Dancing is a great physical activity and can help with weight loss. It’s a fun way to exercise, burn off calories, and even build muscle strength. The health benefits of taking dance lessons from the Indianapolis-South Fred Astaire Dance Studio might even be better for you than joining a gym!
Dancing in our Indianapolis-South studio can help you burn a ton of calories. Different styles of dance will focus on different parts of your body, but they’ll get you moving and give you a healthy dose of endorphins that comes with exercise.
Here are a few different dance styles and how many calories each burns. Keep in mind that the number of calories burned varies depending on each person’s body weight and mass, as well as how high-impact the dancing style is.
Samba: 500 Calories
This festive, upbeat dance style is among the best for ultimate calorie burning. The hip, glute, arm, and feet movements involved in Samba will work every inch of your body. Your body will be burning up to 500 calories an hour while you dance the Samba!
Salsa: 400 Calories
When you dance Salsa, you’ll be burning a ton of calories on the dancefloor. This sensuous dance style will have you moving your waist and hips, which is great for trimming your mid-section. Salsa dancing also incorporates movements that work your core and glutes. This dance style will help you burn about 400 calories per hour.
Swing: 300–550 Calories
Swing is a moderate to intense cardio workout. It requires fast footwork and often throwing around your partner’s body weight. This dance style can have you burning between 300 and 550 calories per hour.
Cha Cha: 400 Calories
The Cha Cha has you moving every part of your body: legs, waist, hips, and even arms! This passionate dance inspired by Mambo, Rumba, and the Lindy includes several steps, lateral movements, and arm movements that will have your body working in overdrive and can burn 400 calories per hour.
Jive: 300–400 Calories
This high-energy dance is a great aerobic workout. Jive is all about long kicks, partner lifts, jumps, and knee bends that will greatly increase your heart rate. Get ready to find yourself out of breath at the end of a routine, but it will be worth it. You may be surprised at how much fun Jive is! Expect to burn between 300 and 400 calories per hour dancing Jive.
Ready to make dancing your next healthy hobby? All the dances taught at Fred Astaire Dance Studios will help get you in shape and let loose. Contact us today to learn more about our dance lessons and schedules.
