Clear the Hidden Risks Before Accepting a Gig

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Clear the Hidden Risks Before Accepting a Gig

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60 min Advanced Decisions Make a Decision Need to Make a Decision

Assess the real value, physical demands, contract terms, and logistical risks of a dance gig before accepting, negotiating, or declining it.

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Use this when

You have a dance offer, booking inquiry, or verbal commitment that needs a clear answer before the deadline.

You'll need

  • Offer summary
  • Pay and time commitment
  • Usage rights
  • Physical demands
  • Working conditions
  • Travel and lodging
  • Insurance and injury coverage
  • Contract and cancellation terms
  • Limits and nonnegotiables
  • Decision deadline

You'll get

  • Every gig risk category rated Green, Yellow, Red, or Unknown
  • Effective pay estimate with assumptions shown
  • Every missing material term listed
  • Physical and injury exposure documented
  • Usage rights and exclusivity reviewed
  • Negotiation priorities ranked

By the end of this playbook

You will have:

  • Every gig risk category rated Green, Yellow, Red, or Unknown
  • Effective pay estimate with assumptions shown
  • Every missing material term listed
  • Physical and injury exposure documented
  • Usage rights and exclusivity reviewed
  • Negotiation priorities ranked

Sample

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Sample input

I was offered $900 for a music video requiring two unpaid rehearsals, one fitting, two shoot days, and travel to Atlanta. Flights and two hotel nights are covered, but baggage, meals, local transportation, and travel time aren't. The deal memo grants worldwide rights in all media in perpetuity. The choreography includes knee drops, overhead lifts, and floorwork in a concrete warehouse while wearing heeled boots. Cancellation, overtime, injury reporting, digital replica use, and workers' compensation aren't clearly addressed. I need at least $30 per effective work hour, a proper dance surface, no digital replica use, and meaningful cancellation protection.

Sample assembled prompt

Decision Snapshot: Pause pending answers.
Strongest reason: The offer combines broad...
The $900 headline fee doesn't show...
Red: Concrete flooring with knee drops...
Yellow: Unpaid rehearsals and fitting; uncovered...
Green: Production-funded flight and two hotel...
Priority requests: 1.
Confirm a sprung or properly laid...
2. Remove digital replica and AI...
3. Limit usage by media, territory,...
4. Add overtime, cancellation, and payment...
5. Confirm workers' compensation, injury reporting,...
6. Cover baggage, local transportation, and...
Recommended decision: Accept only if the...

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