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Dance in Thailand (Thai: นาฏศิลป์, pronounced [nāːt.tà.sǐn] or Thai: นาฏกรรม, pronounced [nāːt.tà.kām]) 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 ).
A dance known as cendrawasih was designed by I Gde Manik and was first performed in the Sawan subdistrict of the Buleleng Regency in the 1920s; the area is the origin of numerous dances, including Trunajaya, Wirangjaya, and Palawakya.
Mak yong (Jawi: مق يوڠ ; Thai: มะโย่ง, RTGS: ma yong) is a traditional form of dance-drama from northern Malaysia, particularly the state of Kelantan. It was banned by the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party because of its animist and Hindu - Buddhist roots which pre-date Islam in the Asian region by far. [ 1 ]
Tarian Tradisional Archived 2010-03-23 at the Wayback Machine Portal Rasmi Kerajaan Negeri Johor Darul Ta'zim; Fauziah Ismail, Showcase folk dances on regular basis|JohorBuzz Archived 2010-05-30 at the Wayback Machine NST. 2009/06/22; Ceracap Inai|Kekwa|Festival Kuda Kepang MAKUM 2009|Dewan Budaya, Universiti Sains Malaysia|21 & 22 Mac 2009|Youtube
Cakalele dance (pronounced "cha-ka-leh-leh", spelled tjakalele by the Dutch) is a war dance from North and Central Maluku in Indonesia. [1] Hybrid versions also exist among the natives of Sulawesi (Kabasaran dance or Sakalele of the Minahasan), [2] East Nusa Tenggara (Abui Cakalele from Alor), [3] the Tanimbar Islands, [citation needed] and Fakfak ( Mbaham-Matta's Cakalele Mbreh). [4]
Asyik (literally "beloved"/"besotted") is a classical royal court dance popular in Patani and Kelantan.According to Hikayat Patani, the dance was created in 1644 to entertain the grieving Ratu Kuning over the loss of her favorite bird.
In 2012, a blog called Suara Pakatan Rakyat wrote an article titled Tarian Sumazau Untuk Golongan Rendah Akhlak (Sumazau is for the Morally Weak), claiming that the dance is a cult. This issue prompted backlash from the Sabahan (particularly the Kadazandusun and Murut aka KDM) community.
Bangkok Malay, also referred to as Bangkok Melayu or Nayu, is the local variant of Malay spoken by ethnic Malays living in Bangkok and its surrounding areas. It arose from the intermingling of the Malay community from Southern Thailand and slowly diverged as a distinct variety of Malay.