{"id":324936,"date":"2025-01-28T16:17:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T10:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=324936"},"modified":"2025-01-28T16:17:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T10:47:56","slug":"lezim-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/lezim-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Lezim dance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>&#8211; The upcoming Bollywood film Chhava, depicting the life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, has stirred controversy over a scene showing the Maratha king performing the Lezim dance.<\/p>\n<h2>About Lezim dance<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_324938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-324938\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-324938\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lezim-dance.png?resize=385%2C261&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lezim dance\" width=\"385\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lezim-dance.png?w=558&amp;ssl=1 558w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lezim-dance.png?resize=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-324938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- Maharashtra Tourism<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is traditional folk dance of <em>Maharashtra<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>It is named after the lezim, a wooden stick with jingling metallic cymbals used by dancers.<\/li>\n<li>The dance involves vigorous and rhythmic steps involving <em>squatting, jumping, and group formations<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Occasions<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>It is performed during festivals (<em>e.g., Ganesh Chaturthi<\/em>), marriage processions, and cultural events.<\/li>\n<li>It is also practiced widely in schools as a form of physical exercise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Energy and Synchronization<\/strong>: Dancers perform in circles or groups, gradually increasing pace with drum beats <em>(dhol or dhalgi).<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cultural Identity<\/strong>: Symbolizes community spirit and is often associated with Maratha pride.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Martial Connection<\/strong>: Rooted in physical drills from akhadas (traditional gymnasiums).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Historical Significance<\/strong><em>-Shivaji Maharaj\u2019s Influence<\/em>: Promoted during his reign as a military exercise for maintaining fitness and discipline among soldiers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News&#8211; The upcoming Bollywood film Chhava, depicting the life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, has stirred controversy over a scene showing the Maratha king performing the Lezim dance. About Lezim dance It is traditional folk dance of Maharashtra. It is named after the lezim, a wooden stick with jingling metallic cymbals used by dancers. The dance&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/lezim-dance\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Lezim dance<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10367,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11212,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-324936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-history-and-art-culture-in-news","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324936\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}