Return to Study!

So finally I am returning to study after a VERY long interruption.  I have dedicated almost five years to my profession as a dancer and performer, and I feel I have a lot more to say now than I did when I first began the course!

Having had to change my research inquiry due it no longer being relevant or even accessible to me, I have now decided to focus my inquiry onto a topic that I feel passionately about and one that many performers may be able to relate to!

" Should professionally trained dancers within the commercial dance industry work for free?"

I want to focus on the commercial dance industry as the majority of my work as a performer lies in this area. I am so interested to find out the circumstances under which a professional dancer might choose to work for free? Having made the decision personally to never do so myself, I would like to find out what impact this may have on others working within the same industry? Are there standards of pay a professional dancer should expect in the workplace? Are there any official campaigns working to improve these standards?

These are my initial thoughts on the process... I am now researching literature and any available ideas that will help guide my thoughts and shape my inquiry!