Last night was a huge party, hosted by the landowners. 2 of the granddaughters had birthdays this month. They fed everyone and featured traditional Thai dancing. I included some pictures of it below, as well as some of the Thai instruments they use here for it. Very interesting, as an avid appreciator of music. I'm friends with the uncle of the family who threw the party, and he tried his damnedest to get me to put on a skirt and Thai traditional dance for everyone, but there was just no way, LOL! I do have a picture of me at his club doing (improvised) Thai dance, with a flower headress on that he put together for me, but it's on a friend's camera so it will have to wait. A lot of people who have been to Cambodia or Bali commented that the dancing was virtually "the same". But it's still lovely to watch. Ultimately, I prefer bellydancing, I think, though.......one day I'll learn it, too. But first, Muay Thai.
They do this thing where they drag out two bamboo sticks and you jump in and out of them, fast, to a rhythm. They let crowd-members participate. It reminded me of a double-dutch or hopscotch type thing -- very neat!
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