In the teachings there is nothing against dancing, but the friends should
remember that the standard of Baha'u'llah is modesty and chastity. The
atmosphere of modern dance halls, where so much smoking and drinking and
promiscuity goes on, is very bad, but decent dances are not harmful in
themselves. There is certainly no harm in classical dancing or learning
dancing in school. There is also no harm in taking part in dramas.
Likewise in cinema acting. The harmful thing, nowadays, is not the art
itself but the unfortunate corruption which often surrounds these arts. As
Baha'is we need avoid none of the arts, but acts and the atmosphere that
sometimes go with these professions we should avoid.