Why It's Up To Us

This is a video created by choreographers and dancers working within the commercial dance industry underlining why 'It's Up To Us' to create a better working environment as dancers. They talk about how rates of pay and conditions of work have changed for  commercial dancers, especially during the economic downturn. The issues are highlighted as well as the reasons that dancers should expect to receive certain standards in the workplace and why they should respect themselves as professional working individuals.

I am so interested to hear the outlook of other performers on this viewpoint? What is your opinion? Do you think that dancers should be expected to work for free to build a portfolio of work and do what they love? Or do you think that setting yourself a standard of pay demands more respect from others as a professional individual?

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