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2 | Dance company, choreographer, or employer | Geographic location (city, state) of this place of work | What was your starting hourly wage or salary? Please indicate whether this is an hourly, weekly, or annual amount. For example: $30/hour | What is your current hourly wage or salary, or what was it at the time that you left? Please indicate whether this is an hourly, weekly, or annual amount. For example: $30/hour | Was this dance company unionized? | Would you recommend working for this dance company, choreographer, or employer? | What year did you start dancing for this company? | What year did you stop dancing for this company? | Were you paid as an employee (W2) or an independent contractor (1099)? | Did or do you work part-time (less than 30 hours per week) or full-time (30+ hours per week)? | How many years of professional experience did you have at your time of hire? | What was your starting rate for performances? If "Other," please indicate whether this is an hourly, weekly, or annual amount. For example: $30/hour | What is your current rate for performances (or at the time that you left)? If "Other," please indicate whether this is an hourly, weekly, or annual amount. For example: $30/hour | Was your payment ever late? | Did/do you have a retirement plan through this dance company? | Did/do you have health insurance through this dance company? | Were there any other required duties that you were not compensated for? | Were there any other required duties that you were compensated for? | Were there any other optional duties that you were not compensated for? | Were there any other optional duties that you were compensated for? | Your gender identity | Your racial identity | Your sexual orientation | Are you disabled? | Do you identify as transgender, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming? | |
3 | Private Studio | Baltimore, MD | $30/hr | $35/hr | No | N/a | N/a | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | 15 | N/a | N/a | Yes, but only sometimes. | No | No | No | Assist with the recital/show set up, runninf of the show and show breakdown at the end of the night. | No | Extra rehearsals | Woman | Black | Heterosexual/straight | No, I am non-disabled. | No | ||
4 | Gallim Dance Co | Bk, NY | $15/hr. I was told that my years of professional experience did not matter because I was new to the company. | Same as when I started | No | No | Employee (W2) | Full-time | 8 | Same as hourly wage | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | Meetings | No | No | Teaching warmup class. $37/class | Mixed brown and white | No, I am non-disabled. | |||||||
5 | Arthur Aviles Typical Theatre | Bronx, NY | $10 an hour | $15 an hour | No | Yes | 2010 | 2015 | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | 5 | $150 per performance | $150 per performance | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | No | No | No | No | Nonbinary (neither, both, or something else) | Jewish | Queer | No, I am non-disabled. | Yes | |
6 | HEIDCO, Caitlin Adams | Brooklyn NY | $0/hour, only performance pay | $15/hour + performance pay | No | Yes | 2017 | I still dance for this company. | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | 4 | $50 per performance | $50 per performance | Yes, but only sometimes. | No | No | No | No | No | Woman | White | Heterosexual/straight | No, I am non-disabled. | No | ||
7 | Brother(hood) Dance! | Brooklyn, New York | N/a | N/a | No | Yes | 2014 | I still dance for this company. | Independent Contractor (1099) | Full-time | No | No | No | No | No | No | Man | Black | Same Gender Loving | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |||||
8 | ECHOensemble | Brooklyn, New York | $300 annual (performance stipend) | approx. $20/hr wage, scaled pay per # of hours in rehearsal; all travel, food, and lodging is covered by Director for residencies and performances | No | Yes | 2018 | I still dance for this company. | Independent Contractor (1099) | 4 | Included in lump $300 sum above | $50 per performance, $100 per each day of residency (+ food, travel, lodging all covered by Director) | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | No | No | No | Yes; teaching / master class to other members of the group, $20/hr (same as current rehearsal pay) | Woman | Multi-Racial | Heterosexual/straight | Yes, I am disabled. | No | ||
9 | Choreographer | Brooklyn, NY | $0 | $0 (I make no income as a choreographer) | No | Yes | 2018 | I still dance for this company. | I was not paid. | Part-time | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No | Management of a co. | Woman | White | Gay/lesbian | Yes, I am disabled. | No | |||||
10 | Self employed | California | $100 per gig | $1,000/gig | No | Yes | 2010 | 2011 | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | 1 | Range of $250 to $600 per show | $600 to $2,600 per show | Yes, but only sometimes. | No | No | No | No | Social media publicity | Guest teaching | Woman | White | Bisexual/pansexual | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
11 | Hubbard Street Dance Chicago | Chicago, IL | 75 | $757.05 weekly | No | Yes | 2018 | I still dance for this company. | Employee (W2) | Full-time | 6 | Included in salary | Included in salary | No, my payment was always on-time. | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Teaching in intensives, and on tour. | Cis-Gendered Woman | Asian | Heterosexual | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
12 | Hannah Kahn Dance Company | Colorado | $300-$500 stipend per month | $300-$500 per month | No | Yes | 2019 | I still dance for this company. | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | 1 | $500-$1000 stipend depending on # of pieces I was performing in | $500-$1000 stipend depending on # of pieces I was performing in | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | No | No | No | Woman | White | Heterosexual/straight | No, I am non-disabled. | No | ||
13 | T2 Dance Company | Colorado | $9/hr | $12/hr | No | Yes | 2018 | Employee (W2) | Part-time | 1 | $40-$80 depending on length of performance | $40-$80 depending on length of performance | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | No | No | No | No | Woman | White | Heterosexual/straight | No, I am non-disabled. | No | ||
14 | College of Marin | Kentfield, California | $40/HR | $48.86/HR | Yes | No | 2009 | 2020 | Employee (W2) | Part-time | 30 | N/A | N/A | No, my payment was always on-time. | Yes | No | No | No | Community Showcase | No | Woman | Black | Heterosexual/straight | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
15 | Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company | Los Angeles | $500 - $1000 per contract/performance. Each contract was 2-4 months of rehearsing 12-20 hours per week for 3-5 shows per contract. | $12/hour for rehearsals, $100/day for shows | No | Yes | 2011 | 2017 but I have maintained a close relationship with the company. By 2020 all company members were transitioned to employees rather than Independent Contractors. | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | 2 | included in project contract rate (see starting hourly wage/salary) | $100/performance day | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | No | I have witnessed the company actively work to improve fee structures throughout my time with them. When I started, all aspects of a project were considered part of the flat fee per contract but by my last year with the company we were receiving per diem, amendments for any additional hours spent in process, reimbursement for travel to/from airport, and parking fees. | We were always welcomed to join community classes sponsored by the company at no cost to us. We would sometimes volunteer at fundraising events, workshops, or shows but it was always optional and we were compensated non-monetarily in a variety of ways. | The company provided opportunities to teach and choreograph that were always compensated. | Man | White | Gay/lesbian | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
16 | Emily Johnson /Caralyst | Minneapolis / New York | 300/wk | 15/hr | No | No | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | 10 | Same as hourly wage | 40/hr | Yes, my payment was often late. | No | No | Creating content, marketing interviews | Nonbinary (neither, both, or something else) | Queer | No, I am non-disabled. | Yes | |||||||
17 | rosy Simas danse | Minneapolis, Minnesota | $15,000 annual salary / $5,000 as a contract laborer for others | $15,000 annual salary / $20,000 contract labor others | No | Yes | 2010 | I still dance for this company. | Employee (W2) | Full-time | 15 | Included in salary | Included in salary | Yes, but only sometimes. | No | No | No | No | No | No | Woman | American Indian or Alaska Native | No, I am non-disabled. | No | ||
18 | David Dorfman Dance | New London, CT / NYC | $20 per hour or $125 - 150 day rate | $25 per hour or $125 - 150 day rate | No | 2018 | I still dance for this company. | Employee (W2) | Part-time | 7 | $125 - $150 day rate covers shows | $125 - $150 day rate covers shows | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | a range of emotional labor originating from lack of leadership | teaching | No | No | Black | No, I am non-disabled. | No | ||||
19 | Sleep No More | New York | 60/per rehearsal | n/a | No | 2020 | 2020 (COVID) | Employee (W2) | Full-time | 1 | 650/week | n/a | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | No | No | Makeup | No | Cis-Gendered Woman | Black | Queer | No, I am non-disabled. | No | ||
20 | Then She Fell, Third Rail Projects | New York | $50 per show | $75 per show | No | Yes | 2013 | 2018 | Employee (W2) | Part-time | 2 | Same as hourly wage | Same as hourly rate | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | makeup, hair products, shoes, and underwear | For rehearsal, you were paid minimum wage per hour. As a swing, you were paid $50 for any night you were on call if you on call, if you were called in you were paid your show rate. There was a Sick Fund that accrued, so if you called in sick you could still be paid. There were sometimes parties after the show for buyouts that performers would host and you'd get paid for those too, I can't remember how much. | No | No | Woman | White | Heterosexual/straight | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
21 | Mobilized Voices/MOBIV | New York City | $0 | $15/hour | No | Yes | I still dance for this company. | Part-time | Dependent on project/grant funding | No | No | No | Woman | No, I am non-disabled. | ||||||||||||
22 | Performa/ Yvonne Rainer @ MoMA | New York City | 20/ hour for rehearsal | same | No | Yes | 2018 | 2018 | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | 15 | 300/ performance (2 per day) | same | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | No | No | No | No | Cis-Gendered Woman | White | Bisexual | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
23 | Rovaco Dance Company | New York City | $10/hour | $10/hour | No | Yes | I still dance for this company. | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | Same as hourly wage | Same as hourly rate | Yes, but only sometimes. | No | No | Woman | No, I am non-disabled. | ||||||||||
24 | House of Yes | New York City | 150-250 per show - no pay for rehearsal | 150-250 per show - no pay for rehearsal | No | No | when they opened their most recent venue, I believe 5 years ago | ended due to COVID | Employee (W2) | Part-time | 17 | they do not pay for rehearsals, only for performance. please note that all of my rates are as an aerialist. I do not know what they pay ground-only performers | usually $250 per show/gig but sometimes less if I have fewer acts/ambient sets | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | unpaid rehearsals, usually asked to provide my own costumes although sometimes they did provide them | No | No | No | Woman | White | Heterosexual/straight | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
25 | Self-employed/freelancer | New York City, NY & San Francisco, CA | Project based - varied | Project based - varied | Yes | No | Woman | Asian, Latinx | No, I am non-disabled. | No | ||||||||||||||||
26 | Sidra Bell Dance New York | New York, N Y | I think it was $14/hr | $17/hr | No | Yes | 2012 | 2016 | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | 0.5 | $100 | $100 | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | Photoshoots, Video shoots, teaching, company class | Woman | White | Heterosexual/straight | No, I am non-disabled. | No | ||||
27 | Kizuna Dance, Cameron McKinney | New York, New York | 0$ I was never paid for rehearsal as a founding company member or any administrative work I did as Rehearsal Director or Opperations | $0 I was never paid for rehearsals as a founding company member or for the administrative work I did as Rehearsal Director or Operations | no | No | 2014 | 2018 | I was not paid. | Part-time | 2 | Varied. On average $50 per performance engagement (which included the extra tech/dress rehearsals and however many performances we were required to fulfill) | Varied. $50 on average per performance engagement ( which included additional tech/dress rehearsals and however many performances were required) | Yes, my payment was often late. | No | No | Rehearsal Director for when the Choreographer was away to either rehearse with or perform with other choreographers/companies (for which he was paid). | Administrative Work: Operations: Fundraisers, Fundraising Events, Classes, Lecture Demonstrations, Auditions, | Cis-Gendered Woman | White | Heterosexual | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |||
28 | 10 Hairy Legs | New York, NY | $10/hour | $15/hour | No | 2018 | Employee (W2) | Part-time | 0 | $75/show | $100/show | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | No | No | No | No | Cis-Gendered Man | Asian | Gay | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |||
29 | An Nuo Spiritual Dance & Art | New York, NY | $14/hr | $14/hr | No | No | 2019 | 2020 | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | 2 | $100 per performance | $100 per performance | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | Moving props, no compensation for tech rehearsal | No | No | No | Cis-Gendered Woman | White | Heterosexual | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
30 | Cameron McKinney - Kizuna Dance | New York, NY | No pay and expected to go on tour without pay and even buy our own flights. | $0. Free labor for rehearsals and events. | No | No | 2015 | 2018 | I was not paid. | Part-time | 4 | $50 would be promised but usually never received | $50-100 promised and only sometimes received | Yes, my payment was often late. | No | No | Events, rehearsals, many performances, tours, teaching classes | Performances if we were lucky | Events and teaching classes | No | Cis-Gendered Woman | White | Pansexual | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
31 | Mark Morris Dance Group | New York, NY | 765 | $20/hour | No | 2018 | 2020 | Employee (W2) | Full-time | 3 | Per diem, usually touring | $200/performance | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | Cis-Gendered Woman | Black | Bisexual | Yes, I am disabled. | No | ||||||
32 | Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | 61.23/hour | 61.23 | Yes | Yes | 2016 | I still dance for this company. | Employee (W2) | Full-time | 3 | 219.63 | 219.63 | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | No | No | No | No | Cis-Gendered Man | Black | Heterosexual | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
33 | Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | 55/hour | Yes | Yes | 2010 | 2012 | Employee (W2) | Part-time | 12 | 199 | No, my payment was always on-time. | Yes | Yes | No | Hazard, make-up, overtime, shoes | Class | Cis-Gendered Woman | White | Asexual | No, I am non-disabled. | No | ||||
34 | Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $300/day (3 performances, $100/performance) | Same | No | No | 2018 | 2019 | Employee (W2) | Part-time | 8 | Same | Same when I left | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | Yes, the last two weeks were canceled and no compensation | Yes, after addressing that we had to provide our own costume they gave us $150. | No | No | Cis-Gendered Man | White | Queer | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
35 | Museum of Modern Art/ Marina Abramovic | New York, NY | we were not compensated for training or rehearsal | n/a | No | No | 2009 | 2010 | Employee (W2) | Part-time | 10 | $60 for first 75 minutes, $25/ hour there after | n/a | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | Yes, a retreat training and 3 rehearsals in the museum and a photo shoot | No | No | No | Cis-Gendered Woman | White | Bisexual | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
36 | New York Philharmonic | New York, NY | 30/ hour for rehearsal | same | No | Yes | 2019 | 2019 | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | 15 | 200/ performance | same | Yes, but only sometimes. | No | No | costume fittings | No | additional rehearsals to assist orchestra with spacing | Cis-Gendered Woman | White | Bisexual | No, I am non-disabled. | No | ||
37 | Park Avenue Armory [Dance Ensemble] | New York, NY | All Inclusive Rehesral Fee: $1280 (breaks down to about 90 hours ~ $14.50/hr) | Don't Know | No | No | 2016 | Still on roster | Employee (W2) | Full-time | 6 | All Inclusive Performance Fee: $1,1200 (7 performances, $160/performance) | Don't Know | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | There was an issue with the floor being covered in excrement left by a flock of sheep used during the first rehearsal. The crew tried to clean it up in time for a second run but didn't have time and forced us to rehearse on top of the excrement. No hazard pay was offered. | No | No | No | Cis-Gendered Man | White | Queer | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
38 | Sidra Bell Dance New York | New York, NY | $13.50/hour | $13.50/hour | No | 2019 | Now project based with said company | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | 0 | $100/performance | $100/performance | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | No | No | No | No | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |||||
39 | ZviDance | New York, NY | $13.50/hour | No | Employee (W2) | $100-350/performance | Yes, my payment was often late. | No | No | |||||||||||||||||
40 | Stephen Petronio Company | New York. NY | 18.75/hour | $21.88/hour | No | No | 2016 | 2019 | Employee (W2) | Part-time | 6 | $600/week | $650/week | Yes, but only sometimes. | No | No | Attendance at fundraisers, etc. | Teaching, syllabus development | No | No | Woman | White | Queer | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
41 | Private Studio | North Shore, MA | $20/hour | $40/hour | No | Yes | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | 0 | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | Extra events, recitals, student review, subbing, etc | working birthday parties | Cis-Gendered Woman | Latinx;White | Queer | No, I am non-disabled. | No | ||||||||
42 | Private Studio | North Shore, MA | $35/hour | $37.50/hour | No | Yes | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | 1.5 | No, my payment was always on-time. | social media work, design work | Viewing student performances, visiting other classes, taking adilt classes | Cis-Gendered Woman | Latinx;White | Queer | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |||||||||
43 | Caleb Teicher & Company | NYC | I've been with the company since before it was formally a company. Before the company was established, I think I was always paid for my work - like an all-inclusive fee at the end (I think starting at $50 for a piece under 10 minutes). All of the rates I'll list in the survey reflect 2019 rates. | As a dancer, $25/hour. As a rehearsal director or dance editor, $30/hour. | No | Yes | The company was founded in 2015, but I had been dancing Caleb's work before that. Prior to the company being founded, I *think* there was a small period of time when I was paid but neither as an independent contractor or employee. | I still dance for this company. | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | 6 | Before 2015, it was usually a flat fee for the whole process if I remember correctly. | 1-show day $150, 2-show day $230 | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | No | Costume fittings, company meetings, teaching class on tour | Donor events/dinners - there is clarity around which events are compensated and which are optional. | I've picked up costumes a once or twice in a pinch and have been reimbursed for travel and compensated for my time. | Cis-Gendered Woman | White | Heterosexual | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
44 | David Bowie (music video) | NYC | 60 | 60 | No | 2015 | 2015 | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | 5 | Same as hourly wage | Same as hourly rate | No | No | Cis-Gendered Woman | White | Lesbian | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |||||||
45 | High Line Art | NYC | $21/hour (considering $840 for 40.5 working hours, including 3 performances) | $21/hour | No | Yes | 2019 (not a company; hired to dance in a project choreographed by Ligia Lewis) | 2019 | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | 17 | was paid in a lump, so did not separate rehearsal from performance fees; calculated by hour to find what wage was) | Same as hourly rate | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | use of own clothes for costume...? | No | No | No | Nonbinary (neither, both, or something else) | Black | Queer | No, I am non-disabled. | Yes | |
46 | Kizuna Dance | NYC | 0 | No | No | 2015 | 2018 | I was not paid. | Part-time | 0 | depending on ticket sales | Yes, my payment was often late. | No | No | mingling with donors or such | No | No | No | Cis-Gendered Woman | Latinx;White | Bisexual | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |||
47 | SD Prism: Elevate | NYC | 0 | 0 | No | No | 2019 | 2020 | I was not paid. | Part-time | 0 | She kept saying she was working the payments out (after the show) but never paid anyone | 0 | Yes, my payment was often late. | No | No | No | No | No | No | Woman | Black | Heterosexual/straight | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
48 | Jennifer Muller/The Workss | NYC | $15/hr | $17/hr, | No | Employee (W2) | Part-time | 0 | $100-$150 | Yes, my payment was often late. | No | No | Teaching, 2 hr class for $20 | Woman | White | Heterosexual/straight | No, I am non-disabled. | No | ||||||||
49 | Oakland Ballet | Oakland, CA | 550/week | 550/week | No | No | 2010 | 2011 | Independent Contractor (1099) | Full-time | 6 | Included in salary | Included in salary | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | Yes - outreach performances | No | No | No | Cis-Gendered Woman | multi racial | Queer | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
50 | Bill Shannon | pittsburgh pa/ dc/ philly/ nyc | 15/hr rehearsal 150-300/per performance // 700/week on tour | Same//was going to be increased to 900/week for further tour dates | No | 2017 | Project ended and wasnt booked further after jan 2019 | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | 6 | 150-300/per performance then 700/week for touring engagements | Yes, but only sometimes. | No | No | Load in and load out for shows dependent on tech support at venue | No | Load in and load out were dependent on tech support for venue and touring engagement activities | No | Nonbinary (neither, both, or something else) | White | Queer | No, I am non-disabled. | Yes | |||
51 | Oregon Ballet Theatre | Portland, OR | $700/week | $700/week | No | No | 2014 | 2016 | Employee (W2) | Full-time | 10 | Included in salary | Included in salary | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Cis-Gendered Woman | multi racial | Queer | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
52 | Moma PS1 | Queens, NY | 800 | 800 | No | Yes | 2014 | one-time gig, 1 week, more than 40 hrs | Independent Contractor (1099) | Full-time | 13 | Included in salary | Included in salary | Yes, my payment was often late. | No | No | Accommodations, per diem | partial travel honorarium | pr photos | Cis-Gendered Woman | White | Asexual | No, I am non-disabled. | No | ||
53 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company | Salt Lake City, UT | $500/weekly | No | Yes | Employee (W2) | Full-time | 1 | Included in salary | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | Yes | all dancers had extra duties (costumes, props, music, liason, etc.) as part of our contract. We were given some hours during the work day to complete these but occasionally would need to complete these duties on our own time. | If we had to do costume shopping or repair after hours, we were paid $10/hr. This was something we negotiated for. | No | No | ||||||||||
54 | Deborah Slater Dance Theater | San Francisco | $20/hr | $2000/mo | No | Yes | 1980 (when it was founded) | am the choreographer only now | Independent Contractor (1099) | Full-time | 10 | varied | n/a | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | as an independant contractor, the variety is too great too mention... | No | No | No | Cis-Gendered Woman | White | Heterosexual | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
55 | Hope Mohr Dance | San Francisco | $22/hr | $25/hr | No | Yes | 2016 | I still dance for this company. | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | $150/performance | $150/performance | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | No | No | No | No | Woman | Latinx | Heterosexual/straight | No, I am non-disabled. | No | ||
56 | Margaret Jenkins Dance Company | San Francisco | $22.10/hour | $22.10/hour | No | Yes | 2018 | I still dance for this company. | Employee (W2) | Part-time | 3 | $542/wk | $542/wk | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | No | No | No | Virtual rehearsals during covid are optional and compensated | Cis-Gendered Man | American Indian or Alaska Native;Latinx;White | Gay | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
57 | Tim Rubel Human Shakes | San Francisco | $20/hour | $20/hour | No | Yes | 2020 | I still dance for this company. | Employee (W2) | Part-time | 5 | Same as hourly wage | Same as hourly rate | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | No | No | No | Personal rehearsal time to work on solos during covid | Cis-Gendered Man | American Indian or Alaska Native;Latinx;White | Gay | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
58 | DANCE MONKS | San Francisco Bay Area | Project- based: Teaching $100/ hour Rehearsals: $20/hour | Same | No | Yes | 1999 | Founding director | Independent Contractor (1099) | Full-time | 10 | $400 | Project based, depends on funding | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | No | Costume design and construction, grant writing, dancing and directing | No | No | Woman | Multi-Racial | Heterosexual/straight | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
59 | Amy Seiwert's Imagery | San Francisco, CA | 500/week | 600/week | No | Yes | 2010 | 2018 | Employee (W2) | Full-time | 6 | Included in salary | Included in salary | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Cis-Gendered Woman | Multi-Racial | Queer | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
60 | Hope Mohr Dance | San Francisco, CA | 25/hour | 25 | No | Yes | 2019 | 2019 | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | 15 | 150 | 150 | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | No | No | Some residency activity observation/participation was unpaid | No | Cis-Gendered Woman | multi racial | Queer | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
61 | Mark Foehringer Dance Project | San Francisco, CA | 2500 flat fee | 2500 flat fee | No | No | 2019 | 2019 | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | 15 | $2500 flat rate all inclusive rehearsals and performances paid in two installments (midpoint and upon completion) | Included in salary | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | No | No | No | No | Cis-Gendered Woman | multi racial | Queer | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
62 | Milissa Payne Project | San Francisco, CA | 100 flat fee | 100 flat fee | No | No | 2013 | 2013 | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | 7 | $100 all-inclusive flat rate (so bad) | Included in salary | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | Compensation did not even begin to align with required rehearsal hours and performances | No | No | No | Cis-Gendered Woman | multi racial | Queer | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
63 | Robert Moses' Kin | San Francisco, CA | 250/week | 250/week | No | 2018 | 2019 | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | 15 | $250/week for 16 hour rehearsal week ($15.63/hour), touring travel costs (airfare, hotel) covered plus per diem | Included in salary | Yes, but only sometimes. | No | No | Video study outside rehearsal hours (required to come prepared with material) | No | Collecting, laundering, and pressing costumes | No | Cis-Gendered Woman | multi racial | Queer | No, I am non-disabled. | No | ||
64 | San Francisco Opera | San Francisco, CA | 1208.02/week | 1208.02 | Yes | Yes | 2014 | 2014 | Employee (W2) | Part-time | 10 | $1208.02/week for 8 weeks + 2 performances pro rata | Included in salary | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | No | No | No | No | Cis-Gendered Woman | multi racial | Queer | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
65 | Performing Arts Workshop | San Francisco, California | $35/HR | $45/HR | No | No | 2015 | I still dance for this company. | Employee (W2) | Part-time | 30 | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | No | Professional Develepment, Prep, Artistic Staff meetings | No | Student Showcases | Woman | Black | Heterosexual/straight | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
66 | Ethnic Arts Institute International | Sausalito, California | $50/HR | $125/HR | No | Yes | 1999 | I still dance for this company. | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | 20 | Same as hourly wage | Same as hourly rate | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | Rehearsals | Costume fitting | No | No | Woman | Black | Heterosexual/straight | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
67 | Khambatta Dance Company | Seattle, WA | $125/month, approx <$5/hour | $125/month, approx <$5/hour | No | No | 2018 | 2019 | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | 3 | $125 | $125 | Yes, my payment was often late. | No | No | Yes, extra rehearsals | No | Scheduling | Woman | White | Heterosexual/straight | No, I am non-disabled. | No | ||
68 | AIM: Abraham In Motion | New York, NY | $20/hour | $20/hour | No | Yes | Employee (W2) | $100/ a show | $100/ a show | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | |||||||||||||||
69 | Tiffany Mill Company | New York, NY | $14/hr | $15/hr | No | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | $100/a show | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | No | Driving | |||||||||||||
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71 | Testing Funding | Testing Fundig | Test | Test | No | Yes | Test | test | I was not paid. | Part-time | 1 | Same as hourly wage | Same as hourly rate | Yes, my payment was often late. | Yes | Yes | No | test | No | test | Nonbinary (neither, both, or something else) | White | Heterosexual/straight | No, I am non-disabled. | No | |
72 | Wild Space Dance Company | Milwaukee, WI | 250 -- stipend for whole process (rehearsals and shows) | 250 -- stipend for whole process (rehearsals and shows) | No | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | 1 | Included in salary | Included in salary | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |||||||||
73 | Jody Oberfelder Projects | New York, NY | $10/hr | N/A | No | No | 2013 | 2014 | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | $50 | N/A | Yes, but only sometimes. | No | No | Significant emotional labor relating to finances / classism, body shaming, exoticization, ageism, and lack of personal / professional boundaries from leadership | No | There was an expectation that performers would bring in audience members. There was an expectation that performers would go out drinking with leadership after each performance. | No | |||||||
74 | Boy Friday | Brooklyn, NY | $100/project, including all rehearsals and performance. This rate was not disclosed until after the performance. | $100/project | No | No | Had been doing admin work for the company since 2020, and danced for them in 2022 | 2022 | Independent Contractor (1099) | Part-time | Yes, my payment was often late. | No | No | General admin/social media work at $11/hour. As of three months after leaving the company and several sent invoices, I have still not received all of my compensation | Sound design and sound editing for several performances and videos. This was a skill I offered; sometimes it was compensated as admin work ($11/hour), other times it was not | Man | White | Gay/lesbian | No, I am non-disabled. | No | ||||||
75 | Ballet Theatre of Indiana | Carmel, IN | $100/weekly | Same, but they owe us wages | No | No | 2018 | 2020 | Employee (W2) | Part-time | 11 | Included in salary | Same but owed | Yes, my payment was often late. | No | No | Costuming, props, marketing, anything behind the scenes essentially | No | Stage managing, light and sound management | No | Nonbinary (neither, both, or something else) | Asian, Multi-Racial | Queer | No, I am non-disabled. | Yes | |
76 | LA Dance Project | Los Angeles | $1,100 per week (860 after taxes) | No | No | 2022 | 2023 | Employee (W2) | Full-time | 5 | Included in salary | Included in salary | Yes, but only sometimes. | No | Yes | Any photoshoots, weekly press engagements, and additional performances were all included in the weekly salary. This often included extra performances added on weeknights, after a 10 hour rehearsal day. There were (and still are) no cap on the amount of performances they were allowed to add on. We also received no hazard pay for a) dancing every day on concrete performance venues b) being required to rehearse and perform outdoors in 90 + degree weather (also daily) c) jumping 10 feet down from one boat into another (non stationary) boat for a performance | No | No | No | Queer | No, I am non-disabled. | Yes | ||||
77 | Whim W'him | Seattle, WA | 700/wk | 725/wk | No | Yes | 2017 | 2020 | Employee (W2) | Full-time | 1 | Included in salary | Included in salary | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | No | No | No | No | Gender nonconforming | White | Queer | No, I am non-disabled. | Yes | |
78 | Washington National Opera | Washington D.C. | 40.15/hour | Yes | Yes | 2016 | Employee (W2) | Part-time | 3 | 268.55 | No, my payment was always on-time. | No | No | No | No | No | No | Cis-Gendered Man | Black | Heterosexual | No, I am non-disabled. | No | ||||
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