Is dancing haram in Islam?

Dancing is not prohibited by any explicit text, and scholars treat it according to what surrounds it. Women dancing among women at a wedding, or men among men in celebration, has been tolerated across the schools when it is modest and free of instruments that are themselves disputed. Dancing becomes prohibited when men and women mix, when movements are sexually suggestive, or when it takes place with alcohol or other forbidden things. Some scholars disliked it even in private because it is unbecoming of the dignity a Muslim should keep. The source article lays out the positions of the schools and the evidence each relies on.