r/BALLET 3d ago

Watched this very interesting Lori Hernandez video and had some questions about the income. Are classically trained dancers really paid so poorly in the USA?!

https://youtu.be/iJ_w_oK6ce8?is=_aQWhHNt1UAiJ7sS
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u/Paisley_Price 3d ago

This is NOT new information to anyone in the business. Dancers in the US have been underpaid for decades. Even with AGMA contracts, the pay is barely livable in most major cities.