AMERICA’S SWEETHEARTS: DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS: Episode 2.1: “Promise Yourself Part 1”

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"Friendly Competition and Faith"

Family Content: -1 Caution advised for older children, including teenagers, and sensitive adults.

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What You Need To Know:

Season 2 of Netflix’s AMERICA’S SWEETHEARTS: DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS kicks off with the team’s 2024 season tryouts. Young women from around the world compete for 36 spots on the iconic cheerleading squad. Episode 1, Season 2 introduces the women. They include first-time auditioners, returning hopefuls cut from last year’s trials, and veterans who must earn their spots again. All the women are eager to give their all for a chance to be part of the iconic team.

Episode 1, Season 2, of AMERICA’S SWEETHEARTS: DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS offers an intriguing inside look at the process of creating the famous Dallas Cowboys Cheerleading team. The first episode moves quickly. It has a strong moral worldview, with overt Christian, pro-capitalist content. For example, it stresses friendship and hard work. Contestants frequently compliment and encourage one another. Also, one contestant mentions attending a church event, another talks about praying before her audition, and marriage vows take place before a large wooden cross. However, the women wear cheerleading uniforms, there are three light obscenities, and someone makes a joke about marijuana. So, MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for older children.

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Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements:

Strong moral worldview with pro-capitalist elements stresses friendship and hard work, contestants frequently compliment and encourage one another), with some strong Christian elements such as one cheerleader is late to a dance rehearsal because she was attending a church event, another woman talks about praying before her audition, and a wedding scene contains a couple saying their vows before a large wooden cross;
Foul Language:
Three obscenities (one “d” word and two “a” words), but no profanities;
Violence:
No violence;
Sex:
No sex;
Nudity:
Throughout the episode, young women wear revealing cheerleading uniforms, dance costumes, and workout gear, showing midriffs and female cleavage;
Alcohol Use:
No alcohol use;
Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse:
No smoking but one of the female contestants talks about her wedding, which took place April 20, a date used by the pro-marijuana movement, but says she didn’t know it was a joke about marijuana use and adds that her husband had to explain the joke to her; and,
Miscellaneous Immorality:
Nothing else objectionable.

More Detail:

Season 2 of AMERICA’S SWEETHEARTS: DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS on Netflix kicks off with the team’s 2024 season tryouts. Girls from around the world compete for a spot on the iconic cheerleading squad. The rest of Episode 1, Season 2, follows the young women working to earn a spot on the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad. The women include first-timers, returning hopefuls cut last season, and the returning 2023 veterans, who must earn their spots again.

Some applicants (known as the “comeback girls”) are auditioning for a second or third time, hoping that this will be the year they make the prestigious team. Others are trying out for the first time, excited at the prospect of joining the squad. Also, returning members of the Cowboys cheerleading squad must re-audition to regain their old spots.

One girl, Dayton, has tried out for the team twice already. Added pressure? Her mother is an associate choreographer for the team, and Dayton has spent her life attending Cowboys games and aspiring to be a cheerleader.

Another applicant, Charly, auditioned the previous year but was ultimately cut before making the team. She’s dedicated to joining the squad this season, because she suffered a pulmonary embolism shortly before tryouts and is now more focused on achieving her dream than ever.

The cheerleaders travel to the Cowboys stadium for the first round of final tryouts. They perform solo dance routines for the judge’s panel and take part in a group cheer routine with other auditioners. The episode concludes at the end of the first day, with the judges still deliberating on who will advance to the next round and which ladies they’ll eliminate. They will choose finalists to the Cowboys training camp, where they eliminate girls one by one until they reach a squad of 36 cheerleaders.

Episode 1, Season 2, of AMERICA’S SWEETHEARTS: DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS offers an intriguing inside look at the process of creating the famous Dallas Cowboys Cheerleading team. It introduces viewers to young women from all over the country who share the same dream. The first episode moves quickly, providing the audience with a concise overview of the tryout process, as well as introductions to all the featured women.

The first episode of Season 2 of the series has a moral, pro-capitalist worldview with some Christian content. The young women featured in the episode are driven, hardworking, and compassionate, as well as supportive of one another. There are also mentions of one girl being late to a practice session because she was attending a church event, while another talks about praying before her audition. However, the women in Episode 1 of Season 2 wear revealing outfits throughout, from their cheer uniforms to their dance outfits and workout gear. There are also a few instances of foul language. So, MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for older children.