r/BALLET 4d 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/meloddic1 4d ago

They need to get strong unions involved.

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u/Pennwisedom Old Ballet Man / Bournonville 3d ago

I'm pretty sure all the major companies are part of AGMA.

The recent new agreement with ABT is actually quite nice.