Meet the dancer taking on Super Bowl halftime show organizers Instagram activist Taja Riley is making noise about exploitative labor practices. Input · Feb 10, 2022
Super Bowl halftime dancers' $15-an-hour contract is 'a disappointment,' advocates say LOS ANGELES — Four hundred volunteers working for up to 72 hours as "field cast participants" during this weekend's Super Bowl LVI halftime show will be paid $15 per hour, according to a deal memorandum obtained Sunday by the Los Angeles Times. Treatment of these volunteers — who include aspiring… Los Angeles Times · Feb 8, 2022
Super Bowl half-time arrangement under scrutiny over unpaid ‘volunteers’ People on field during show, many of whom are trained dancers, participate in nearly two weeks of rehearsals but aren’t paid The Guardian - US · Jan 29, 2022
The incredibly profitable Super Bowl wants to pay halftime show workers in exposure The racist cherry on top is that the casting manager appears to be seeking out Black “field cast” performers for these roles. Mic · Jan 26, 2022
72 hours of unpaid work? ‘Unacceptable,’ say dancers and critics of Super Bowl halftime show LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of excited "fans" will pour onto the field while hip-hop dream team Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar perform during the Super Bowl LVI halftime show on Feb. 13. Viewers will likely see them move their bodies to the music. What… Los Angeles Times · Jan 24, 2022