Dancers Alliance "It's About Time" Flash Mob in Front of Sony Music BH - Respect

Dancers Alliance held its Flash Mob Press Conference in front of the Electric Fountain at the Beverly Gardens Park in Beverly Hills, CA on Friday, January 6, 2012. Dancers also took their flash mob to the front of the Sony Music Bldg in Beverly Hills.

Dancers and other performers are fighting for safe, fair conditions and health care for their work on music videos, which generate millions of dollars in revenue for record labels. But working conditions lag well behind the rest of the entertainment industry.

On Jan. 11 and 12, AFTRA and the major record labels, including Sony, UMG, Warner, EMI, Disney and most of their subsidiary labels, will return to the bargaining table to continue negotiations for a music video contract for dancers and other professional performers. The last round of negotiations took place in June.

Rallies also were held in New York and Miami.

Joining the press conference rally included Actor Jason George ("Grey's Anatomy"), dancers Dana Wilson (Justin Timberlake, Joe Jonas) and Teresa Espinosa (Britney Spears, Janet Jackson) and others who have performed in music videos with top recording artists including Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Black Eyed Peas, Madonna, Ne-Yo and Beyoncé.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• flash
• mob
• dancers
• rights
• performance
• sony
• music
• rally
• protest
• fair
• wages
• union
• residuals.

[jennanaboat1]

youtube.com/watch?v=hrcZvU-zKY­M Pacific Rim video, student style :)

[StrawberryDogBiscuit]

That looks so fun :<

[omaron19]

@PacRimVideoPress I appreciate you enlightening me. Really, I was not aware. Took it that they were getting all that like any other employees. How do you think this will be resolved? They do a lot in the music industry. Its the record companies job to do that?

[moeasdfj]

So much love :)

[dovekw]

Best of luck to the dancers alliance in ur fight for respect...u deserve it...i actually watch more utube crews then i do artist videos....dancers are amazing!

[haziqzackmaniack]

that was DOPE SHORTY she just kill it yall!!

[AZERgirl307]

Beat freaks? D:

[AZERgirl307]

love it!!!!!!!!!!

[kurichanmichele584]

(= That was SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that's a fantastic way to fight for your rights!

[REDDMANvids]

It's about time!!! Thank you for sharing for those of who couldn't make it. And thank you to These dancers for making a difference for dancers in the future. History in the making!!!!!