Apprentice Programs (Pay/Equity issues)

[Drew]

I thought this story in Pointe Magazine belonged under "News and Issues" rather than "Atlanta Ballet;" It's an article on Atlanta Ballet's decision to get rid of its "apprentice" program --it is keeping Atlanta Ballet II. 

"Apprentice programs are easy on company budgets, but are hard on young dancers eager to prove themselves. Atlanta Ballet dancer Ashley Wegmann, who is one of the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) delegates for Atlanta Ballet company dancers, says that apprentices without outside financial support usually work second jobs and triple up in apartments to make ends meet."

https://pointemagazine.com/atlanta-ballet-strikes-apprentice-program-in-move-toward-pay-equity/