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		</div><p>The Radio City Rockettes will be dancing at US President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s inauguration next month, but not everyone is kicking up their heels at the booking.</p>
<p>One of the famed dancers used Instagram to say she was &#8220;embarrassed and disappointed&#8221; by the gig, triggering calls for a boycott by some on social media.</p>
<p>Critics have posted the phone numbers of the dancers&#8217; union and the Rockettes&#8217; employer to urge complaints.</p>
<p>But Madison Square Garden Co, which employs the dancers, said Friday no dancers are being compelled to attend the event.</p>
<p><i>&#8220;For a Rockette to be considered for an event, they must voluntarily sign up and are never told they have to perform at a particular event, including the inaugural,&#8221;</i> the company said in a statement.</p>
<p><i>&#8220;It is always their choice. In fact, for the coming inauguration, we had more Rockettes request to participate than we have slots available.&#8221;</i></p>
<p>Many on social media believed attendance was mandatory, including Julissa Sabino, a performer who is part of the union, who tweeted that the issue &#8220;breaks my heart&#8221; and urged supporters to &#8220;help these ladies&#8221;.</p>
<p>Autumn Withers, a former Rockette, supported a boycott, saying &#8220;take a knee, ladies!&#8221;<br />
The American Guild of Variety Artists, which represents the Rockettes, has not publicly responded.</p>
<p>Many Rockettes &#8211; there are 80 women employed for the Christmas show, split into two casts &#8211; are employed year-round and also appear in a summer show that debuted this year.</p>
<p>The Rockettes, who have performed at Radio City Music Hall since the 1930s, have previously appeared in Super Bowl half-time shows, Macy&#8217;s Thanksgiving Day parades and George W. Bush&#8217;s inaugurations in 2001 and 2005.</p>
<p>The dancers who choose to attend will join The Mormon Tabernacle Choir at the swearing-in ceremony on January 20.</p>
<p>Earlier this month, Donald Trump&#8217;s inaugural committee announced that America&#8217;s Got Talent star Jackie Evancho will be singing the national anthem at the ceremony.</p>
<p>The presence of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, which has performed at several past inaugurations, has not been met with universal applause.</p>
<p>Former choir member John Bonner, for one, said he was shocked and upset when he heard the news.</p>
<p><i>&#8220;I expect the church to stand on their moral high ground,&#8221;</i> Bonner told KUTV in Salt Lake City. An online petition calls on the group to re-consider.</p>
<p>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints acknowledged that the response to the announcement has been mixed, though church spokesman Eric Hawkins said in a statement that the appearance is a demonstration of support for the office rather than party affiliations or politics.</p>
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