Summary

• America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders explores the lives of DCC , coaches, and the organization's culture.
• Many DCC retire after five years due to the physical toll of high kicks and splits, or personal reasons.
• There is no strict rule on how long a cheerleader can be part of the team, but five years is a common duration.

Revealing some dark truths about the DCC organization, the documentary shares the facts about the team without ing judgment.

While there has been criticism about the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders after the docu-series recent release, many have been fascinated with the world of the DCC organization. Despite knowing that there are troubling issues surrounding the cheerleaders’ pay, the treatment of their bodies, and the organization’s culture, many have been hopeful that they’d be able to get a glimpse behind the curtain. It’s been noticeable throughout America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders run that the cheerleaders themselves don’t often stick around on the squad for more than five years, leading some to wonder if there’s a hard and fast rule about their tenure.

America’s Sweethearts Showed Veterans Retiring After Five Years

Although there were veterans who had retired from the squad well before their five-year mark, America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders had more than one veteran who was in their final fifth season. One cheerleader in particular, veteran group leader Kelcey Wetterberg, shared early on in the docu-series that she’d be leaving the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders after the current season, as she’d hit her fifth year and she was ready to move on. Many wondered if this meant that she couldn’t pursue a sixth year, or if she simply wasn’t interested in doing so after spending five years with the DCC.

Retiring After Five Years Is Common For Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

After doing some exploring, it was revealed that many Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders only spend five years with the team before retiring. While some retire because they’re simply ready to move on with their lives, others retire because being with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders takes an incredible toll on the body. Many of the former DCC team require extensive surgery or physical therapy after being with the team for years, as their bodies are worn down by the high kicks and full splits that the cheerleaders are required to do. After five years, most DCC team are worn down.

There Is No Real Rule About How Long DCC’s Can Stay On The Squad

Although there’s an average number of years that the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders tend to stay on the team if they can make it after re-auditioning, there’s no rule about how long they’re allowed to be a member. According to former DCC Kat Puryear on TikTok, the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders don’t have a maximum number of years that cheerleaders are allowed to participate, but many choose to end their run after five years because of the mental and physical toll that being a DCC takes. As America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders explores, being a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader can be incredibly difficult.

Source: Kat Puryear/TikTok