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AFL under fire over use of volunteer performers at grand final – Sydney Morning Herald
A group of 300 performers has been engaged on a voluntary basis as part of the AFL Grand Final half-time entertainment.
“If they wanted people to volunteer they would have put out a public advertisement and invited every man and their dog to take part,” Melbourne dancer Elijah Ziegeler said. “They have asked for specific, professional skills. They wouldn’t ask AFL footballers who have been training their whole lives to play for free. It is quite galling to see our services being exploited in such a way.”
There will be two tiers of dancers used at the event: professional paid dancers will perform on stage with an…
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