Dancing the Salsa is one of the best forms of exercise.

Some of the health and fitness benefits of dancing the Salsa are:

~Weight loss and muscle gain.

~It boosts your physical endurance and range of motion

~It increases your flexibility.

~It is a great way to learn great moves that you can show off on the dance floor.

Quick facts

~"Salsa teaches you how to exert greater control over your body. It is a complete workout for the legs and hips, but you will have greater muscle tone all over," says Gautam.

~Dancing the Salsa can burn up to 10 calories a minute.

~It does not have harmful side effects caused by high impact exercises like running.

~On an average, you can burn 400 calories after an hour of Salsa.