Highlights Samba rehearsals can increase cardiorespiratory function in dancers up to 19% of VO2max. Samba rehearsals can decrease up to 1.9kg of fat mass and increase 1.3kg of lean body mass. In a samba rehearsal session, dancers spend 50% of their time at an intensity above 83% of the maximum. ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the effect of 12 weeks of rehearsals on cardiorespiratory parameters and body composition in Brazilian samba dancers belonging to a first-league samba school. Methods: Twenty-six women […]