The Zezuru people, who make up a quarter of all Shona speakers, are traditionally the dancers of Jerusarema/Mbende, according to these districts of Zimbabwe's Mashonaland East province.

The second history explains that the missionaries were informed by village chiefs that all significant events in their territory had to be remembered by their people utilizing the Zezuru traditional dances.

The chiefs demanded that Mbende dance be allowed in the celebration of Jesus Christ's birth, and that it be renamed Jerusarema.

[6] The dance is characterized by seductive, acrobatic waist-shaking and hip motions by women in sync with males, with both dancers culminating with intense pelvic thrusts directed towards each other, causing audience ecstasy.

Drumming, singing, clapping, and rattle playing combine to create a polyrhythmic sound that propels the dancers forward.

The dance's aim and meaning are frequently misconstrued; it is denounced for being too seductive and sensual, and its widespread popularity was considered as a threat to the Christian Church's efforts to gain disciples.

The post-colonial administration has recently modified and adapted the dance in order to establish a 'acceptable' form for usage during official political events.

The traditional name of Jerusarema was Mbende, with the former being a scriptural derivative from Israel's holy city of Jerusalem, reportedly to make the dance more palatable to Christian missionaries.

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