How many calories do you burn with Dancing?
Someone weighing 180 pounds burns approximately 411 calories per hour with Dancing. Fill in the form below and calculate how many calories you burn with Dancing or use our Calorie Calculator for other activities.
Dancing Calorie Calculator
Burned calories (KCAL)
with Dancing
411
Calories burned with Dancing (weight: 180 lbs)
| MET | 15 min. | 30 min. | 45 min. | 60 min. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballet | 5 | 107 | 214 | 321 | 429 |
| Ballroom dancing | 3.3 | 71 | 141 | 212 | 283 |
| Break dancing | 5.9 | 126 | 253 | 379 | 506 |
| Country or Western dancing | 4.8 | 103 | 206 | 309 | 411 |
| Dancing | 4.8 | 103 | 206 | 309 | 411 |
| Folk dancing | 4.8 | 103 | 206 | 309 | 411 |
| Hip Hop dancing | 5.8 | 124 | 249 | 373 | 497 |
| Salsa dancing | 4.0 | 86 | 171 | 257 | 343 |
| Swing & Disco dancing | 5.8 | 124 | 249 | 373 | 497 |
| Tap dancing | 4.6 | 99 | 197 | 296 | 394 |
How do we calculate the amount of calories burned with Dancing?
This calculation uses the MET value (Metabolic Equivalent of Task) of Dancing. The MET value of Dancing = 4.8. We multiply the MET value with the person's body weight in kilogram. Then we multiply this with 0.0175 and the time in minutes.
A person weighs: 180 pounds
MET value of Dancing: 4.8
Time: 30 minutes
The calorie calculation for Dancing for 30 minutes is as follows:
(180 ) * 4.8 * 0.0175 * 30 minutes = 206 kcal
With 30 minutes of with Dancing you burn 206 kcal.
