Editing Thailand (section)

=== Music and dance ===
{{Main|Music of Thailand|Dance in Thailand}}

[[File:Dance of the Ramayana.jpg|thumb|upright=1|[[Khon]] show]]
Aside from folk and regional dances (southern Thailand's [[Menora (dance)|Menora]] and [[Ramwong]], for example), the two major forms of Thai classical dance drama are [[Khon]] and [[Lakhon nai]]. In the beginning, both were exclusively court entertainments, and it was not until much later that a popular style of dance theatre, [[likay]], evolved as a diversion for common folk.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thai Traditional Dances – Dance costume Thailand |url=https://www.thai2siam.com/thai-traditional-dances |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203174740/https://www.thai2siam.com/thai-traditional-dances |archive-date=3 February 2020 |access-date=12 May 2020 |publisher=Thai to Siam}}</ref> Folk dance forms include dance theater forms like [[likay]], numerous regional dances (''ram''), the ritual dance [[ram muay]], and homage to the teacher, [[Wai khru ram muay|wai khru]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Guffey |first1=Ryan V. |last2=Kaewkaen |first2=Anothai |date=2017-09-01 |title=Historical Practices and Modern Interpretations: Understanding the Wai Khru Ceremony as a Thai Educational and Cultural Tradition |url=https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/ela/vol5/iss1/3 |journal=Journal of Educational Leadership in Action |language=en |volume=5 |issue=1 |at=Wai Khru: Guide to Rites and Symbolism |doi=10.62608/2164-1102.1049 |issn=2164-1102|doi-access=free }}</ref> Both ram muay and wai khru take place before all traditional [[muay Thai]] matches.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

The three primary classical ensembles are the [[Piphat]], [[Khrueang sai]], and [[Mahori]]. Mahori employ small ching hand cymbals.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Yang |first1=Mi |last2=Roongruang |first2=Panya |date=May 30, 2022 |title=The Mahori Music At Bangkok Thonburi University |url=https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ajrc/article/view/256015 |journal=Asia Pacific Journal of Religions and Cultures |volume=6 |issue=1 |page=51}}</ref>