Melanie Moreau

Tensions are running high and the pressure of the competition gets to two of the celebrities. Then, they are forced to face their fears in a challenge that will bring them to new heights.  With three new skills to learn, they face off in their second main event.

Our 10 celebrities meet for the first time in the CCW training facility and are divided in two teams, coached by Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake and "Nasty Boy" Brian Knobs. Hulk explains the rules of the competition, and gives them their first three wrestling skills to learn. With only a few days of training, they compete in their first main event – and one of the celebs is sent home!

Some fantasies come true, as the remaining lucky training camp candidates model the iconic Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders uniform during a sexy cameo photo shoot. Later, a seasoned veteran lends a rookie a hand (and a few of her signature moves) when the young newbie is asked to dance with more sex appeal. At the Dallas-Fort Worth airport's USO, the DCC say an emotional goodbye to troops shipping off to Iraq and Afghanistan. Then, the final dance rehearsal of week 7 has a surprise guest judge who puts everyone on edge. Ultimately, in Kelli's office, the tears flow as some dreams surprisingly come to an end.

The entire squad needs a wake up call and guest choreographer Kitty Carter gives it to them. She takes the group through a grueling dance rehearsal only to leave a few girls emotional wrecks. Then it's time for a lesson in DCC etiquette. The fashion dos and don'ts put the squad on notice that they must perform off the field in the perfect DCC style.  When Jay shows up with Dallas Cowboys football players, the game is on, in the 1st annual Vets vs. Rookies football game. The night's rehearsal is a challenge as the pace quickens and missteps on the dance floor lead to more girls falling short of the mark. Kelli continues cutting as she looks for the best 36 in the room!

After saying goodbye to one of their own, reality sets in for the remaining training camp candidates:  nobody's position on the squad is secure.  Hard charging, Kitty Carter is asked to work with the weaker girls and whip them into shape.  The rookies are given “makeovers” to transform them into the image of a DCC.  Can these makeovers give them enough confidence to raise their performance?  Tonight is proof that your past can come back to haunt you as girls are called into Kelli’s office.  How many live to dance another day?

Training Camp begins!  The newly elected training camp candidates are excited, even star struck, as they meet the veterans for the first time at Valley Ranch.  At the first team meeting, anxiety ripples through the ranks when DCC director Kelli Finglass announces that a couple of the more seasoned veterans have failed the written test.   Veterans come up short again during the body fat evaluation—some of them have put on weight, while the rookies test lean and mean.  The vets’ experience finally shines through at the first dance rehearsals, while the newbie rookies struggle to learn the choreography. But veterans are warned they too are eligible to be cut from the squad this year!

This episode features Brian Greenlee, 48, from Victorville, California who has horded a beard for 25 years and Thomas Reedy, 40, from Harker Heights, Texas, whose stuck-in-the-'70s style will not allow him to cut his curly mane.

This episode features Brian Greenlee, 48, from Victorville, California who has horded a beard for 25 years and Thomas Reedy, 40, from Harker Heights, Texas, whose stuck-in-the-'70s style will not allow him to cut his curly mane.

The Smidts are an Idaho family who believe that rural living promotes a good work ethic for teenagers. For the next week, they will take in two disrespectful teenagers. Anthony and Sierra do not take orders from anyone.

The journey of two unruly teens will be documented, as they live under different standards from their families back home, they will be subject to punishment for breaking rules and skipping chores while the strict parents attempt to mend their ways.

This is the inside story of selecting this year's Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad with all the emotion and drama as hundreds of women hope to make the team. We follow the girls beyond the first game.