EXCLUSIVE Revealed: The dark secrets at the heart of America's Sweethearts Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders and the hit Netflix show that's captivated the world By Clara Gaspar For The Daily Mail Published: 01:46 BST, 17 August 2024 | Updated: 01:53 BST, 17 August 2024 e-mail View comments They burst on to the pitch, a dazzling display of blues, silvers and whites. Radiating sex appeal, 36 perfect smiles and immaculately tanned, toned bodies form a line, all dressed in identical star-spangled hotpants and bright white cowboy boots. The stadium — holding 100,000 people — erupts.
These are the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, America's most prestigious cheer squad. Hailing from all corners of the US, they epitomise athleticism, skill, beauty, talent and homespun, God-fearing American values. You'd never guess that their flawless choreography — sky-high kicks, hip-shimmies, and jump splits — is the product of only 15 weeks of training.
The squad's story is the subject of a glossy seven-part Netflix docu-drama, America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, which has stubbornly remained among the platform's most popular shows since its launch in late June. Directed by Emmy award-winning filmmaker Greg Whiteley, the series documents the selection process for the 2023-24 cohort of DCCs (as they are known). The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, America's most prestigious cheer squad, endure gruelling training schedules The squad hail from all corners of the US, they epitomise athleti.