It helps those who want to strike a bond with the world of dance and offers them opportunities in the world of dance and theatre, irrespective of their background. This is because recognition in this field comes only when you have exposure and enough performances to your credit. And for performing, you need money and for making yourself known to people, you need to have good marketing skills. If you meet the above requirements and have Luck on your side, then who knows you could even get a grant from the Government to perform at cultural shows. But unfortunately very few get these kind of openings to showcase their talents.
Talented people are plenty but opportunities are very scarce.
Of the total package you get per show, you have to pay your team of vocalists, people playing the instruments and others and as a result one is not left with much. The lack of money can be demoralising. Which is why, not everyone makes it big in this field. Lady Macmillan put it aptly when she said. Dancers are an amazing set of people.