Thread: how many calories per hour?

I had a lady email me to help her with an article about belly dance in the Cleveland, Ohio area. One of her questions was how many calories per hour you burn while belly dancing? I did some research and it looks like somewhere between 250-350 is the typical answer depending on intensity and current weight.
Any other opinions aside from what I found on the WWW.
Thanks~

Okay, I admit this is totally flippant, but my opinion is:
Why should we care?
signed,
"200 lbs of Curvaceous Sex Appeal, Moving in Beauty & Grace While Wearing Drop-Dead Gorgeous Costume"
Rosette
okay, sorry,

haha, it's a fitness article...so i think they wanted something to compare it to....
but I'm not really sure! good point!

According to calorie-count.com, one hour of dancing burns 261 calories. They include belly dance in the dance types for that activity.

it really depends on the kind of dancing your doing.
Take into account folklore?
what level ? intense training ? while performing ? or just a basic class a begginer would take?

when performing I spend a whole lot of energy for sure and when I do folklore and burn more calories.

but teaching and dancing with students I sweat less in 4.5 hours than in a 1.5 hour african dance class. BD movements tend to be small and not much cardio.

swimming is about 400-600 per hour ( up to 800 if you are traning like a champ for hours) and bd takes less effort than swimming for sure.

BD is great for toning certain areas of the body and to get people to move in a different way. But to burn fat it is not the best choice. If someone hasnt moved in years she might loose some , but for people use to regular exercize BD is mild.

[QUOTE=Rosette;304016]"200 lbs of Curvaceous Sex Appeal, Moving in Beauty & Grace While Wearing Drop-Dead Gorgeous Costume"
Rosette
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I really like that quote.

Hmm this is a hard one since doesn't it relaly depend on how vigerous you are "belly dancing". :-)
Plus for me even though I might be burning calories my heart rate doesn't get high enough (during teaching and regular class) to even get into my fat burning range. Only when I am rehearsing really hard. I wear a heart rate monitor since I am OC about it! :-)
But it tells me where my heart rate is and how many calories I have burned based on my input form my metabolic rate.
Anyhow I think its individual and giving a conservative wide range might be the best bet!
Adding to the murkiness! ;-)
xoxo,
-NJ

The number I found when researching this a couple of years ago was 150 to 300 calories, depending on the intensity.

Originally Posted by Rosette

Okay, I admit this is totally flippant, but my opinion is:
Why should we care?
signed,
"200 lbs of Curvaceous Sex Appeal, Moving in Beauty & Grace While Wearing Drop-Dead Gorgeous Costume"
Rosette
okay, sorry,

Rosette I can second that having met you in person. you rock!

Aw shucks, Amartia, thanks!
R

The Daily Plate gives 153 calories per 30 minutes, for whatever that's worth.