Day in the Work Life: Ballet dancer
On this week's "A Day in the Work Life," we go on stage with Heather Myers, soloist with Boston Ballet.
Heather Myers, choreographer and soloist with Boston Ballet. (Judith Ritter)
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From NY, 12/14/2008
It was great to hear Heather Myers featured on "Day in the Work Life" on your program. While I agree with her that there should be money in ballet and congratulate her on a great career, I would like to point out that she is a soloist with a unionized company. As a former ballet dancer myself, my experience was a bit different. I mostly danced with regional companies, making significantly less than her and also being subject to frequent temporary lay-offs. So while I would like to encourage young dancers to follow their hearts and 'go for it' (and I was able to support myself), I think my own experience is more typical than Ms. Myers'.
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