Same Boots, New Heights

Last summer's reality addiction America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders tackles fair pay and keeping it real

- SARAH HEARON With reporting by Aria Parker

The thrill of a potential raise! The agony of the “Thunderstruck” jump split! When the hit docu-series America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders returns (Netflix, June 18), the formula remains the same: Hundreds of women audition for one of the 45 spots at DCC training camp, then, just as they've tasted the star-spangled life they could lead, nine see their dreams ripped away (by director Kelli Finglass and choreographer Judy Trammell).