Re: [Callers] Caller Fees

Hi Sue, Country Dance New York (CDNY.org) in Manhattan has a set payment policy. We run a weekly contra dance on Saturdays. The caller's fee is $110.00. If the caller lives up to 50 miles away, no travel allotment; 50-100 miles away, $50 for travel; 100+ miles away, $100 for travel. So, a caller coming down from say Mass. or VT would get a total of $210 for this gig. We do hire a lot of callers and bands from out of town/out of state. Special event dances have separate payment arrangements, each is negotiated and they usually pay more, to bring in a "name" caller and band. Musicians for our regular dances get $90 each, and the same travel payment applies, at a band level; so the most the band would get for travel is $100. I hope this helps, although I think we are in a higher rent and pay situation than most groups. Marty Fager Country Dance New York, Inc. (www.cdny.org) On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 10:32 PM, Sue Robishaw <sue(a)manytracks.com> wrote: