Read the following passage and answer the item that follows. Your answer to this item should be based on the passage only.

In our country, classical dance forms are equated with a culture that ensures continuity of tradition. This idea has become part of public policy-framing and provides a legitimate basis for the State to support the art form. But the notion of tradition as a single, linear entity is being strongly contested today. The narratives dominant in defining a particular classical form are seen to have emerged from the practices and histories of certain sections. The discounted, and at times forcibly stifled, regional variants are fighting for their rightful place in the art's history. Against this backdrop, when we promote a classical dance form as a traditional art, it is not surprising that large sections of our population choose to ignore it.

Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical and rational message conveyed by the author of the passage?