- Dance is a great ice-breaker! Many a party or social gathering has been transformed from a dull and boring social obligation into a fun few hours of dance and music.
- Dancing provides many opportunities to meet other people. Joining a dance class can increase self-confidence and build social skills. Because physical activity reduces stress and tension, regular dancing gives an overall sense of well-being.
- You can burn calories the fun way. Dancing can burn as many calories as walking, swimming or riding a bicycle. During a half hour of sustained dancing you can burn between 200 and 400 calories.
- Experts typically recommend 30 to 40 minutes of continuous activity three to four times a week. Dancing may not provide all the conditioning you need, but it can help. The degree of cardiovascular conditioning depends on how vigorously you dance, how long you dance continuously and how regularly you do it.
- The side-to-side movements of many dances strengthen your weight bearing bones (tibia, fibula and femur) and can help prevent or slow loss of bone mass (osteoporosis).
- If you're recovering from heart or knee surgery, movement may be part of your rehabilitation. Dancing is a positive alternative to aerobic dance or jogging.
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At Sanskriti, our trained instructors led by the talented Puja Amin, teach various Indian dance forms like:
Join a Sanskriti dance class today to pursue a healthy lifestyle with regular exercise, meet new people and get on stage to perform.