So couples ballet and ice dancing have similarities that require lifts and poses that can be immodest.  Ballet dancing without the men looks more like the shen yun dancing. 

So for dancing to be ok  Do we agree?

1)The costume has to be modest
2) If males are involved there is minimal touching (only safe areas like arms)
3) the moves should not be sensual.

  Dances now our way worse than they were 500 years ago.

The de Medici Family was super-elite.  Highly suspect of being into witchcraft.  Used their power/$ to get family members elected as Cardinals and even the pope.  They are responsible for the "renaissance statues" all around the Vatican, many of which were taken down years later for their homo-erotic/risque poses (some still remain).  Not good people.

The de Medici Family was super-elite.  Highly suspect of being into witchcraft.  Used their power/$ to get family members elected as Cardinals and even the pope.  They are responsible for the "renaissance statues" all around the Vatican, many of which were taken down years later for their homo-erotic/risque poses (some still remain).  Not good people.

Hard to find too many elite families without some element of corruption. That doesn’t mean every art form the family endorses is immoral!

I don’t think her family actually invented ballet, likely the people who did remain in obscurity, rather they promoted it in Italy and facilitated it becoming popular in France. I’m no expert on this particular topic, perhaps you are? 😊😉

My sister and I were both enrolled in Mrs. Robinnette’s School of Dance and Etiquette for Young Ladies. We were both quite young, from ages 4-7. It was for girls only, for ages 4-11 only. Mrs. Robinnette was a widow who had a dance studio built onto the back of her house. We did some ballet, folk dance, put on mini-musicals, learned how to walk, sit, serve food, sit,  converse gracefully. There were four levels of achievement after which the girls received a formal tea party and a diploma. I completed two levels after which time we moved. I recall nothing embarrassing about it except if someone’s brother made fun of his sister at drop off or pick up time. The world was still normal enough that boys usually looked upon anything “girly” with disdain.  Our standard clothing was a full leotard with either modern dance, ballet, or tap shoes, and a flared, pleated skirt with matching vest top. Each level wore a different color. Level One was pastel pink leotards and white skirt-vest. Level Two was pastel blue leotards and white, Level Three, white leotards with pastel green, Level Four was white leotards and bright yellow. I mostly enjoyed the classes and twirling around in the skirts to music. Mrs. Robinnette had a St. Bernard dog named Charlie for a pet. He stayed in the living room or outdoors. Despite his large size, he was very friendly. I remember sometimes we would be allowed to pet Charlie and feed him milkbone treats.

You made an excellent analogy about alcohol, which is fine in moderation but drunkenness and resulting behaviours are not…same with dance… most is beautiful art form but can be used in wrong ways. Erotica, pole dancing, the gyrations that pass for dancing in many nightclubs are just cover for prostitution and hook up culture. That doesn’t mean all dance is immoral especially the wonderful classical ballet!! Nothing wrong with dancing with the opposite sex either… it’s the way people have traditionally met future spouse! My parents met at a dance 😊🤣