Rockettes’ Will Lose Job If They Don’t Perform At Inauguration

According to Cosmopolitan, the Radio City Rockettes' have been told that if they do not perform at the upcoming inauguration that they will lose their jobs.

When finding out about their performance there was a response from some of the dancers online about their views about the election in which they received this email from their union, AGVA:

"We have received an email from a Rockette expressing concern about getting "involved in a dangerous political climate" but I must remind you that you are all employees, and as a company, Mr. Dolan obviously wants the Rockettes to be represented at our country's Presidential inauguration, as they were in 2001 & 2005. Any talk of boycotting this event is invalid, I'm afraid."

The email was shown to the public through Broadway World, you can read the full email here.

The reaction to the email has caused an uproar of support for the girls. People want them to be able to have a choice in performing.

Since the email has been released the AGVA released a statement.

The statement says as follows:

"The Radio City Rockettes are proud to participate in the 58th Presidential Inaugural," the statement read. "For a Rockette to be considered for an event, they must voluntarily sign up and are never told they have to perform at a particular event, including the inaugural. It is always their choice. In fact, for the coming inauguration, we had more Rockettes request to participate than we have slots available. We eagerly await the inaugural celebrations."

 

I grew up in a dance studio. I have been apart of high school dance teams and college dance teams, but I have never been forced to perform. Also, When I was dancing in college I was trained to see my performances as a job. I get paid through scholarships, so my performances should reflect as a true blue job.

When I see this story, I am trying to see the situation from the dancers' perspective. You have to think about the aspect of the performance as a job. But again when do you say no because it conflicts with your beliefs and political standing. When do you draw the line?