I find it interesting that a beautiful artistic sport like skating is failing in the US and Spokane, yet bring in Shen Yun, and you have to fight for good seats...any seats.........and not only in Spokane but all around the world....
Shen Yun is organised by Falun Gong (a mostly harmless lifestyle/religious group that nevertheless has a strong political presence and a penchant for self-promotion).
If USFSA had the same zeal (and if promoting figure skating was deemed similarly favourable to American foreign policy) I reckon FS audiences would be a lot larger.