America’s Sweethearts are now the World’s Sweethearts. The competition gets tougher every year! That’s because the DCC draws the best dancers from not only the USA, but from around the world. Yes, I know I write the same thing every year, but it’s true. The level of skill, talent and dance technique were higher in the Final Round of 2019 DCC Auditions than at any of 18 years of auditions I’ve been privileged to serve as a judge. “I will never think of myself as a celebrity,” Powell said.AT&T Stadium was blown away yet again by this year’s Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Auditions. That’s something that is still new to Powell. There is a certain celebrity status that comes with being just one of the 36 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. It’s allowed me to have a bigger sense of who I am and where I stand in the world.” “But I can be happy for myself and I can be happy for others and it doesn’t matter what people say about me. When you’re in a position where you’re in the limelight a lot, people will talk a lot,” Powell said. “Making DCC has allowed me to have a lot more personal growth. Powell is truly enjoying her first season with the DCC because of the opportunities the team has provided for her. My life six months ago and my life now are two completely different lives but I love both of them.” It’s definitely been a whirlwind but I wouldn’t change it for the world. “Every day, I’m just going toward the next thing. I have not had time to stop and think about it,” Powell said. Those are some serious life changes in a very short period of time. She made the world’s most recognizable cheerleading team. She was thrust into the spotlight on a television show. She moved from the Central Kentucky area (Powell grew up in Richmond) to Dallas to pursue her dream. That’s a long way of saying it was hard.”ĭeciding to try out for the DCC put into motion a whirlwind six months that would see Powell’s life change in several ways. “But at the end of the day, you have to have enough trust in yourself and your personal growth in your dancing, in your personality and the way you carry yourself and go through the process and not be a big ball of anxiety. “Having all of that, then remembering the 30-some dances we have to remember, you do a lot of overthinking,” Powell said. The bottom line is, the tryout process was difficult. It’s kind of like modeling while you’re dancing, which I’ve never done.” “They want to take every person’s style and mesh it into a group. “The whole process is about trying to find your specific dance style while meshing with the veterans,” Powell said. Powell and the other dancers had to learn numerous routines and had to learn to adapt their style to the DCC way of doing things. At the end of the show, it was announced the Powell had, indeed, made the team. Powell made it through the rigorous DCC tryout process, including being featured on the television program “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders – Making the Team” which aired during the fall. “When I made it to training camp, I burst into tears because I realized that I could really (make the team).” “I just kept making it through the (tryout) rounds,” Powell said. She kept advancing in the tryouts/competition and, at one point, she knew that this dream could actually become a reality. So, I said why not? Why not try out for the best and give it a shot and see how far I can go.” “I feel like every little girl wants to be a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader. “I had wanted to try out for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders since I was a little girl,” Powell said. I wanted to keep going.”Īnd, she figured, if she was going to continue her career, why not try to be on the most famous squad in the world. “Once April rolled around and we were having nationals, I had a month to myself and I realized that I was not done dancing. “Because of COVID, (the dance season) was going on longer than expected,” Powell said. Powell, who was a member of the UK Dance Team during her time in Lexington, decided that her dance career was not quite over yet. “But, because of COVID, my study abroad got cancelled and I was kind of lost.” “I was so set on going to Japan and doing design,” Powell said. However, the COVID-19 pandemic did not allow that to happen. Her original plan, upon graduation, was to go overseas for a study abroad trip. Six months later, despite all of the differences, Powell would not change a thing. When Kleine Powell graduated from the University of Kentucky in May, she could not have anticipated the number of changes her life was about to endure. UK Sports Network Radio Broadcast Archives
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