Kingdom of Thailand ^/\^ (Again)
Proundly present Thai puppet






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And Thai Traditional music (behind d sceen)

Indonesia is the winner of most cool dancing, i dont think no one can compete with all the beautiful and diverse types of dances... so many islands, so many peoples and so manay dances!!!

i'm shocked no one mentioned the philippine's ocho ocho dance...its one of the most famous.

We haven't got Malay and Singapore yet.

Thanks.....
I love Khmer dance too (although never seen it in live performance before... )

I think the famous Khmer dance is Apsara dance.
Am I right...?

Kingdom of Kamboja

Here's some pictures of Apsara dance





Modeled after Apasara goddesses stone carving on Angkor's wall.





What is Apsara means in Kamboja...?
In Indonesia (especially Java) Apsara (Hapsara or Hapsari in Javanese tongue) also called Widodari (Bidadari in bahasa Indonesia). Which means Divine Nymph, some sort of Lesser Goddesses (unlike Main Goddesses like Uma, Parvati, or Sarasvati). Beautiful celestial maidens that lives in Svargaloka (heavens), or in some story; they inhabit Indra's Heaven/Palace (Indraloka or Kaendran).

Kamboja's Apsara dance looks beautiful.

Beautiful puppet.....

Indeed. Beautiful!!!!!!!

I think she's just some mysterious dancer and we'll never figure out where she's from.... (Btw what is Surin?)

Here is Wayang Golek from Western Java, Indonesia (where Majapahitans is from). They're theater puppets pretty similar to the Thai puppets.



Rama and Shinta:


more:

You'd given the entire definition of Apsara,Thep Apsor.

@anakjakatar Both Thai and indonisia puppet is show about Ramayana epics.

THE REPUBLIC OF MYANMAR
(former Empire of Burma)

@AEROFORCE1: Yeah, I know, but the puppets I showed were not Thai...

AERO was merely trying to say they were all ramayana epics. End.

@Sirikittong&Aeroforce: AH I C



Singaporean dance?!?!??? LOL




We didn't see any Burmese, M'sian dances too did we?
More pix please!

I already posted pictures of the Burmese dance. Scroll up!

I will post some malaysian dances soon.

Cheers!

Wow..Majapahitan! Good Job!

POST SOME TAIWAN DANCE FROMT HE TRIBES

^LOL D!

Nice photos peeps.

Eh, where are the Malaysian dances? C'mon Malaysian you lazy gits.. post some. Huh!
Oh wait a minute... I'm one too!

Can't be bothered to look for photos just now.
I think just how KL is equidistant to both Jakarta (730 miles) and Bangkok (740miles)
so too is the Malay dance traditions influenced by them. Chinese and Indian dance traditions have become Malaysian too.

^ Hey bro u have to show us malaccan no excuse.
Good to look at these dances by the time I drinking -

Thank you....
Why don't you contribute too...



Ah..ha.. yeah where is Malaysian dance...?
Ayo dong.... Malaysia Boleh....!

Btw I don't have Malay dance picture. How about Minangkabau Dance from Sumatra? (Malaccan Grandma is Minangkabau Lady.... )
They has rich culture and very closely related to Malay.


Minangkabau Sakapur Sirih Dance, some kind of elaborate welcoming dance





Minang Bride


Dance based from Pencak Silat Minang


Male version of Tari Piring

Aboriginal Dance of Taiwan

^You've just made Dalawapo's day Siri!

Majapahitans: Thank you for the pics! I can almost hear the Dinding Berinding song accompanying the tari piring. My maternal great grandma was of Minang blood, you keep a record of my previous posts or sumthing? Good memory

This is a Khmer dance practice, but it looks really cool!
dance

So are the Taiwanese Aboriginals considered SEAsian?

According to Dawalapo

Yes it is; it is an admixture of malay and pacific islander dance techniques. Its rather amusing.

Wai reap an epic of Hindu Ramayana:Cambodia

those pics r just another example of how viets arent really souteast azn...on surface, many SE azn country native clothing style look very similar EXCEPT viet...please dont post any cham pics to represent viet... chams are malays who like other SE azn adopted many aspects of indian culture.

Malay Zapin Dance. Very famous in the southern state of Johor and has a big association.



The Malay joget. A dance performed by 2 people. U use mainly ur legs and twisting the body according to the rhtytm.



Dikir barat. The members sit...tells a long story while moving their hands. Many performers innovate the dance and usually use modern songs.



The Kuda kupang. Dancers use woven mats shaped like a horse to dance. Dancers are usually said fall into a trance as a spirit enters their body.



My favourite dance from Negeri Sembilan. The Tarian Lilin-candle dance. Besides the dancers with candles ther are also women who'll hit large poles onto the ground to make the music. The dance looks complicated and elegant. Pity there are few pictures of the tarian lilin in the net.

I'll post more later.

no pictures, but Lao ppl 'fawn'.. its hard!!

indonesia

betawi dance




ramayana bali dance








kecak dance bali









in indonesia there is a lot of culture dance.......

Now what we miss are Lao and brunei

Siri, where are those photos you promised?

forrestcat has started the ball rolling. Here are some other Malay dance styles.

Asyik dance


Gamelan dance



Mak Yong dance



Endang Dinding Berinding dance (one of my personal favourites... sanuuk maak!)


Joget Chakunchak dance (from Malacca, wahey!!)

Thank you for posting those malay dances, Malaccan. Sorry, but finals and projects hare hampering my time lol. But I'm back.

Here are some laotian dances.








lao ramayana

^Welcome back Siri! Go for those 4.0 CGPA !
And finally here are some dances from the rainforests of Malaysian Borneo, Sabah and Sarawak.

Sumazau dance



Ngajat dance

Wanna see some videoclips of some Philippine folk dances??

Click below



YOUNG TEENS ATTEMPT A DIFFICULT DANCE OF TINIKLING

Another Tinikling attempt...

Kids dressing the rag dolls with traditional filipino costume...

You 're back!
Thought you were abducted or something 2

Tinikling (PHILIPPINES)



Originating from the Visayan province of Leyte, this ethnic dance imitate the Tikling bird's legendary grace and speed. The birds chase each other, run over tree branches, or dodge bamboo traps set by rice farmers. Dancers play the role of the birds by dancing between a pair of bamboo poles. It is usually performed during special celebration, such as birthdays, graduation days, or fiestas.









Originating from the Visayan province of Leyte, this ethnic dance imitate the Tikling bird's legendary grace and speed. The birds chase each other, run over tree branches, or dodge bamboo traps set by rice farmers. Dancers play the role of the birds by dancing between a pair of bamboo poles. It is usually performed during special celebration, such as birthdays, graduation days, or fiestas.

Philippines

Jota Manileña



Pandanggo sa Ilaw


After a good catch, fishermen of Lingayen would celebrate by drinking wine and by dancing, swinging and circling a lighted lamp. Hence, the name "Oasiwas" which in the Pangasinan dialect means "swinging." This unique and colorful dance calls for skill in balancing an oil lamp on the head while circling in each hand a lighted lamp wrapped in a porous cloth or fishnet. The waltz-style music is similar to that of Pandanggo sa Ilaw.


Bulaklakan


Sayaw sa Bangko


Maglalatik


During the Spanish regime, the present barrios of Loma and Zapote of Biñan, Laguna, were separated. With coconut shells as implements the people of these two barrios danced the Maglalatik, or Magbabao, a war dance depicting a fight between the Moros and the Christians over the latik (residue left after the coconut milk has been boiled).

The first two parts of the dance, the Palipasan and the Baligtaran show the heated encounter between the two groups. The last two parts, the Paseo and the Sayaw Escaramusa show the reconciliation between the two groups. According to the legend the Moros came out victorious, thus getting the coveted latik. The Christians, not contented with the result of the war, sent an envoy to the Moros to offer peace and to baptize them.

The best Maglalatik dancers are found in Zapote. In the daytime during the town fiesta of Biñan, the Maglalatik dancers go from house to house performing this dance for money or a gift. In the evening they dance Maglalatik in the religious procession as it moves along the streets. They perform the dance as an offering to the patron saint of the farmers, San Isidro de Labrador.

Clips of Balinese dances. I think it's probably one of the most complex of Indonesian dances...

Very beautiful dances, the philippine styles and the balinese styles.

!! I like!!

Urgh, and so the one that still eludes us is Brunei's.

But worry not! Cos we have this; it's even performed in Bangkok!
Graceful girls performing beautiful Brunei dance

lol malaccan i love your avatar!! hahahahaha

btw. thanks for those bruneian pics. I wish there were more pictures of dancers in brunei negara darusalaam.

watever

anyway he was posting a lot of ethnicty of the countries as well

no offense but can anyone tlel me waht the point of the bamboo dance? i think alot of Mon does it, ive seen it in action and see no point to it.

and i love seeing my people dance!!!

The Khmer bamboo stick dance ( Robam Ong-ray)


The khmer dance which is very similiar to the dance of the Brunei posted by Malaccan, call Robam kors thralork.

More from Burma/Myanmar. There're many ethnic groups in Burma, and almost each and every ethnic group has their own unique style of dances. I'll group the dances according to the ethnic groups.

Bamar/Burman







Karen/Kayin Undoubtedly the largest and most influential ethnic minority in Burma making up over 10% of the population. Ethnic Karens are further divided into many different tribes and sub-tribes)






Mon (People of Mon-Khmer ancestry living among a melting pot of Tibeto-Burman speakers, the Mons these day comprise a small minority, but nonetheless have influenced so much towards Burmese culture and way of life including their dances)




Kachin/Jingphaw (One of the most well-known minorities in Burma living in the northern most part of the country in Kachin State. The traditional clothes of the Jingphaw women are undeniably the most beautiful and well-known in the country.)

Please post pictures of our Tai ethnic brothers, the Shan people of Burma...the brothers of the Thai, Lao, and Issan.

Thanks in advance

My apologies Sirikittong. I did try to find pictures of Shan dances but couldn't. I think it's important that we don't forget them since the Shans are one of the biggest minority groups in Burma/Myanmar.

Maybe you could find some on the web, Sirikittong.