CMT Exclusive Special Reveals What It Takes To Become a Member of the World Famous Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

CMT Exclusive Special Reveals What It Takes To Become a Member of the World Famous Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

CMT Goes Behind-the-Scenes Beginning with April 16 Auditions, Through Three-Month Training Camp to August's Pre-Season Opening Game

NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The road to becoming one of the most iconic cheerleaders in the world begins April 16 when more than 1,000 women will descend upon Texas Stadium for Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders open auditions. CMT cameras will capture the entire journey of the 2005-2006 squad from auditions, through training camp, all the way to the pre-season opening game, with unprecedented access for a two-hour CMT exclusive special DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS, to premiere later this year.

"Through the years I have found that most people don't truly understand what it takes to be a cheerleader," says Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Director Kelli McGonagill Finglass. "This CMT special will break through the mystique of the organization to reveal a group of women with extraordinary talent, sacrifice, and diversity. I am proud for the nation to see how truly impressive the ladies are while always embracing a humble, hometown girl spirit."

Through unlimited access, CMT's original special DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS will take viewers every step of the way, as the field of candidates is whittled down from more than 1,000 to just 36. CMT will go behind-the-scenes throughout the three audition phases -- preliminaries, semi- finals and finals. Then it's off with the 45 remaining candidates for a grueling three-month training camp to learn more than 50 song-and-dance routines for the upcoming football season. Ultimately 36 women will be selected for the 2005-2006 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad and CMT will be there as they perform at the pre-season opening game.

"What we look for in our cheerleading squad is simply something for everyone -- a cross section of the American woman. We want everyday ladies who can make an impact on their communities: intelligent role models who are poised, attractive, confident, talented entertainers," McGonagill Finglass says. "In short, they must be educated, well-informed young women who represent the Dallas Cowboys, their families and their communities in a first- class manner."

More information on the April 16 open auditions is available at http://www.dallascowboys.com/ and at 800-280-0097.

DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS is produced by Triage Entertainment. Executive producers are Kelli McGonagill Finglass, Stu Schreiberg, Stephen Kroopnick and Eugene Pack.

CMT, America's No. 1 country music network, carries original programming, specials, and live concerts and events, as well as a mix of videos by established country music artists and new cutting-edge acts, including world premiere exclusive videos. Founded March 6, 1983, CMT, owned and operated by MTV Networks, reaches more than 77.1 million households in the United States. Go to country music's biggest web site at http://www.cmt.com/ .

Source: CMT

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