Northern Thailand

Fon Sao Mai (Silk Weaving Dance)

·Fon is a type of dance in northern and northeastern Thailand.

·It is performed in groups and has very slow, graceful, and almost meditative movements. Fon Sao Mai depicts a traditional profession of northern Thai women in silk weaving. T

·The dance imitates different processes of silk-weaving.

·For generations, silk production is one of the top home industries in northern and northeastern Thailand and Laos.

Sword Dance

·This dance is inspired by an ancient martial art that requires strength & reflexes.

·The dancers balance a number of swords on different parts of their bodies while fighting off their rival with a sword sheath.