Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Sports Science and Medicine 2333-4606 2 5A 2014 09 25 A Study on Pulmonary Function of Adolescent Bengalee Trainee Bharatnatyam Dancers 45 47 EN Neepa Banerjee Tanaya Santra Sandipan Chaterjee Ayan Chatterjee Surjani Chatterjee Ushri Banerjee Shankarashis Mukherjee Indranil Manna Department of Physiology, Midnapore College, Midnapore, W. B., India, AJSSM201425A10 10.12691/ajssm-2-5A-10 2014 06 17 2014 07 28 2014 09 25 Dance, a type of art that generally refers to the rhythmic body movement, is performed in many different cultures. It provides an energetic, non-competitive form of exercise which has potential positive impacts on physical health and may enhance fitness level. On the other hand, pulmonary function test is a non invasive and simple technique used for the assessing lung function status. Practicing dancing as a physical activity may have some impact on lung function variables. In this backdrop a study was conducted to assess the effect of dancing exercise on the pulmonary function indices in terms of VC, FEV1, FEV1%, PEFR in the 31 adolescent Bengalee females receiving training in Bharatnatyam dancing. It has been found that individuals receiving dancing training have significant (P <0.05) favorable impact on pulmonary status compared to control group consisting of 39 individuals of same age and socio economic status.