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- Tonight is the start
of the sixth week of training camp.
We really only have a couple more weeks
before our first game and
it's time to get serious.
- And I've come this far
for me to go home now,
would just be devastating.
This is the hardest thing
I've ever had to do in my life
and I'ma show them
that I deserve a spot on this team.
- They need to just follow my heart,
follow my dreams right now.
So, I quit my job and I need to do
what's the most important to me
and that's definitely making this team.
- Hi guys.
- [All] Hi.
- Okay, I want to welcome back
Melissa Rycroft Strickland.
Judy is not here tonight
but I do have Melissa Rycroft Strickland
coming back to help
pick a few cheerleaders
for her to mentor.
And Tina Colleen is here.
(crowd clapping)
Tina and I met at auditions in 1984.
And we are still best friends.
So please say hello to
my rookie buddy Tina.
- I'm so excited to be here.
(crowd laughing)
- Tonight, we have the
choreographer, a creative director
and obviously a performer
in television and film.
So please welcome DJ Guthrie.
(crowd cheering)
- When I first saw DJ,
I was like, "Oh yes".
- What's up y'all.
- But I knew his style
is very contemporary.
Definitely not my style.
- [DJ] You guys you ready?
- [All] Yes.
- Good, we're going to have some fun.
The style of the choreography
that I'm going to be working with them on
is contemporary jazz.
All right, my lovelies.
So we're going to get started.
It's not going to be easy.
Pull back, tap pop.
Good.
- We will see very quickly
in DJs combination,
who has great technical background
and who doesn't.
Because I need confirmation
that I'm making the right decision.
- We're going to take that right hand out.
Good, so six, seven, eight.
Oh, one, two,
three, four.
- Erica is great on this.
- Ta-da, ta-ta
- Just so much more advanced,
the dances these days you really have
to have a very strong dance background.
That one I like a lot.
- [Kelli] Is that Ashley?
- [Tina] Yeah it is.
- She hasn't won Judy over.
- Dee, Dee, Dee, pull back, good.
- Who's that pink girl right there?
- [Kelli] That's Chandler.
- She looks like a grandma.
- As bubbly and joyful as Tina is
as a person and a cheerleader,
she's pretty ruthless with her opinions.
- When you mumble, people
can't understand you.
The same thing happens with your dancing.
We're not enunciating,
no one knows what beat you're on, right?
So let them know where you're at, yeah?
Let's do that with music,
and then We'll do groups with that.
Some dancers are really talented
but don't pick up choreography very well.
When we're have a time
frame to learn something
and you can't learn it, I
don't care how good you are,
if you don't know it by now, you're out.
♪ Now I've got you in my space ♪
♪ I won't let go of you ♪
- Alexandra, you're chasing the DJ combo.
- The musicality of the choreography
was extremely difficult so I was like,
"Oh, gosh."
♪ Now I've got you in my space ♪
- Courtney's feeling it.
♪ I won't let go of you ♪
I haven't seen Breelan all night.
- She's hiding.
- She is hiding isn't she?
- [Melissa] Because she's not comfortable.
- I was definitely out of
my element and awkward.
I didn't want Kelly to see me struggling.
- It's a lot of musicality.
For some of you it was easier,
some of you is harder,
just depends on if you're like
an ear train person or not.
You guys did a fantastic job.
Thank you so much,
I appreciate you guys.
And thank you so much for having me back.
- [All] Thank you DJ.
- I look forward to seeing
y'all do your thing now.
- Yeah, we'll show DJ, Melissa and Tina,
the pom style dances that
you've already learned.
They've been at this for five weeks.
They've had time to practice on their own.
They need to look almost game ready.
Okay, group one.
♪ Yeah, you always make me go, oh ♪
♪ I'll run away with your footsteps ♪
♪ I'll build a city that dreams for two ♪
♪ And if you lose
yourself, I will find you ♪
♪ Yeah, you always make me go ♪
♪ Jump up tonight ♪
♪ Turn up your night ♪
♪ I will find you ♪
(crowd clapping)
(crowd cheering)
- Courtney, I think Courtney smashed it.
(crowd clapping)
(crowd cheering)
- Caila I'm not getting
confidence out of you right now.
- Own it.
Like this is a fun dance you know,
and it's get low and kind
of shake your shoulders
and give a fun little wink here and there.
- It's really strange for me because
like I usually ain't confident
in like everything I do.
I am the youngest here so it makes me
step back for a second be like,
"Okay, I'm not the best at all."
- [Kelli] Group two.
♪ Yeah, you always make me go ♪
♪ Go, go, go, go, go ♪
♪ Turn up your night ♪
♪ Go, go, go, go, go ♪
♪ Turn up your night ♪
♪ Jump up, tonight ♪
♪ Turn up your night tonight ♪
♪ I will find you ♪
(crowd clapping)
- Breelan right?
Relax your neck.
You tuck your chin a lot.
- I can't feel...
- It makes you look
more tense than you are
'cause you don't need to be.
You're doing a great job,
but just relax.
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