About four in ten Americans would try social dance classes for their mental health
Core finding
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.
Topline distribution
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?
n = 1,000 · May 11, 2026 · MoE ±3.3%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | May 11, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.3% |
| Module | society |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26
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?
Cite this question
Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.