The future of Lavani

The future of this folk dance

As cinema became popular, the Lavani dance was also introduced in films. With growing acceptance, Lavani dancers revived the dance and brought it out in a positive light. Introduction of traditional music and social messages, state-level competitions, special performances for women audiences, urban music theatre productions and international success helped redeem the folk art. Lavani in its most recent ‘modern’ form has found a place in Bollywood films with starts like Vidya Balan and Rani Mukherjee giving their own spin to the centuries old dance. This is can survive if people look into this folk form. If they talk about it. If some tv channels show this type of folk dance at regular intervals then some people will get to know about it.

Perception of the Dance Form

 The popularity of Lavani has reduced in the recent times and most people consider it passé. Due to the sensuous nature of the dance form as well as its depiction in mainstream Bollywood films, the performers of Lavani are stereotyped and discriminated against. Currently, 40 medium sized troupes performing Lavani and about 600 small troupes exist in the state of Maharashtra alone.