Dance artist and activist Taja Riley filled us in on the latest amidst the NFL’s halftime shitstorm
Riley provided us with a photo of the field cast’s new deal memo, provided to her by a union-eligible professional dancer, who is represented by a dance agent and is working the halftime show as one of the 400 lesser-paid dancers. The cloudy terms of the memo demonstrate how the dance industry and the entertainment industry at large often collaborate to enforce a belittling pecking order, putting dancers in precarious positions at gig after gig.
rovide other performance related assistance per direction from our Field Cast Team.” But Riley says the definition of the “Field Cast Team,” which is conveniently left out of the contract, matters: If the group leaders are performers, and the performers are working under the direction of the choreographer, then the field cast might technically be working under the choreographer’s direction, too.
that the dancers will need to be on call and available all day for each day listed on the sheet, which prevents them from taking on other jobs. When dancers are expected to be available for an entire day, Riley says they are typically paid a day rate, which, for performers, is $45 an hour.“This was an opportunity for SAG-AFTRA to step up,” said Riley. “Had they not dropped the ball again, 400 performers wouldn’t have improperly signed a contract under duress.
that more than half of the field cast for The Weeknd’s 2021 Super Bowl halftime performance were unpaid volunteers, who performed similar choreography to the paid cast.Sadly, dancers in all corners of the entertainment industry know how this story goes. Dancers are often considered a required element in producing a field-wide spectacle.
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