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About four in ten Americans would try social dance classes for their mental health

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In a May 2026 Verasight survey, more Americans warm to social dance classes for their mental health than turn them down: 27% would take part, and another 12% would, though they worry it might crowd out other priorities.

On the other side, 31% would decline outright and 4% would decline over those same competing priorities. About a quarter (23%) stay open to it but unsure of the benefits, while 2% land elsewhere.

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About four in ten Americans would try social dance classes for their mental health.

If offered the opportunity to participate in social dance classes (such as salsa dancing, square dancing, or other social and movement-based activities) for your mental health, would you choose to do so?

  • No 31.0%
  • Yes 27.0%
  • Potentially, but I'm not sure what benefits it would have 23.3%
  • Yes, but it might interfere with my other priorities 12.0%
  • No, because it would interfere with my other priorities 4.5%
  • Other 2.2%

2026 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.3%

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Methodology

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2026-05-11 → 2026-05-11
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.3%
Module
society

Source

Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26

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