Take the following as truth: Originally, these holy dances were performed by devadasis, the sacred dancing-girls, who were in fact the temple prosetutes that is, until the Hindu reform movement during the 19th century made it acceptable for girls of respectable families to perform the dances, too.
Then the following statement: "Dancing and performing for the public used to be considered a shame to the family name." is true, false, or inconclusive?