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By:N Beck

Popular television shows like Dancing With The Stars or the original British show that inspired all others Strictly Come Dancing have catapulted ballroom dancing back into the spot light.

Ballroom dancing is a fantastic way to burn off extra calories, have fun and learn a new skill all at the same time. Have you ever seen an overweight out of shape dancer? Nope, neither have I and that is because dance requires dedication and fitness.

If you are out of shape currently then ballroom dancing may be just the thing to help get you back into shape as it is a low impact exercise that can help you burn excess calories. In fact using the activity calculator on caloriesperhour.com shows that a 200 pound person doing slow ballroom dancing for just 30 minutes can expect to burn 136 calories while performing a fast ballroom dance for 30 minutes the same 200 pound person can expect to burn up to 204 calories.

Besides the weight loss aspects if you are dancing with your partner a side benefit you may experience is the strengthening of the bonds between the two of you. As you earn to dance you can experience the highs as you both accomplish the completion of a new dance together and you will be able to laugh at each other as you make mistakes, all of this can help your relationship to grow stronger.

Now that you know just a few of the many benefits associated with ballroom dancing and dancing in general it's time to get up off the couch or get off the computer and learn how to dance just like I did. For shy individuals like myself one of the best options to learn to dance is one of the many learn to dance at home DVDs available on the market and the best one I have found and the one I use regularly is the Louis van Amstel 8 Disc complete at home dance system entitle Louis Let's Dance. For more outgoing people the other available option is to find a local dance instructor and start taking dance lessons. Regardless of how you start your journey into dance in the end you will feel better, have learned a new skill and just may have lost some weight in the process.