| Thailand is country adored by many because of its | | | | performed by five pairs of female dancers where in |
| amazing beauty and elegance. One of the best loved | | | | each dancer wears finger stalls of flattened and |
| things about Thailand is their dance. Thai Dance is | | | | polished brass. These "fingernails" are about 15 |
| adored with its lovely movements, its brilliantly | | | | centimeters long and give a wonderful and graceful |
| colored dance costumes, its gentle rhythm and its | | | | extension to already supple fingers. They are |
| radiating presence. It is the most dramatic art figure | | | | designed to emphasize the soft hand movements of |
| in Thailand. Thai dance, like many forms of traditional | | | | Classical Dance. |
| in Asia. Thai dance is officially known as known as | | | | Another Thai classical dance is the "Fawn Tian" or the |
| "Fawn Thai". The dance has many variants, which are | | | | Candle Dance. The Fawn Tian dance ia performed |
| drawn from the country's cultural past, is usually | | | | during nighttime to gives accent to the sparkling |
| performed by four to six pairs of dancers depending | | | | candles, the dancers consisting f four pairs represents |
| on the occasion. For the Grand or State occasions, | | | | an inverted "V" formation. Each female dancer holds |
| there are hundreds of dancers concerned. Costumes | | | | a lighted candle, between their forefinger and thumb. |
| are luxuriantly stunning in finery and style. | | | | The movements are gentle with a series of short |
| Thai dance is divided into two major categories that | | | | steps and splendid swaying of the shoulders and the |
| are the classical dance and the folk dance. Thai | | | | upper body. The Fawn Tian dance had been also |
| Classical Dance is like a field of sunflowers, or wheat, | | | | developed and performed in different parts of the |
| swaying in harmony. Thai Classical Dancers usually | | | | globe. |
| entertain and sooth their local royalty performing | | | | Thai dances are really exceptional in style. People |
| before royals and nobility. The important essence of | | | | from around the world love to watch these dances |
| these traditional dance interpretations and actions has | | | | while visiting the country. With the colorful costumes |
| lingered for so long and are taught in every Thai | | | | and graceful dance movements, Thai dance is truly |
| Dance Schools today. | | | | well known for. Most of the time, visitors ask for |
| A very familiar Thai dance is the "Fawn Leb dance" | | | | special dance performances for them to just watch |
| known as the fingernail dance. Fawn leb is usually | | | | how the Thais perform their beautiful dance routines. |