Just a Simple Girl with a Dream

Last time, the girls chosen at auditions gathered at Valley Ranch for orientaion, the Uniform stole the show as the unforgiving monster that ruins girls’ hopes and dreams, and Jay jumped on the Body Fat High Horse.

 Kelli opens the show by talking about how difficult the beginning of training camp is.  The good news is that there’s only like 100 days to go! 

At a Director’s Meeting, Kelli explains that Dinesha and Cerissa have withdrawn from training camp.  Cerissa was apparently injured and decided to work on getting better.  Here’s something interesting: Judy says that they can work around injuries and that Cerissa probably gave up prematurely.  Well they certainly worked around Brooke in Season 2.  I guess it’s just when you are recovering from mono that you’re expected to bring your A game.  Dinesha apparently quit since she couldn’t meet the demands of the schedule because she cared for her child.  Judy says that there are two veterans that got cut that could have made training camp if not for Dinesha and Cerissa.  I’ll say this: maybe C and D didn’t want to give up their whole summers to say “yes ma’am” and “no ma’am”, run around in 100 degree heat around a Hilton Hotel, get expensive makeovers and then not make the team. 

In the studio, the girls work on their “sexy walks”.  This is awesome because Judy gets real animated and keep syelling “toes! toes!”  The “sexy walk” is curious because I know they want the girls to be sexy, yet still somewhat wholesome and appealing for the whole family.  I think there’s a fine line just waiting to be crossed.  When the kickline practice rolls around, Deryn struggles and Kelli interviews that she has an injury.  Deryn is confident that she won’t let the injury hold her back. 

After the break, it’s more body fat analysis.  Will it ever end? Jay gives Alli a “red letter” because her body fat went up.  Wow, that’s ridiculously condescending.  We segue from that into the uniform fitting.  I spy Candice Carr with blonde highlights.  Melissa Rycroft is called out for her lower back tattoo that says “true love” (for what?) and is told to cover that up with makeup. 

In the studio, the line captains and lines are chosen.  I find this funny because they have chosen lines before they have cut the girls.  What if one line has the most girls cut?  Then they’re going to have to go and re-do the lines again.  Why must I always try to bring logic into this?

For this week’s boot camp exercise, the girls must complete an obstacle course that includes a wall, crawling under jump ropes and running through tires.   See, this makes more sense than running around with your fellow cheerleder in an innter tube. 

Deryn arrives at the Cowboys Medical Facility to get an MRI done.  I wonder who’s footing the bill for this one?   We’re left hanging for the results because we cut to commercial break.

Back at the studio, the girls practice a routine.  Kalli rushes through her routines and is told to slow down.  Julia 2.0 makes so many mistakes that Judy can’t even watch anyone else.  Pooor Julia 2.0.  Natalie wants to come up to the front like she’s performing a solo number.  I’m really distracted by Kelli’s very loud, very out there print shirt.  She reads off a long list of girls to see after practice and we are assured a cut will be made. 

Natalie comes in first.  She has trouble working in the lines and is told to watch the Veterans to learn spacial relations.  Natalie is thrilled that she’s not being cut.  Deryn’s next and tells Kelli and Judy about the MRI.  She has a muscle tear and is congratulated for her “sassy” style.  Alli is told that this is her last night because or her inability to lose weight and is told to take dance classes so she can re-audition next year.  So does Red Card=cut from camp?  Did they do away with these in Season 2 because I don’t remember them?

Next time: The girls chill at the Dallas version of The Saddle Ranch Chop House and Julia 2.0 must work on her “graciousness”.