Lao Dances Options

[NitaKang]

I don't think there's much pictures that I could find..but I really like to see images of Laotian dances. Especially the ones that are danced for fun. ^_^

[BukJoy]

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here's a pic from a recent wedding. that's "fawn". its like you dance in a big circle and you move your hands slowly. hard to explain. i should make a video to demonstrate lol.

i wish i had a pic of the square dancing type dance the women do. its pretty koo but i don't know how to do it (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/embarassedlaugh.gif)

[Point_Dexter]

Its called....

Lao: Lamvong
Khmer: Roumvong

but Thai... What do the Thai's call it?

And to move real fluidly you gotta be drunk. Oil the hinges with some henessy and your on your way.

This post has been edited by Point_Dexter: Aug 26 2004, 01:27 PM

[NitaKang]

Romvong is pretty fun....lol, an old drunk guy dancing is always the best at it. Especially lomleiw..the fast kind?

[PervertBurger]

Romvong is pretty fun....lol, an old drunk guy dancing is always the best at it. Especially lomleiw..the fast kind?

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[Point_Dexter]

Ohh i had , my share of Khmer/Lao Weddings. I was so sick of weddings, I ended up makeing it a class project.

We share alot of simular beats and dance moves.

Lao/Khmer: as of follows
Lamvong/Ramvong. The typical general circle dance
Salavan/Saravan, This orginated in Saravan Laos, and inhabitants are of Khmer decent.
Morlam/Kantrum, same thing, different names, different language

Uniqeely Laos
Siphandone, Khonesavane, Tangvai, Phouthai, Luang Phrabang. Uses the Bamboo lute, which is exclusivly Lao.

Uniquely Khmer
Ram kbach, lam lao--> I assumed that this was of Lao origin, but the Lao people say its too fast for them. Khmer dance beats are a bit faster. Lao dance beats are slow and easy going.

To an untrained ear, they all sound the same, but I can tell whats what.

No one can outphase my drunk uncle. He can go non stop, grabbing ladies butts. Very Tance like....old peeps techno.

[ChuonCheat_Khmer]

point_dexter,
where are the laotians of khmer descent from? southern laos? i remember watching the travel channel and it was in laos. there were people who look just like khmer. they didn't look like the typical light skinned laotian. man, khmer people are all over mainland SEAsia but so many of them have been assimilated.

[Rocky Cuong V]

lolz, i remembered my gf did this weird Laos dance once..man she was so cute then.

[NitaKang]

You know I also love the ones with partners..where u dance face to face, back and fourth to the steps, and you sway hour hands in and out. And dancing with a hott person, and old uncles as well (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/embarassedlaugh.gif)

[dalawapo]

show some pi fures u guys!

[PtrckHri]

Chuon-Cheat: I heard that the laotians of khmer descent originaled from the khmers who lived in the kingdom of Chen La, i.e. the current Champassack area in the southern part of Laos, which used to be part of the khmer empire. Many of these people (mostly men) migrated towards and intermarried with people (mostly women) from the central and northern parts of Laos. This has given rise to the current population of Laos. The southerners are well-known for being very patriotic citizens. I think the current Lao president and a few other high-ranking Lao officials, mostly those in the army, are from the south.

[ChuonCheat_Khmer]

yea, it was known as Land Chenla or Upper Chenla. also, the khmer king gave Fa Ngum 10,000 soldiers to fight attacking tribes including the siams.

[WuNlOpKhMeRgRl]

im tryen to find da pictures wit mah friends wen we drank some henessy and we all got drunk and we wuz jus dancen its pretty hilarious im tryen ta find it now and i really want u guys to see it cuz u neva seen TEENS DESE DAIS DRINK HENESSY AND DANCE LIKE IDIOTS AT PARTIES lmfao i wonder how i got my hands on a henessy anyways???

[GawtxJenny]

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here's a pic from a recent wedding. that's "fawn". its like you dance in a big circle and you move your hands slowly. hard to explain. i should make a video to demonstrate lol.

i wish i had a pic of the square dancing type dance the women do. its pretty koo but i don't know how to do it  (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/embarassedlaugh.gif)

i use to love watching them do the square dance thing too...hehe...and when they go in a circle and the guy tells them to go down to the floor hehe...silly...

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these are the same pixz that are in the lao dresses topic...hehe...mah homegurls fauning...

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This post has been edited by GawtxJenny: Aug 29 2004, 11:08 PM

[nouksulao]

thia long salavan, thia long, thai long salavan, thai long, thai long noi salavan eeeoooyyyyy!!!!!!!

[tsinooy1]

wow, those costumes are similar to the ones in Mindanao, Philippines----
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(IMG:http://wilsonphotos.com/likha/dekada/images/003500-R2-24.jpg)
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Well, not that similar. I saw a lao dance at a cultural performance once.I enjoyed it.

[BukJoy]

thia long salavan, thia long, thai long salavan, thai long, thai long noi salavan eeeoooyyyyy!!!!!!!

lmao! that's the jam right there!!!

[NitaKang]

wow, those costumes are similar to the ones in Mindanao, Philippines----
(IMG:http://www.likha.org/galleries/photos/1999-palace/image/062.jpg)
(IMG:http://wilsonphotos.com/likha/dekada/images/003500-R2-24.jpg)
(IMG:http://wilsonphotos.com/likha/dekada/images/977000-R1-33.jpg)

Well, not that similar. I saw a lao dance at a cultural performance once.I enjoyed it.

You must be into cultural arts as well. I think we should form a Traditional Dance clan...I have some dance pictures... ^_^

[nouksulao]

waddup bukjoy glad to see another lao person knows what im talkin bout. (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Jotmaimamoreaj]

thia long salavan, thia long, thai long salavan, thai long, thai long noi salavan eeeoooyyyyy!!!!!!!

oeey som onh jernh, rorm lange
som onjernh bros rur srei jass rur kmange mok rom lange saravan et brokan thanak loey.

Sliak kyol saravan sliak kyol,sliak kyol saravan sliak kyol dondobb make saravan oey.


I love that song.