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<\/p>\n<\/div> “It’s crazy because obviously the DCC hairstyle is out, fluffy, voluminous, luscious, long locks. I’ve broken that stereotype,” Ward told ABC Perth earlier this week, before explaining how her ponytail came to be. “So, I’m in rehearsal one of the days with my hair out, and I am sweating after doing ‘Thunderstruck ‘ [and] she’s [Finglass] looking at me and she’s like, ‘You know what? I really want to see what your hair would look like tied up. So I put it up for her, and she really liked the way it danced, which was really cool because I was super excited about that. Your girl doesn’t want to have her hair out, sweaty in her face [while] dancing.”<\/p>\n “I go into uniform fittings and keep my hair up in hopes that she would like it still, and I walk in and she goes, ‘You’re giving Ariana Grande! Like, we need an Ariana Grande moment on the team,\u201d she continued. \u201cI was like, \u2018Are you serious right now, Kelli? Like this is so exciting.\u2019 She’s like, ‘Yeah, but I want your ponytail longer, I want it blonder, and then I want to see a cameo day where I prefer you be with your hair out.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Then, just yesterday, Ward posted a video of herself on Instagram with a ponytail at cameo day, which seemed to confirm that it was there to stay. It was Ward\u2019s first-ever cameo day and the first time that she had ever gotten to try on the full DCC uniform.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div> \u201cThis journey has been incredibly challenging, both physically and mentally, but I wouldn\u2019t change a thing! I\u2019ve been pushed in ways I never imagined.\u00a0 I\u2019ve learned and grown so much already. I\u2019m excited to see where this wild ride takes me! I feel so privileged to stand alongside not only the most talented dancers but also some of the most amazing women I\u2019ve ever met,\u201d Ward wrote on Instagram after making the team.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to thank, from the bottom of my heart, the Cowboys Organization for believing in me and giving me this life-changing opportunity. It is truly an honor. To my family, friends, coaches, and mentors who have been by my side throughout this entire journey, thank you will never be enough. I wouldn\u2019t be where I am today without you,\u201d she continued. \u201cThis year is going to be the best yet, and I can\u2019t wait to share it with my new family of sisters!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div> Before Ward came along, there was Tami Barber, a DCC from 1977 to 1980, who went viral for wearing her hair in two very high pigtails. She has since received the look several times over in the organization’s yearly alumni halftime show.<\/p>\n For more entertainment news, keep scrolling! <\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018Wicked: For Good\u2019 Trailer Details You Might\u2019ve Missed\u2014Like That Glinda Wedding Scene!<\/p>\n Netflix Just Dropped an Epic \u2018Stranger Things\u2019 Season 5 Trailer, Photos, Plot\u2014and Surprise Details<\/p>\n Everything We Know About the New Beth and Rip \u2018Yellowstone\u2019 Spinoff\u2014Including a Major Cast Update<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you\u2019ve watched Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making The Team or Netflix\u2019s America’s Sweethearts, then you know that the often imitated never equaled Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (DCC) usually have big, curled hair that is never pulled up in a ponytail\u2014until now. Rookie candidate Faith Ward recently went viral for letting people know that DCC director Kelli<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":111624,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nFaith Ward \/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n
\nFaith Ward \/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWho else has ever worn a ponytail in DCC history?<\/h2>\n
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\nDallas Cowboys Cheerleaders\/TikTok<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n