now is the most frightful, yet looked up to dance instructor involved with the organization. Her advice is something you DO NOT ignore, she knows what they are looking for. Kitty also has a reputation of being rather honest- No such thing as "sugar coating":).

Kitty Says...

Kitty: Dance and listen to music everywhere you go.

US: Not a problem:)

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Kitty: Keep your iPod close and your competition closer..... LOL

US: IPod, check! Making friends with the most beautiful/talented women in America...eek!

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Kitty: Dance in front of a mirror as much as possible, or in front of friends to get rid of that choke reflex.

US: Us stand in front of a mirror all day = Will Do!

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Kitty: If you are not a great club style dancer then you need to use choreography from other classes.

US:We LOVE to dance at the club...However, I'm not sure that our "club style" of the robot, running man, and Beyonce pump is what they mean...

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Kitty: If you are not a trained dancer or cheerleader then you should have been taking some kind of dance classes. This should help you come up with a minute or more of freestyle movement needed for first round.

US: Thank heaven for our little Taryn Smith...trying her best to make us shine!

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Kitty: You need to Pop Everything and look Fabulous doing it.

US: Note to self: figure out what how to "pop" everything...

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Kitty: Most importantly! Don't do something you can't do. Like kick or turn. That will usually hurt you more than help you, in most cases.

US: This statement will limit what we can bust out...quite a bit:)

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Kitty: Good tricks to include would be back handsprings, aerials, tucks, turns, kicks and allusions. Avoid tricks that need more than a four foot square to accomplish. Floor work is good if it's exciting. Split circles, coffee grinders, back split rolls, and jetes to the floor are great ideas.

US: We shall pretend this statement doesn't apply to us but thought we would include it for humor purposes...

Haven't busted out a handspring or tuck in so long we're certain it would end in a face plant.

Allusion...umm, we will give the allusion of rockin' dancers??

What in the world is a split circle, split roll, jete, or a coffee grinder...REALLY?!?!

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Kitty: You want to put your best foot forward at all times, even when you are sitting as a participant just watching. Believe me, someone is watching you. Show up game ready!

US: Game ready - you bet your bottom - here we come!! Coffee grinders and all:)!

7 DAYS!!!!!!!!!

8 Days!!!

We know it's been a week since our last blog. Not cool, we know. But in our defense we've been crazy busy at work and in the midst of finals. Not that we actually study, but still :-)

We will be blogging every day between now and May 15th so don't give up on us yet. Not gonna lie that last blog had Debbie Downer written all over it. Just reading it again makes us want to barf. In all honesty we were just feeling sorry for ourselves and were making excuses. Thank you to all who made it a point to call us out on our "loser" attitudes. The quotes were also very inspiring! Our excitement is back and we can't wait for next Saturday! Regardless of the outcome, it will definitely be an awesome experience. We filled out the DCC tryout application today and were a little stumped by this question:

In one sentence, please define the "goal" you hope to achieve as a DCC
Not sure why "goal" is in quotes but here's how we answered it:

Raquel - As a DCC, I will strive to represent the image of excellence and class that is the Dallas Cowboys organization, and to be a positive role model and inspiration to the community.*

Jessica - As a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader, I aspire to prove myself as a valued member of the organization, and to share my passion for life and fitness with the world.*

*Credit must be given to McCaffey for helping us articulate our goals.

What do y'all think? It's almost impossible to sum it all up in one sentence, but we're hoping it's the answer they're looking for.

We will be primping (laying out, nails, etc) over the weekend to prepare for tryouts so we'll keep you posted on our progress.

TGIF!!!

Friday FUNK

14 days to go...are you kidding me?!?! Tryouts are in two weeks and there's no turning back now.

As you can tell we haven't blogged in over a week because we have been fighting some internal struggles. And they are...

1. Our idolized view of the DCC is slowly diminishing. While we still think they are the MOST beautiful things to walk the planet, we used to consider them the "ultimate woman". We thought they were career driven, independent, fierce women who had it all. Recently we have discovered that most only work part-time and some are also students. This on top of the required DCC commitments is quite a load but not nearly as heavy as we thought. The one thing we had in common with the DCC was multi-tasking. Working full-time, attending school, and pursuing dreams on the side appeared doable from watching them but now it seems maybe not so much. We have also been following/stalking them on twitter and it has been an eye opening experience. They appear to have even more free time than we thought and come across as a little self involved. (We are aware this blog is self involved...pot: it's kettle, you're black)

2. Recently, we have been told that people are suprised we are trying out because "they didn't see us as those kinds of girls". Pardon?? What does that mean?? Well, a kind party informed us that it was because they can be perceived as a bit "slutty". YOWZA! ego = bruised.

3. We are still not in the splits and cannot dance like them - Enough said.

4. Will this ever be more than a bucket list item? As of now, no. Are we ok with this, we should be, but that's a BIG NO. Will our feelings change come May 15th...we shall see.

5. We're in a funk. It's not very becoming of us. Any motivational ideas, quotes, thoughts, get your butt in gear words...all welcome!


Dear procrastinator that lives within us...we are way past crunch time- LET'S GO! Stop struggling and JUST DANCE, it'll be ok...!

We're Having a Kickin' Thursday!!!

As promised, here is a video of us kicking. You may look at this and think our kicks are not so high, but we promise we are kicking with all our might! At any moment we could pull a hamstring and our dance dreams would be over. Side note: disregard the outfit, hair, makeup, paleness, no smiles, and splits at the end. Those are all a work in progress. Also, we never bare midriff but it's something we've got to get used to. Please feel free to enjoy a laugh on behalf of our skills/technique.