Tap dance is a performance art that requires stamina, muscle strength and energy and incorporates full-body movement, but focuses mainly on the major muscles of the legs. You can burn a significant amount of calories from tap dancing.
Description
Tap dance is a style of dance that uses rhythmic patterns of percussion sounds that are produced by small metal plates on the dancer's shoes as the feet tap the floor. Tap is a high-energy dance and can be accompanied by upbeat music or no music at all.
Calories Burned
According to FITDAY.com, you can burn 315 calories from 1 hour of tap dancing. This value will vary depending on your weight, gender, intensity of your movement and the total duration of dancing.
Health Benefits
According to the Better Health Channel, tap dancing increases cardiovascular endurance, coordination, flexibility, agility and stability. Exercises like tap dance that elevate the heart rate to between 60 and 85 percent of your target heart rate may reduce your risk of heart disease and some cancers.
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