Ballet dancers from the American Ballet Company speak to Teen Vogue about why they are ready to leave the stage for better pay.
While sitting on a studio floor, Alexandra Basmagy, a corps de ballet dancer with the American Ballet Theatre who has been with the company for over a decade, describes hearing for years that the company has been experiencing financial challenges. “I just kept seeing all these things occurring for the company,” she tells Teen Vogue, mentioning new choreographers and new costumes — which she appreciated, though it also seemed to her that not enough was being spent on the artists themselves.
during rehearsal weeks . Many dancers, Basmagy explains, have a 45 minute to one hour commute, so by the time they’ve showered and had dinner, it’s often 10:30 p.m. And multiple sources who speak with Teen Vogue mention the outside gym visits, coaching, or other conditioning programs that are necessary to perform at the highest possible level, programs dancers often pay for out of pocket.
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