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Candle Dance is a song from which country

The Candle Dance is a Thai folk dance.

Popular in northern Thailand, it is usually performed on the occasion of welcoming state guests and major festivals. Performers are young girls, holding candles in their hands, and when the stage lights are dimmed, the young girls form a variety of patterns with candlelight in the darkness. Unique fantasy show rue, candle dance dancers holding a small candlestick, the whole body with the music of Gamelan, the rhythm of the elegant swing, accompanied by the candle's glimmering light, the audience unknowingly fell into a psychedelic situation.

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Thai Folk Dance refers to the popular folk dance of various ethnic groups in Thailand. Accompanied mainly by drums, gongs, cymbals, clappers, flutes, huqin, lusheng and other musical instruments, the rhythm is light and melodious.

Thai folk dances are famous for their flashy costumes, elegant movements and rich connotations. There are folk dances full of local flavor all over Thailand, which is one of the important pillars constituting Thailand's tourism industry.

Categories

Harvest Dance Wedding Dance Peasant Dance

Accompaniment

Drums, gongs, cymbals, clapper boards, flutes, huqin and so on

Type

Wedding Dance: the main performance of the Wedding Dance: Mainly performs wedding customs.

Peasant Dance: mainly performs women's rice-planting activities in the fields.

Harvest Dance: celebrates the abundance of grains.

Candle Dance: Popular in northern Thailand, this dance is usually performed when welcoming state guests and on major holiday parties. The performers are young girls holding candles in their hands. During the performance, the stage lights are dimmed and the young girls form various patterns with candlelight in the darkness.

Blessing Dance: Generally performed after banquets and carnivals with guests **** with joy. The dance is performed in pairs, with men and women spinning and waving their arms in a light, graceful manner.