Silom Village is a restaurant in Bangkok where a small band of musicians play and heavily made-up and coiffed young women, wearing exquisite matching costumes, put on a wonderful display of traditional Thai dance while you eat your meal.
All the dances are performed barefoot.Keeping your balance while on one foot is an important requirement.Thai silk is known for its beautiful jewel-like colours.
The dances are based on annual activities in the farming calendar, or on traditional stories like the Ramayana. The movements are stylised, with arms and legs bent, and hands, fingers, feet and toes flexed to make a series of right angles. Looking at the way the girls are able to hold their hands back, and the way I can (or can’t) mine, I imagine most dancers start learning when they are very young.
We were surprised at these outfits as we had never seen the dancers in short skirts before.The girls either dance with no expression, or hold the same smile for the whole dance.The band
My husband, Mark, and I have just sold our house and are taking a year out to have an adventure before we settle down to retirement. We decided on a journey through Italy as it has the perfect combination of good weather, interesting history, great wine and wonderful ice-cream! As we will be starting our journey in January, we are beginning in the very south of the country.
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