ABC Perth<\/a> last year that Kelli was the one who came up with the ponytail idea after seeing her wearing one during fittings, explaining, “The DCC hairstyle is out, fluffy, voluminous, luscious, long locks. I’ve broken that stereotype. I’m in rehearsal one of the days with my hair out and I am, you know, sweating after doing ‘Thunderstruck.’ She’s looking at me and she’s like, ‘You know what? I really want to see what your hair would look like tied up.’ 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, dancing.”<\/p>\nMeanwhile Kelli told USA Today<\/a>, “I know it’s highly discussed. She applied with a ponytail, and she was adorable in her application, and one night at rehearsal, I was like, ‘Why don’t you wear a ponytail? It would make you stand out. It’s memorable.’ We’ve had some iconic cheerleaders in the past who have worn a ponytail or a pigtail. It may or may not be on trend\u2014well, it is trending now, but probably because of Faith\u2014but she had such a high-fashion look with her ponytail and it’s got a personality of its own. We did our second year of the live show, and Faith was a part of that. I asked little girls, ‘Who’s your favorite cheerleader?’ They’re like, ‘Faith, because we like her ponytail!'”<\/p>\nYou Might Also Like<\/p>\n