Dance in Thailand (Thai: รำไทย Ram thai)

Thai dance is the main dramatic art form of Thailand which like many forms of traditional Asian Dance. It may divided into two categories : High Art (Classical Dance) and Low Art (Folk Dance)




Fon Phu Thai • This dance is part of a propitiatory ceremony performed by the Phu Thai tribe, who live in the Northeast of the country. The music that accompanies it is played on typical instruments like the gong ching (a tribal drum), along with other drums and pipes. The gong ching plays a fundamental part because it sets the rhythm for the dance.

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Teut-Teung (Drum Dance) is a typical instrument used in Thai folk music, is played throughout the country to accompany the parades held at traditional festivals.

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Ram Nora Son Ram is a basic posture, which is executed by concentrating on hand arm and shoulder movements, and on the equilibrium and movement of various parts of the body, and is accompanied by rather long lyrics.

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Ram Kien Pral - Yieb Louk Manao - Ram Ko Soet * This advanced level of the Nora dance is usually performed during a competition between two groups of dancers. To intimidate the rival group, a male dancer strikes an effigy. In the version known as Yleb Louk Manao, the female protagonist stamps on three lemons symbolizing the hearts of the rivals. The dance is performed as a sign of victory. In the next dance the female protagonist asks the pran, the comical hunter, to give her a headdress as a symbol of her victory. This is a ceremonial ritual carried out to dishonor rivals and to encourage the members of the group, and is characterized by a certain sacredness, as can be seen from the style of the dance

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Serng I-San * This folk dance is generally performed at traditional festivals. The choreography is entrusted to the dancers who wear brightly colored costumes, and expresses all the joy of the celebration.

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Fawn is another form of "folk-dance" accompanied by folk music of the region. The first Fawn originated from the northern region of Thailand, it was designed and taught by Chao Dararasami of Chiang Mai. Since then, a variety of "Fawn" came into practice, according to the music and style of each province, such as the Fawn-Lep (ฟ้อนเล็บ) finger-nail dance from Chiang Mai, Fawn-Ngiew from Chiang Rai with the influence of Burmese music and costume.

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Performance on the fighting between Burma's King and Thai's King with riding the elephant to conquer back their own land.


The powerful of Thai's King attacked with his own skills



At Last, Thai's king won the battle and bring back their own lands which we called it now as "Thailand"

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Performance ended with all the group of performers singing and dancing.
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