Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team Season 9, Episode 8: The Payoff

The Journey Begins

Tryouts begin for the 2013-2014 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleading squad. 500 ladies put their dreams on the line and try to survive one of the most demanding dance auditions in professional sports.

Dancing for Your Life

With 55 high-calibre girls making it to finals, the 30 veterans join the audition process and must fight to keep their place on the team; Kitty Carter takes no prisoners as she prepares the girls for their solos.

Welcome to Valley Ranch

A Week of Firsts

Fear takes over for the new training camp candidates as they face the reality of doing the DCC kick line and jump splits for the first time, landing in an unnatural position takes a lot of faith.

Getting the DCC Look

To be a DCC, you need to look like a DCC. This week Kelli makes sure all the girls have the look starting with makeovers and she takes the new girls to the swank Halcyon salon for new hairdos.

Time to Get Serious

The candidates feel the pressure to look the part as they enter the sixth week of training camp, and Melissa Rycroft and Tina Kalina sit in for Judy and give Kelli some fresh eyes.

A Lucid Dream

With three girls left to cut and the first game around the corner, the pressure is intense as the girls return to the Dallas Cowboys' stadium to take the field for the first time since auditions.