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Inside Netflix’s Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Docuseries: What ‘Cheer’ and ‘Last Chance U’ Director Greg Whiteley Learned From Following ‘America’s Sweethearts’ for a Season
Greg Whiteley, best known for 'Cheer' and 'Last Chance U,' talks filming the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders for the Netflix doc 'America's Sweethearts.'
Last Thanksgiving, Greg Whiteley was on the sidelines at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas as the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders put on an electrifying halftime show with special guest, country music icon Dolly Parton. The Emmy-winning documentarian, best known for “Cheer” and “Last Chance U,” and his crew had been filming into the wee hours the night before, as workers put the finishing touches on Parton’s stage (which had to be assembled in a way that it could be torn down in a matter of minutes for the game to resume) and the cheerleaders made last-minute tweaks to their formations. But they also captured the indignities these women smile through, as they aim to protect themselves from overzealous fans and stalkers — one cheerleader, Kelcey, describes her terror after an AirTag was put on her car to track her — as well as the incident with Sophy.
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