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Aside from folk and regional dances (such as southern Thailand's Indian-influenced Manora dance), the two major forms of Thai classical dance drama are Khon and lakhon nai. In the beginning, both were exclusively court entertainments and it was not until much later that a popular style of dance theatre, likay , evolved as a diversion for the ...
The Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company has been lauded for preserving many of the various traditional folk dances found throughout the Philippines. They are famed for their iconic performances of Philippine dances such as the tinikling and singkil that both feature clashing bamboo poles. [44]
Lucrecia Faustino Reyes-Urtula (June 29, 1929 – August 4, 1999) was a Filipino choreographer, theater director, teacher, author and researcher on ethnic dance. She was the founding director of the Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company and was named National Artist of the Philippines for dance in 1988.
The following is a list with the most notable dances. Names of many Greek dances may be found spelt either ending with -o or with -os. This is due to the fact that the word for "dance" in Greek is a masculine noun, while the dance itself can also be referred to by a neuter adjective used substantively. Thus one may find both "hasapiko" ("the ...
Khon (Thai: โขน, pronounced) is a dance drama genre from Thailand.Khon has been performed since the Ayutthaya Kingdom. [1]It is traditionally performed solely in the royal court by men in masks accompanied by narrators and a traditional piphat ensemble.
Pangalay (also known as Daling-Daling [1] or Mengalai [2] in Sabah) [3] is the traditional "fingernail" dance of the Tausūg people of the Sulu Archipelago [4] and eastern coast Bajau of Sabah. [3] [5] [6] The dance has a similarity to classical Balinese and Thai dances, [7] [8] and involves the movements of the shoulders, elbows, and wrists [9]
The Maglalatik (also known as Manlalatik or Magbabao) is a folk dance from the Philippines performed by male dancers. [1] Coconut shell halves are secured onto the dancers' hands [2] and on vests upon which are hung four or six more coconut shell halves. The dancers are shirtless and wear only red pants.
Romvong is the most popular folk dance perform by both men and women across Cambodia especially in the New Year Eve, national and religious celebrations, and occasional events. Khmer people performs romvong for entertainment, releasing stress, and happiness.