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How to Learn to Thai Dance

Thai dance is a beautiful art form. According to ChiangMaiChimes.com, there are two main types of Thai dance: "Classical dance is very stylized and tells a traditional Thai story or folk tales. The best known of these classical dances are Khon, Lakhon and Fawn Thai. Folk dance is much less strict and stylized and can include humor." To learn Thai dance, it is best to learn from a practiced dancer and to learn it in conjunction with other aspects of Thai culture. You will learn about tradtional Thai stories as you learn Thai dance, for example.

Instructions

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      Become familiar with Thai dance by watching online videos of different types of it. For example, you can search YouTube for "Thai dance" videos to see the various ways Thai dance is performed. Focus on the dancers' feet and arm movements as well as their costumes. Learn to recognize the differences between the various types of dances. Try them out for yourself at home a few times until you feel relatively comfortable with some of the movements involved in the dances. Visit LearnThaiCulture.com for Thai dance videos as well.

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      Locate a Thai association or Thai dance company in your area. It may offer Thai dance workshops to the community as a part of its outreach efforts. Attend Thai dance troupe performances to get a firsthand look at Thai dance.

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      Visit Thailand to learn Thai dance. A couple of dance schools in the city of Chiang Mai, for example, offer short-term and long-term dance lessons. Ban Rak Thai offers dance lessons for children, and it also teaches dances from around Thailand. Courses are geared to foreigners in Thailand. The Thai Dance Institute gives two-hour lessons to visitors and also offers lesson packages of up to 200 hours of instruction.

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