“They want their girls to look classic and traditional.”īy that, he explained, they mean they don’t want the cheerleaders wearing stylish fads. “They love their long hair,” Walsh said of the DCC leaders. That number will be cut to 36 in time for football season. Judges, Finglass and DCC choreographer Judy Trammell chose 44 women to take to camp, where they are now. The second round of preliminaries cut the roster of hopefuls down to 50. In the first round, that number was cut to 105.
The cheerleader auditions began with 500 women from around the world. “Can you make her look DCC ready?” Walsh said they asked. When it came to hair or makeup, other judges and staff turned to Hatley and Walsh for their opinions. The audition scorecard had lists of items under a variety of categories. The other judges were Candace Romo, wife of Cowboy’s quarterback Tony Romo, and NBC5 anchor Meredith Land. In April, Walsh judged Rhythm & Blue auditions, and Hatley was among the judges - one of three new ones this year - for the cheerleaders’ auditions. Kevin Walsh and the director of the Rhythm & Blue Dance Squad, Jenny Smith Hatley and Walsh started by working on some of the veterans. “The girls are amazing to work with,” Walsh said. When the contract with the cheerleader’s previous salon ran out, Finglass chose Tangerine for the squad’s hair and makeup. “We’ve been cultivating a relationship with her,” Hatley said. One of the other stylists at the salon was doing DCC Director Kelli Finglass’ hair.
Tangerine Salon, where both have worked for a decade, has been chosen as the sponsored salon for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders for the next five years as well as for Rhythm & Blue, the squad’s hip-hop dance group.Ī lot of work and a little bit of luck have turned the pair into two of the busiest hair stylists in Dallas. Marshall Hatley and Kevin Walsh are excited about where their careers are headed. Hatley with DCC girls who are clients of Tangerine on the final day of auditions.
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