While the numbers of Blacks in dance has continued to grow, the corresponding increase in the overall presentation of Blacks in dance has been relatively nominal and stagnant. To date, companies of Blacks in dance still face the all too often, “only one per year, and maybe a few more if it’s in February during Black History Month” syndrome. Now, as financial resources have tightened, not only do these companies face the “only one per year” syndrome but find that presenters are too often limited to booking a group based on its cost rather than what it can deliver qualitatively in order to break even. – International Association of Blacks in Dance