Lezim can be used for cognitive and non-cognitive gains at school level

 Lezim - at times spelt and spoken as 'Lezium' - is used for PT exercises and drill as individual activity. In this format, lezim can be introduced as a pre-school activity. While, as a dance activity, it can be an elementary and high school activity.

Lezim dance is, relatively, a vigorous physical exercise with formations in two's, fours and more than four in a circle.

Lezim performers carry a small musical instrument with jingling cymbals.

A wooden rod with both ends punctured and an iron linked chain  with jingles and are generally available in two sizes - one for children of elementary schools and other for high school. 

Lezim when used as a musical drill like standing dance has therapeutic values and is suitable for pre-schoolers and children with special needs

According to Lalit Kishore, dance, the movement of the body in a rhythmic way, usually to music is done within a given space. This performing art form can have a purpose (context, culture, cognitive use, amusement use, therapeutic use, gratification use, message, communication, aesthetics, talent exhibition, etc.) with selected sequences of human body’s movements, gestures and expressions. 

"If the space is to be kept limited both for simplicity and grace, standing dance is to be preferred. For children with special needs to learn a desired movement, one at a time for motor skill development by taking delight in the body and limbs at one place," wrote this blogger in an earlier post.

He adds, "When used as movement therapy, one dance step is done slowly, first as a assisted exercise, them as practice with a gradual increase of pace and tempo.

Exercise-based dances like ‘lazium’ or lezim’ which involves cross-lateral movements have a great potential for their use as dance therapy with differently abled children."