This unedited interview footage, taped by Dallas-based director Jim Ruddy for “Entertainment Tonight,” is of the 1996 Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader auditions. Ruddy interviews several of the newly announced cheerleaders, most of whom are first time squad members, who describe their emotions in response to making the team as shocked and excited. The veteran cheerleaders express humility in making the team again and acknowledge having to work hard to keep their place on the squad. All of the women interviewed are “ready to start dancing!”

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