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America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Where is Victoria Kalina now?
If you're anything like us, you've been busy this week watching America's Sweethearts: The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
The second season of the Netflix docuseries follows another cohort of rookies as they compete to make the cut for a coveted position on the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad. And, yep, there's some major drama as the competition gets increasingly cut throat. This series saw some amazing character arcs (we'll forever root for Dayton!) but fans of the show might have been missing a certain someone from season we're talking about Ms Victoria Kalina.
So, what has Victoria been up to since season one? And where is she now? We get into it below...
Victoria Kalina is a former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader who was featured on the first season of America's Sweethearts.
She first tried out in 2018, but didn't make the cut. She then joined the squad in 2019, but took a hiatus in the 2021 - 2022 season to cope with her mental health.
Before appearing on America's Sweethearts, she was featured in seasons 13, 14 and 15 of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team, a show which aired from 2006 to 2021.
In total, she spent four years on the squad and followed in the footsteps of her mother, also a former DCC, who was even friends with the DCC director Kelli Finglass.
Throughout the show, she was outspoken about her experiences with depression and disordered eating.
She emerged as a fan favourite in season one, however, the show saw her walk away and avoid re-auditioning for another year.
Cheerleaders can only be a part of the group for a maximum of five years and, ahead of trying out for her final year, Victoria spoke with Kelly and DCC choreographer Judy Trammell about whether she might expect to occupy a leadership position in the squad. However, the duo indicated that this would be unlikely, leading Victoria to not re-audition.
Since leaving the show, Victoria has opened up about the difficult decision to Us Weekly.
'In the meeting, y'all saw five minutes of it, but it was an hour and a half. It was what everybody else saw on Netflix, just longer. Since I wasn't hearing what I wanted to hear, I ultimately was going like, 'Well I'm just gonna hang it up on no now.' But I never wanna make a rash decision. I wanted to sit on it. I wanted to get my mom's opinion. And after talking about it with her, she was like, 'No.' As a fifth year going into auditions, I felt like my place on the team was threatened. As a fifth year — I know leadership is not guaranteed — but you wanna go in like feeling cloud nine [so] you can lead these other teammates.'
She continued: 'Anyone in any career position, having four years under your belt, you wanna see where you're going, you wanna see growth. So I just decided to put my time and energy elsewhere.'
In an interview with The Cut following her departure from the DCC squad, Victoria shared that she was preparing the audition for the Rockettes, a legendary Radio City dance squad.
She revealed on Instagram in April 2025 that she was sadly not cast as a Rockette, writing: "This year is a 'not now' for the Rockettes but I can't wait to continue to push this next year and continue to see what other spectacular things unravel in this magical city".
Speaking to The Cut last year, Victoria shared that she was teaching private and group dance classes and had moved to New York City.
She still appears to be living in NYC and has a robust social media following (499,000 TikTok followers and 461,000 Instagram followers). On her social channels she posts dance videos, and seems to have a particular soft spot for the discography of fellow dance queen Tate McRae.
America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders is available on Netflix now
