Filipinos Dancing THAILAND Folk dance | Thai Classical Dancing Mix | ASEAN Culture Heritage

Thai Dancing - [Dance in Thailand Thai culture Thai dance Asian dances] Culture Trip. Dance in Thailand (Thai: นาฏศิลป์, pronounced [nâat.dtà.sǐn] or Thai: นาฏกรรม, pronounced [nâat.dtà.kam]) is the main dramatic art form in Thailand. Thai dance can be divided into two major categories, high art (classical dance) and low art (folk dance). The Thai terms for dance, รำ 'ram', and ระบำ 'rabam' derive from the Old Khmer words រាំ 'raṃ' and របាំ 'rapaṃ', respectively. There is an extended influence of ancient Khmer forms on Thai Classical dance and performance. This is due to the multitude of Khmer words relating to dance, music and performance, along with the similarities found between the gestures of Thai dancers’ depictions in ancient Khmer sculpture and bas reliefs. Folk dance forms include dance theater forms like likay, numerous regional dances (ram), the ritual dance ram muay, and homage to the teacher, wai khru. Both ram muay and wai khru take place before all traditional muay Thai matches. The wai is also an annual ceremony performed by Thai classical dance groups to honor their artistic ancestors.

Folk dance
Folk dance forms include dance theater forms like likay, numerous regional dances (ram), the ritual dance ram muay, and homage to the teacher, wai khru. Both ram muay and wai khru take place before all traditional muay Thai matches. The wai is also an annual ceremony performed by Thai classical dance groups to honor their artistic ancestors.

Ram wong (Thai: รำวง) is a type of partner dance in a circle.
Ram muay (Thai: รำมวย) is the ritualized dance that takes place before Southeast Asian kickboxing matches such as muay Thai.
Wai khru (Thai: ไหว้ครู) Wai khru ram muay is a ritualized form of dance meant to pay respect to or homage to the khru, or teacher. It is performed annually by Thai classical dance institutions as well as before muay Thai matches.

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Online edition of CONCERT AT THE PARK, NPDC’s longest running public service program and Catholic Mass Media Hall of Fame Awardee for Best Cultural Program, In celebration of Southeast Asia’s culture and heritage! This program “Sayaw ASEAN” features the Sindaw Philippines Performing Arts Guild performing on the virtual stage of Concert at the Park. Proclamation No. 282 amending Proclamation No. 1008 (s. 1997) declares the month of August of every year as “ASEAN Month”
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