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supplies, pointe shoes, clothing, VSA’s tuition, and other
expenses. Essentially, petitioners took care of any expense
Jennifer had, including medical bills.
Jennifer’s contract with Aspiring Artists purports to be a
talent-agent agreement. The contract states petitioner’s
responsibility to pay for Jennifer’s supplies, commuting, dance
classes, and other expenses. According to its terms, the
contract required that Jennifer pay $488 a month to Aspiring
Artists to help pay for tuition at VSA and other related costs.
Petitioners’ daughter was allowed to pay less than $488 per month
if Aspiring Artists determined that she was “overburdened”.
Jennifer paid less than the $488 for the first 3 months of the
contract, October, November, and December of the year in issue,
because her parents decided that it was important for her to
spend her time focusing on end of the year performances.
Jennifer’s contract included a “four-year out” provision that
bound her to pay 10 percent of “gross dance-related income” over
the first 40 months (four 10-month dance seasons) of her ballet
career.
Petitioner contacted professionals in the dance industry
inquiring about the best method of getting an aspiring dancer a
permanent job with a dance company. Petitioner focused his
energies on securing a job for his stepdaughter. Petitioner,
however, failed to develop other aspects of Aspiring Artists such
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