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Thai Dancing - [Dance in Thailand Thai culture Thai dance Asian dances] Culture Trip. Dance in Thailand (Thai: นาฏศิลป์, pronounced [nâà.sǐn] or Thai: นาฏกรรม, pronounced [nâà.kam]) is the main dramatic art form in Thailand. Thai dance can be divided into two major categories, high art (classical dance) and low art (folk dance). The Thai terms for dance, รำ ’ram’, and ระบำ ’rabam’ derive from the Old Khmer words រាំ ’raṃ’ and របាំ ’rapaṃ’, respectively. There is an extended influence of ancient Khmer forms on Thai Classical dance and performance. This is due to the multitude of Khmer words relating to dance, music and performance, along with the similarities found between the gestures of Thai dancers’ depictions in ancient Khmer sculpture and bas reliefs. Folk dance