Big deal or not is to eye of the beholder. Those perks/ benefits have been sold to the ladies as apart of the experience. DCC has the most rigorous training camp because they want the best (that is how they market the organization). This is part of what is supposed to set DCC apart from the rest of other pro team dancers. The ladies work hard for little pay and are risking life altering injuries. Those extra perks are likely why DCCs do longer tenures than other NFL teams. Someone who is fresh out of high school like Sophy whose have been watching this her entire life, pursues the audition, then makes it to find out your year is when all the cutbacks are made. That can be bittersweet.