if you are someone who finds gymming dull and intimidating then include dancing in your routine dancing is often considered as a recreational activity but in reality it can be an awesome fitness activity you can burn a good amount of calories if you practice it regularly it does not matter if you choose salsa hip hop jazz belly or ballet as long as you enjoy it move your body to the beat properly and be consistent about it to reap maximum benefits how many calories you burn in one hourthe number of calories you burn in an hour varies from person to person it depends majorly on your body composition what dance form your choose and your intensity but on an average a person weighing 56 kilos can lose up to 55 calories per minute while performing moderate dancing so as per a study published in harvard health publishing a person weighing 56 kilos can burn up to 330 calories in an hour maintain calorie deficitdancing alone cannot make you fit and help you lose weight it is important to create calorie deficit one needs to eat 3500 fewer calories in a week to lose 1 kilo of fat along with this you need to perform moderateintensity dance every hour only then will you be able to lose 1 kilo of weight in 10 to 11 days some important health benefits of dancingit improves heart health it improves balance and strength it challenges your brainit improves flexibilityit reduces stressit helps to lose weightit helps boost your mood